(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no doubt that sports are a major part of America. The sports industry has become a multi-billion dollar industry due to gambling, fantasy sports, and large television contracts. There are several major sports outlets besides ESPN, which used to dominate the attention of the average sports fan ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently, controversial writer for The Atlantic and former ESPN on-air persona Jemele Hill wrote an article for The Atlantic called “It’s Time for Black Athletes to Leave White Colleges” in which she explained legitimate concrete reasons as to why black athletes should consider taking their talents to HBCUs to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You do not have to be a sports fan to enjoy ESPN’s critically acclaimed documentary film series, 30 for 30. This year marks the 10 years since the first one debuted in 2009. The latest documentary aired just days ago named Rodman: For Better or Worse, was directed by ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is no secret that in terms of the four major professional sports of the National Football League, National Hockey League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball that the athletes with the biggest challenges to earn their “riches” are the athletes of the National Football League. Largely due ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Now more than ever, there seems to be a greater emphasis on mental health. There have been emphasis on physical health for centuries through nutrition and exercise but mental health often took a backseat. Today, it is not unusual to hear people discuss their mental struggles in real life, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I first started in the Indianapolis broadcast market, I started off at minimum wage as a rewrite man and board operator. In those days, I remember that minimum wage was around $3.25 or so…but, we got full-ride benefits from the employer, including major medical. In broadcasting, you can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) College football is one of the most popular sports in North America. We are mere days away from the beginning of the first college football games of the 2019 season and it is exciting to see teams compete along with the atmosphere that only a college or university can ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Even though I’ve never been too big of an NFL football watcher, but recently, Ex-Colts QB Andrew Luck had announced his retirement from The NFL after 8 years in the league. That announcement had sent shockwaves throughout not only the entire league, but as well as the entire sports ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When it comes to racial shakedowns, few organizations succumb on a grander scale than the National Football League. This tendency was on full display on Tuesday when NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and black rapper/business mogul Jay-Z announced a multiyear partnership “to enhance the NFL’s live game experiences and to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The month of August does more than just represent the eighth month of the calendar year, it is important for African-Americans, for Black Americans. August is a month that is ripe with incredible history of Black resistance including The Fugitive Slave Law Convention of 1850 and The March on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although not as well-known as he should be, Curt Flood single-handedly changed the game of baseball for the better. His efforts fighting against the reserve clause put a massive change in motion for the whole of the sport of Major League Baseball. Jackie Robinson is still remembered, rightly, every ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Video games are fun – there’s no denying that. It’s easy to get lost in a game and find that an evening (or longer) has passed. They stimulate your problem solving abilities, your critical thinking, preparedness and, of course, your hand-eye coordination. The one they don’t stimulate, however, is ...