(ThyBlackMan.com) During his Beyond Vietnam speech, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., once said, “I am nevertheless greatly saddened, for such questions mean that the inquirers have not really known me, my commitment or my calling.” He was referring to why many people questioned why he was so publicly against the Vietnam ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) LeBron James has missed the most amount of games of his career: On Christmas Day in 2018, James suffered a groin injury and has watched a day-to-day diagnosis turn into a lengthy absence. In the 15 games the Los Angeles Lakers have played without James, they have accumulated a 5-10 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Oklahoma Sooners have added one of the more intriguing graduate transfer quarterbacks in recent yards by adding former Alabama quarterback Jalen Hurts. Despite racking up wins for Alabama for three years, the emergence of Tua Tagovailoa led to Hurts seeking a starting quarterback position elsewhere. Hurts’ decision to transfer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It seems sports can bring out the worst in some fans. We all want our favorite teams to win, but the rivalries have become disrespectful and, in some cases, dangerous. Passion is apart of sport, and that’s part of what I love however there comes a point when one has ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “We should be careful about using those terms that might turn our friends off. The terms “faggot” and “punk” should be deleted from our vocabulary, and especially we should not attach names normally designed for homosexuals to men who are enemies of the people, such as [Richard] Nixon or [John] ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For many college students, college is a special time when young people are able to feel at their most physically and mentally alert in their young lives because they have left the more constricted confines of high school into a setting where critical thinking and open thought are more welcomed. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Prior to Christmas 2018, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban decided to play the role of the Grinch with some words while complementing European basketball and arguably back-handing American basketball and NBA players. Cuban’s team, the Dallas Mavericks, have one of the most exciting young NBA players in rookie Luka Doncic, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I do have a certain degree of respect for Lebron James even though I haven’t always agreed with his stances on certain issues such as doing a cop-out regarding the murder of Tamir Rice by the occupying colonial military force in America known as the police. Recently, veteran NBA star ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is a familiar argument that falls short on every level. The case that I am alluding to is the tendency of Black athletes to equate their status to that of enslaved Africans. Rarely do I encounter an argument that is equal parts disingenuous and historically unsupportable. Let me be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Change was a major element during many of the top sports issues in 2018. It appears that there is some change in how athletes are viewed in terms of their mental health as both professional athletes and sports leagues have begin to address the importance of mental health on a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When you hear names like Muhammad Ali, Arthur Ashe, Billie Jean King, Serena Williams, and Dwyane Wade, thoughts of athletic excellence soon enter the mind but also thoughts that these are athletes who have used their platforms and prestige to make differences in the lives of other people in real ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Kevin Durant experiment is currently in its third year in the Bay Area, and the results have been what the Golden State Warriors expected when they signed him in July of 2016. The addition of Durant would grant the Warriors another supreme scorer, which in turn earned them two more ...