(ThyBlackMan.com) The detention of LiAngelo Ball and his two UCLA basketball teammates and Donald Trump’s tout of his role in getting them released dominated the news cycle for days. But there is another issue that their detention quietly, but just as troublesomely, rammed to the surface. That is the issue of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Fat-shaming” is “unkind and usually public criticism of someone for being overweight”. There is no exact date when fat-shaming started but there is a chance that the practice of fat-shaming is as old as humankind itself because of the human tendency to compare. The explosion of social media platforms like ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve never been a Dallas Cowboys fan; I don’t like the culture of the team at all. However, I loathe the Cowboys in large part due to the fact that I feel owner is morally bankrupt. It’s okay for the Cowboys to do everything they can think of in the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing, or NASCAR, is the most important racing entity in America. Although stock car auto racing isn’t quite as popular as team sports like football and basketball, it has a dedicated fan base. NASCAR has had some recent struggles over the years as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) GQ magazine named former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick its 2017 “Citizen of the Year.” In doing so, GQ overlooked NFL Houston Texans’ J.J. Watt, who raised some $37 million for hurricane relief. Many of Kaepernick’s supporters liken his protest to that of boxer Muhammad Ali, who refused to be inducted ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The works is a pretty decent pizza, when jalapenos and extra cheese is added, and I’ve ordered such in the past with no thought. Papa John’s began to agitate me when they took a fighting stance against any policy that would better life for their employees. They don’t want to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first thought I had when news broke about the alleged store thefts in China by UCLA freshman basketball player LiAngelo Ball and two teammates was not about him or them, but me. Apart from the alleged thefts happening in a foreign country and the space of decades in time, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Billions and billions of American dollars are spent to battle substance abuse that overcomes so many people in America. The World Health Organization defines substance abuse as “the harmful or hazardous use of psychoactive substances, including alcohol and illicit drugs”. Substance abuse has become such a big problem that the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Being a head coach is truly a leadership position. Head coaches not only teach athletes about how to get better, work within the team dynamic, and how to achieve goals but they must also must manage egos and team morale over the course of a season. Because of their life ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While racism is nothing new to the many minorities nationwide, but now we are being criticized for standing up for what we believe in while also exercising our right to freedom of speech. Colin Kaepernick made headlines last year after he took a knee during the National Anthem and was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While watching game 6 of the 2017 World Series on TV, I thought about Baltimore Orioles Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson. I called up Brooks’ highlights on Youtube. There are several tributes to Brooks on Youtube. Each acknowledged that Brooks was not only a remarkable player, but a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Veterans Day has always been an interesting holiday. It sometimes gets mistaken for Memorial Day, which honors those who died while in military service. However, Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, that takes place on November 11th, that celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans. Sports ...