(ThyBlackMan.com) At the outset, I have to say that I’ve never been the biggest sports fan on the planet. So it isn’t a big sacrifice for me to say I’m not going to watch professional sports this year, or maybe ever again. I never actively shunned pro sports, and as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since social media has become such an important part of American life in the last decade, it plays a role in how people present their views and perspectives on numerous things. Depending on what a person shares on their social media, it is a brief glimpse into their mindset, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone possessing decent observation skills can attest to the volatile nature of Race and politics. It is a minefield that only a fool would rush into. In fact, one of the most reliable signs of an absence of wisdom is reckless entry into discussions of Race and politics. In ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Incredibly, the 2020 Major League Baseball season will start this week. COVID-19 has played havoc on the planet in many significant ways and has affected sports and sports leagues in a big way. This season will be a truncated 60-game MLB regular season with multiple differences than the average ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is a lot of attention about the NBA “bubble” and the potential resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season later this month but the 2020 WNBA season is also scheduled to start this month. WNBA players already have so many complaints about the living conditions at the WNBA’s IMG ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) One of the top academic universities in America is Howard University. The historically Black university in Washington, D.C., boasts an impressive alumni list including Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, Opera singer Jessye Norman, and actress Taraji P. Henson. Currently, Howard University can also boast about being the best producer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first example of not being able to “transcend” race in terms of fame and fortune that many Black people think of is the Oprah Winfrey handbag incident back in 2013. During an 2013 interview with Entertainment Tonight, Winfrey told a story of being in Switzerland and at a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many times it is difficult for the public to relate to the lives of high level professional athletes. The popular docuseries, The Last Dance, showed a glimpse of the attention, adoration, and outside pressures that NBA legend Michael Jordan faced at times from fans and media even when he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Am I the only one who has noticed that the four major sports leagues in the U.S. have all made a conscious decision to promote radical liberal causes at the expense of simply being a sports league? The National Basketball Association (NBA), The National Football League (NFL), Major League ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2020 college football season has a lot of uncertainty. The coronavirus pandemic has caused a lot of questions even as states begin to slowly reopen. One of the most popular sports in America, college football, faces questions about player safety, proper quarantine procedures, scheduling games, and how college ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The past two weeks have been some of the most socially and politically charged weeks in American history. Police brutality protests and discussion have been at the forefront in not just the United States but the world. Virtually every state in America and many countries across the world have ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It would be disingenuous to feign surprise regarding the stream of athletes who have come forward to address the murder of George Floyd by police officer Derek Chauvin in Minneapolis, Minnesota. I am sure that we all agree that the murder of Black men by law enforcement officers has ...