(ThyBlackMan.com) The worlds of sports and politics are invariably intertwined in a multifaceted, complex and convoluted mixed that is in the words of jazz legend Miles Davis, a “Witches Brew.” On one hand, sports is entertainment, and an escape from the doldrums that permeate peoples’ everyday existence. Yet on the other ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Tomlin is leading the Steelers to the Super Bowl for the second time since he was hired, but he’s still better known for his age and race than his coaching skills. Where’s the love? Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin got straight A’s at Denbigh High School in Newport News, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I saw the final score of last night’s NCAA championship game where Auburn University defeated the University of Oregon, I sent a tweet to my friends that said, “Congratulations. Your plantation was the strongest tonight.” As the southerners who love Auburn football celebrate their championship, they may want to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) History has a wonderful way of righting its wrongs. A person in South Africa no longer lives with the oppression of apartheid, Americans have a black president and sports can no longer be compared to slavery as it has often been suggested. Never before have the atrocities of man been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Michael Singletary’s coaching style clearly doomed him as head coach of the 49ers, and here’s why… Former San Francisco 49ers head coach Mike Singletary’s skills with the X’s and O’s — the nuts and bolts of coaching football teams — were suspect enough. But even if he was deemed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Barack Obama is doling out congrats to the Eagles for giving Michael Vick a second chance after prison. But what about “average felons” who don’t play sports? Where’s their second chance? There has been a loud outcry in the wake of President Obama’s recent comments about star Philadelphia Eagles ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was driving out of Atlanta the other day, speaking to my baby sister. She listens to me ramble, and that’s why I love her. Our topic for the day was black men and sports. I mentioned how I turned on ESPN in my hotel room (all 10 million channels) ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I read with great concern about the plight of Tennessee Titans quarterback Vince Young. This week, Young stormed out of the stadium after getting into a heated argument with Titans coach Jeff Fisher, which is an absolute no-no. He even tossed his shoulder pads into the stands on his ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Cam Newton is a mega-star quarterback at Auburn University. His game is like no other, and there are quite a few experts who think he could win the Heisman Trophy. But his chances at the trophy have been undermined by recent allegations that a sports agent asked for money ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You may have heard that Mike Tyson is going to serve as a boxing ambassador to China. Well, I presume he’s not the ambassador for all of boxing, but I expect that he is going to represent something for someone, which is certainly an intriguing concept. Having Iron Mike represent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Perhaps we should start becoming players and to stop finding creative ways to get played… My head cocked to the side just a bit when I heard the news about Olympic Champion Tommie Smith deciding to auction off his gold medal from the 1968 Olympics. Tommie, of “black fist” fame, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The biggest sports story of the week has been Sports Illustrated‘s piece on Josh Luchs, the agent who admitted to paying more than 30 NCAA football players money from 1990-1996. Every reporter, analyst, talking head and person with a forum has weighed in. Paying players is a major recruiting violation. ...