(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 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers union on paper is a perfect match. The biggest athlete on the planet is matched up with the biggest market on the planet. Together, the two operations are slated to be a major box office draw, and bring intrigue to a franchise that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Kevin Hart decided to step down as host of the 91st annual Academy Awards. He was announced as the host on Wednesday (12/05/18) and was out by Friday (12/07/18). He informed his fans via an Instagram post of his decision to walk away: “I have made the choice to step ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Recently on The College Football Playoff Selection Show on ESPN, the four big colonial universities are not only fighting for a chance to be college football’s national champion, but they’re also fighting for something bigger than just a national championship: millions of dollars for their schools. The NCAA is one ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As I write these words, Adonis Stevenson, a 41-year-old professional boxer (and longtime champion) lies in critical condition after being knocked out in a fight Saturday night. So, in no way am I minimizing the brutality or danger of the sport. But in the midst of this violent, “sweet science,” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former NFL quarterback Doug Williams will always be in the history books as the first black starting quarterback to win a Super Bowl as he did with Washington in Super Bowl XXII against the Denver Broncos. He now works for Washington as a team executive but he is current in ...