(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Mr. Stern: I write you this letter as the president of the United Voices for A Common Cause, Inc. We are dedicated to protecting the civil rights and dignity for all people. It concerns me that n-word usage by the Boston Celtics’ Kevin Garnett and other NBA players ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently noticed that my homeboy TJ Holmes at BET recently had a show about professional athletes who find their finances in the toilet. I consider this to be an interesting and relevant topic, just the kind of thing that BET needs to show. As a Finance Professor who’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) By now I’m sure you’ve seen the caricature-esq impersonation of Serena Williams performed by Caroline Wozniacki. If you haven’t here’s what happened. During an exhibition match in Brazil, Danish tennis player Wozniacki stuffs her bra and shorts to increase the size of her breast and apple bottom during her match ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (aka RGIII) has been asked to respond to those who wonder if he’s “black enough.” As if we need more of this conversation in the black community, a commentator on ESPN chose to take Robert Griffin III to task, wondering if he’s as black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a period of seven days two 25 year-old NFL players have senselessly lost their lives. Last week Jovan Belcher died in an unforgettable violent act of murder-suicide. Then on Saturday morning at 2:21 Jerry Brown died in a violent automobile accident. Brown, a practice squad player for the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent has been charged with intoxication manslaughter after he was involved in an accident this weekend that killed his teammate, Jerry Brown. This is the second tragedy that has hit the NFL in recent days. Most of us know about the death of Jovan ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An argument followed by deadly gunshots. The victim – 22 year old Kasandra Perkins – murdered by her 25 year-old boyfriend Jovan Belcher. Approximately 15 minutes following the 7:50 a.m. shooting came yet another round of gunfire from Jovan; that single shot resulted in Jovan succumbing to the same ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My heart stopped beating for a few moments after hearing about the murder-suicide of 25-year old Jovan Belcher of the Kansas City Chiefs. For reasons yet to be determined, Belcher made the tragic decision to kill the mother of his child (22-year old Kassandra Perkins) and then himself. All of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A sports columnist is trying to explain himself after making some odd remarks about the quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers. Sports writer David Whitley doesn’t seem to know the difference between an NFL quarterback and a prison inmate, after he compared 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick to men who just got ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I received a phone call from a friend of mine who teaches elementary school. She told me that she’d spent the week excited about the fact that some college basketball players were coming to her school to eat lunch with the kids. She thought that her inner city students ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Kevin Garnett of the NBA Boston Celtics, though a highly-talented and well-paid athlete, with all due respect needs to stop degrading his Black community; as well, the Black community must resolutely stop “accepting” disrespect from within by people like KG even though he is a poster child of success ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) *I remember a few years ago, on the cover of ESPN The Magazine, a picture of NFL player Vincent Young. The image was taken shortly after Vince Young won the NCAA championship for the Texas Longhorns, the institution that has made billions on the backs of unpaid black athletes. ...