(ThyBlackMan.com) Alright Family, enough is enough!!!!!!!! It was bad enough I had to endure that bullsh*t Superbowl in which Roger Goodell made the call to the Seahawks bench and threatened somebody to make Russell Wilson the hero of the game, well okay maybe we don’t have proof for that, but ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The protest slogans relative to our latest struggle for justice and equity compel me to come up with a new phrase. The signs and T-Shirts emblazoned with “I Can’t Breathe!” “No Justice, No Peace!” and the latest, “Black Lives Matter,” carry connotations related to action. I often wonder what ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Buried beneath recent NBA headlines about All-Star Weekend and the trade deadline was a story about one of the league’s most unsung legends. The Milwaukee Bucks announced that the organization is finally going to retire jersey No. 10 worn by sweet-shooting small forward Bob Dandridge. An unheralded fourth round ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) So what’s up folks, it’s SuperBowl Sunday and my family is well and I’m in good spirit so it’s time to break out the tablet and speak on some issues that I see that bothers me. Today’s topic ,Our Brother, Marshawn Lynch. 2 weeks before last years Superbowl I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve been debating the pros and cons of the impact of sports on the Black community with my good friend, and political commentator, Playthell Benjamin for several years now. Playthell is a huge sports fan and is of the belief that sports have been invaluable in their impact on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I confess. With 5 minutes left in the championship game, Russell Wilson’s third interception and Seattle two touchdowns behind, I turned the channel assuming Green Bay won. Upon turning back to the game, I was shocked to see Seattle ahead by one point. Seattle ultimately won the game in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The year 2014 was a special one, mainly because we had a chance to see the world change right before our very eyes. Activism was only for nerds and outcasts just a year ago, and suddenly it became popular. Now, when I speak on college campuses, I no longer ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While scrolling through Instagram many weeks ago, a photo of the popular fragment design x Air Jordan 1 Retro Hi caught my attention. As I routinely do, I jumped straight to the comments to see what people were saying about Hiroshi Fujiwara’s rendition of the retro basketball sneaker. After sifting through all the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Feminists claim that women should take more control of their lives, arguing that women are capable of making decisions about their lives and what is in their best interest without guidance from a man. But White feminists and “strong Black women” are curiously absent when it comes to defending ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose made one heck of a public statement by showing up to a game wearing a t-shirt with the words, “I can’t breathe” on it before a Saturday game against the Golden State Warriors. The shirt was a tribute to the late Eric Garner, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It looks like Charles Barkley has done it again. The black man paid to say anything his bosses tell him to has gone on the attack against NBA superstar, Derrick Rose. Rose, who plays for the Chicago Bulls, has had to deal with numerous injuries. He has also been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black Enterprise Magazine is one of the most respected black publications in the country. I’ve followed them for years, and will continue to do so in the future. But a lot of people on social media were taken aback when an image of a “Black Mount Rushmore” was ...