(ThyBlackMan.com) I recently went to St. Louis to visit a center for citizens with developmental disabilities. I was surprised that the word “retarded” was in the name of the center, because I learned a few years ago that the use of this word can be offensive to quite a few ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “I didn’t touch her. I don’t even like black girls. I know what this is about, she is just upset I have a white girlfriend. I couldn’t tell you the last time I dated a black girl. She was trying to get with me. ” I had to do ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Rashard Mendenhall from the Pittsburgh Steelers has been dropped by one of his sponsors, Champion over tweets that were controversial in the midst of the Osama bin Laden killing this week. “Champion is ending our business relationship with Mendenhall since the athletic brand doesn’t think he can appropriately represent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It looks like Washington Redskins star Albert Haynesworth is having even more problems beyond the ones that led to the Redskins taking him off the field. Haynesworth has been accused of fondling a young waitress at the W Hotel. The government offered him a plea bargain, but he’s not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former linebacker makes his biggest hit by teaching kids life lessons through chess… Unlike Cam Newton, Von Miller, Marcell Dareus and the other former collegiate standouts recently selected by professional football teams, Kevin Fite never experienced the thrill of having his name called on draft day. However, once upon ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It appears that Jalen Rose of ESPN (and the Fab Five at Michigan) wasn’t aware that he was being arrested when he was stopped for DUI. Here is a transcript of Jalen’s interaction with the police officer in the back of a squad car on the night he was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) On Thursday, millions of people will watch the NFL draft and see the faces of America’s newest multimillionaires, some just 21 years old and many without any idea how to manage that much money. For some, it may be the only professional contract they ever sign. Career-ending injuries or ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The NBA Playoffs started this past week, and I have to tell you, the excitment doesn’t match March Madness by any stretch of the imagination. At least, not yet. But the more troubling aspects of the NBA playoffs are the manifestations of league president, David Sterns, attempt to “manage” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was proud to watch Real Sports with Bryant Gumbel last week, as Gumbel decided to dig into the issue of college athlete compensation. Securing the labor rights of college athletes has been a passion of mine for quite some time, and I was excited that 2011 provided a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “He aint gonna do nothin’ but two-hand it.”—a childhood friend, sitting next to me watching a Seventy-Sixer game, said that as we watched Dr. J steal a pass and head up the court with the ball many years ago. I’ll get back to that quote later. As a teenager, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Former NBA player and Fab Five member Jalen Rose was suspended indefinitely by ESPN after reports surfaced that Rose had been arrested for drunk driving. According to ESPN, Rose was being sent to the bench for not reporting the incident to the network. Rose allegedly failed a blood-alcohol test ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every now and then, some families get to experience “that intervention moment.” This is when the uncle who’s been getting high, drunk and abusive every single day finally admits that he might have a problem. Of course he still minimizes the significance of his issues, but he has at ...