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(ThyBlackMan.com) The National Basketball Association and the National Football League stand among the most profitable entertainment institutions in modern history. These leagues are not merely sports organizations. They are multinational corporations that influence media, culture, labor markets, real estate development, advertising, and political relationships. Through television contracts, global licensing, merchandise sales, sponsorships, and digital platforms, they generate tens of billions of dollars each year and shape how the world consumes […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Richard Smallwood was more than a gospel musician. He was a theologian at the piano, a composer who fused classical training with Black church tradition, and a writer whose lyrics carried the weight of Scripture and lived experience. His music did not aim to entertain first. It aimed to minister, to teach, and to endure. On Tuesday morning, a representative for Smallwood confirmed that the legendary gospel artist passed […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) This writer rarely agrees with the contemporary musical choices of my students; however, I thought this artist was different…no more! It stings when someone you admired shifts in ways you did not expect. What stood out was Nicki Minaj cheering on Trump and JD Vance during that AmericaFest rally in Phoenix. Instead of speaking up for those who rarely get heard, she called them examples worth looking up to. […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) We can all learn a lot from James Troiano, the retired New Jersey Superior Court judge. In 2017, Judge James Troiano ruled in favor of giving leniency to a then-16-year-old boy accused of raping an intoxicated 16-year-old girl at a basement house party. “This young man comes from a good family who put him into an excellent school where he was doing extremely well,” Troiano said in his court decision. […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) In the course of his losing race with the teleprompter during his Oval Office address on Dec. 17, President Donald Trump returned to a theme that obsesses him — respect. Even before his entry into politics, Trump was convinced that “weak” leaders including Reagan, Bush, Clinton and Obama were despised by other nations and that the U.S. was a laughingstock. As of 2016, according to a Washington Post tally, […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Mayor Karen Bass called the report “disturbing.” It was more, much more, than that. It was appalling. The LAPD continues to be the runaway leader among the nation’s police departments in the use of deadly force. Other reports show that the LAPD of all the nation’s police departments is the one that year in and year out leads all police departments in the number of officer involved shootings. This […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) Sooner rather than later, there must be an outcry that technology has crossed a sacred line. A growing wave of AI-powered religious apps now allows users to “text with Jesus,” “talk to the Bible,” and even hold conversations with AI versions of Mary, the apostles, angels—or the devil itself. These tools mimic holy figures with unsettling ease, blurring the line between devotion and digital impersonation. Some apps write personalized prayers. […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) When people ask what percent of Black men marry Black women, the question almost never exists in isolation. It is rarely just about curiosity or statistics. More often, it carries emotional weight shaped by personal experiences, online debates, cultural narratives, and long standing frustrations between Black men and Black women. As a Black man speaking from a relationship centered point of view, I believe this question deserves an answer […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) The American people deserve to know the truth concerning the leaders they elect to political office. Specifically, the public has a right to know the truth about Jeffrey Epstein’s misconduct as a sex trafficker in addition to his connections with key public figures, which may include the current President of the United States. Congress just recently passed the Epstein Files Transparency Act for that very reason. Despite the public’s […]

(ThyBlackMan.com) A good haircut has never been just about hair. For Black men, it has always been about presentation, identity, and how we move through the world. Long before social media turned hairstyles into trends, the barbershop was where style was defined, refined, and passed down. That tradition still holds weight today. I have watched styles rise, disappear, and then quietly return with new names. The truth is, the cuts […]