(ThyBlackMan.com) After reading this week about the objections that director Spike Lee had about the new film “Django Unchained,” I was both curious and concerned. I wanted to see the film myself in order to determine if Spike actually had a point in his critique. I also hoped that Spike would ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just like everyone reading this article, I’ve come to love and respect Spike Lee immensely over the years. He is a cinematic pioneer and legend, opening the door for nearly ever black filmmaker in Hollywood. I said as much when I spoke with Tyler Perry a year ago about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I have quite the Christmas gift for all musicians, as we all close out the year. And you’ll find that it works even better for Kwanzaa… I am about to reveal a secret nearly as old as time itself (fellow Bible readers will find it hinted at all the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Some are up in arms over Cornel West and his most recent critique of the Obama Administration. During the Smiley and West radio show this week, Professor West asked if Barack Obama and other Washington politicians would be so sensitive to gun violence were it not for the fact ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, we celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ. If you’re not careful, it can be easy to miss that fact in the midst of all the shopping, parties and gift giving. But we can’t miss it. And we can’t miss the many gifts He gave to us during the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In case you’re unaware of the standard narrative of historical films that involve black people, it’s quite simple: Black people advanced in America, not because of anything “you people” actually did. Instead, it was because there was some admirable and noble white guy who saved you. He was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Several months ago, I watched Espn’s 30 for 30 “Broke” documentary. It was about professional athletes spending their money recklessly, or having to pay child support to numerous women, and other reasons that lead to them becoming broke. The most interesting segment that stood out to me was when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the wake of the unspeakable evil that has befallen not just our nation, but the entire planet, our president has vowed to take action to ensure that this senseless mass murder of children does not happen again. Any fool to the left of the NRA can see that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A federal appeals court ruled against Crystal Dixon, a former associate vice president for human resources at the University of Toledo, who is suing the public University for firing her because of an opinion column she wrote in the Toledo Free Press in 2008. Her column which was written ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Think about it. You are about to embark, once again, on the impossible dream. You will try to buy a gift for everyone, in the belief that everyone will buy a gift, of at least comparable value, for you. Of course no such thing will happen. Many will not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The case of the Central Park Five looks like it is getting swept under the rug, again. Even as a documentary film is being released about the injustices done to five young NYC men wrongly accused of raping a white woman in 1989, coerced into making false confessions, convicted and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every stereotype you might have in your mind about the black male or black kids in general need not apply to what I’m about to tell you right now. Cameron Clarke is a senior at Germantown Academy in Philadelphia and has achieved the fabulous distinction of being one of a very ...