(ThyBlackMan.com) It was the great writer and social critic James Baldwin who once mentioned that, “To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious, is to be in a rage almost all the time.” The long history of black people fighting against and speaking out against oppression ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The love between siblings is different than any other. They often can share stories of funny events or situations that happened when they were kids, fight about matters that might seem trival to others, or rely on each other even moreso than relying their parents. There are different types ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Journalism is an extremely hard job, and it calls for the asking of hard uncomfortable questions. People will champion you when you go after their interests, and the people that threaten said interests, while demonizing you when you have to address an area that cause them to feel what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Perhaps the most accurate description of Donald Trump’s disdain for Barack Obama’s presidential legacy comes from Ta-Nehisi Coates. In his 2017 article titled “The First White President,” he lays out—in detail—how Trump’s presidential bid has centered around a rebuke of Obama’s accomplishments. Coates writes: “Replacing Obama is not enough—Trump ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While many people are still getting over the Kansas City victory over San Francisco in Super Bowl LIV, there are more significant sporting events to come in the coming year and this month of February including at the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. It is Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You’ve heard of dressing for success, and many people associate this with wearing smart and professional outfits for work or dressing up to go on a date. But did you know that the way you dress could make a difference to the success you have in the gym or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are less than a week from the biggest sporting event of the year as San Francisco and Kansas City will play in Super Bowl LIV at the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, Florida. While there is always a lot of pre-Super Bowl game breakdowns and evaluation of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The state of Louisiana is extremely proud of it’s flagship university in terms of football. LSU finally beat the ghost of Alabama, went back to the National Championship game, and won the game completing the perfect 15-0 season. The championship game was played in the Mercedes-Benz Louisiana Superdome which ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The 2020 Honda NHL All-Star Game will take place this weekend. The National Hockey League’s best players will have the opportunity to show their skills in St. Louis, Missouri. Among the players selected as All-Stars were Anthony Duclair of the Ottawa Senators, the Blue Jackets’ Seth Jones and Max ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Monday LSU will play Clemson in the National Championship game. As an avid football fan, I’m absolutely excited that my team as had an amazing year, however I must say I’m not happy that the president will be in my city…again. There is too much going on in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Football has been my favorite sport for as long as I could remember. This is not to take anything away from sports as they are loved and appreciated, but there was something about football that felt like a n epic battle of wills. I grew up in a house ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are less than a couple weeks into 2020 and football fans have already witnessed some exhilarating NFL playoff games. Wild Card weekend had plenty of action, drama, upsets, and mistakes and a lot of viewers tuned in to watch it. Perhaps the biggest upset of the entire NFL ...