(ThyBlackMan.com) Slightly over a week ago, the Milwaukee Bucks made a decision that will live in sports history. They decided not to play their August 26th scheduled playoff game against the Orlando Magic, which was Game 5, of a best of seven game playoff series. Milwaukee made the decision without ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Polyphony Digital is all set for Gran Turismo 7 release on PlayStation 5. While Sony’s next-generation console will go on sale during Holiday 2020, it is unclear whether GT 7 will be a launch title for the console or it will arrive later. Interestingly, the game is a follow-up ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I’m sick and tired of being sick and tired” (Fannie Lou Hamer, 1964) Taking a stand for justice comes with a hefty price tag. If you happen to be a black pro athlete, the cost might be your career. Muhammad Ali, one of pro boxing’s greatest athletes, is a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Be as separate as the fingers in the things that are individual to you but in things common to us all as a people, we must join those fingers as a fist under one God, one aim, one destiny. ~ Booker T. Washington Preceding the Hip-hop era African Americans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2020 Democratic National Convention recently ended and without a doubt one of the main topics was the presence of newly chosen Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee Kamala Harris. Over the past couple of weeks, there has been a lot of talk about history as it relates to Harris, who became ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For most of the country, we are about a month away from the 2020-21 school year starting. Parents are deciding on the important decision of what to do with their child regarding in-person schooling amid a pandemic that continues to affect thousands and kill large amounts of people on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Well, I’m sure I’ve got your attention now, with that provocative title! But I’m not kidding. I think President Donald Trump will win by an electoral landslide on Nov. 3 because of guns, black voters and the NFL. Let me explain this winning formula. First, guns. It’s hard to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the 150-years of college athlete’s existence, college athletes have not been compensated, and lots of controversies surround this: If it is fair to force (NCAA) college-bound scholarship holding athletes to play for no pay? Keep in mind that they do not have a union to represent them. Unlike ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are not many sports fans who know who Garrett Temple is. The current Brooklyn Nets swingman is not a household name on his own team, let alone the National Basketball Association. With the NBA restarting its season last month, he hopes that his Nets team can make a ...
(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 ...