(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 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I’m not here to preach unless someone is interested in making this into a sermon. I’m just here to admit that I am three things: 1) A black man, 2) an educator and 3) a Finance Professor, in that order. I’ve watched a lot of brothers with serious ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last week I wrote about The New Fab Five as a solution to bring revenue and prestige back to HBCUs’. In it I wrote how the lack of top athletes attending and giving back to these schools have crippled these schools from becoming the equivalent of their white counterparts. While ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Let me start out by saying this: there are millions of highly educated (both formally and informally) black men who have been wearing their pants squarely at the hip for a long, long time. These men have loved and nurtured their families, supported their communities with both their presence ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Most of you who know me personally know that I love sports. Especially Basketball, Boxing and Football college or professional, day or night that’s my thing. I love sports because of its purity, meaning that if you are better you will win. Which is why mostly all of us ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) C harles Barkley is known for speaking his mind. But there are some times when his words make him look a little silly, partly because he doesn’t always think about what he says before he opens his mouth. Barkley’s recent appearance on Afternoons with Anthony Gargano and Rob Ellis raised ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Johari Shuck is an expert on black athletes at the collegiate level. She is also a graduate of The University of Michigan, one of the most storied athletic programs in the country. The school has a strong track record of athletic and academic achievement, but when it comes to the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reigning Heisman award winning quarterback Jameis Winston and the Florida State Seminoles will host Notre Dame this weekend in a matchup of two top five teams. The outcome of this game will most definitely have a major impact on the national championship picture come January. That is the major ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In this climate of NFL domestic battery and abuse, many wonder what kind of private apologies were extended to the wives/women by the professional athletes accused of such terrible acts! And how does an abusive man and those who’ve made mistakes actually go about saying “I’m Sorry” to the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Although I’m just getting around to this story, I had to applaud Mike Tyson for him “straightening out” CP24 News Anchor/ TV Host Nathan Downer, who truly asked an out of line question as Mike and his “Undisputed Truth” producer Alex Choko were there to promote the show that was ...