Terry Crews, Jamie Foxx, Martin Lawrence, Tyler Perry, Ving Rhames, these are just a few names of black male celebs who’ve been asked to put on a dress in Hollywood. Actually, the numbers for black men are far higher than those for white men, even though white men make up the majority in Hollywood. Let’s […]
The Uncensored Truth Podcast hosts interviewed comedian TK Kirkland. Kirkland had a lot to say about black men in dresses in Hollywood. Kevin Hart included.
Here are some actors and comedians that have dressed up as women for a role.
If you’re interested in sharing your opinion on any cultural, political or personal topic, create an account here and check out our how-to post to learn more. ____ The other day I googled “comedians wearing dresses,” purposely leaving race out of the search, and the first page was flooded with articles like “ A Black Man in a Dress: No Laughing Matter ” and “ Emasculating the Black Male ,” as if white comedians and entertainers have never done such a thing. Chris Rock said it best when he said , “Men dressing as women is a comedy staple, like a pie in the face.” Men wearing dresses has been around since the very early days of comedy. Cross-dressing falls under the category of slipping on a banana peel or fart jokes — it's a quick way to get a very cheap laugh. If you take a look at comedy history, in many Shakespeare comedy plays, men used to play the women roles. I will admit that was more of a “women can’t act” misogyny thing, more than a emasculation of the Black male. And I...
Emasculating The Black Male: X Actors Forced to Put On a Dress For Success
When the NAACP's conference ended here last week, civil rights leaders left behind a portrait of black men in crisis.
The attached Ebony magazine article posted below was originally written to celebrate the 100 year anniversary of the Grand Boule in 2004: 100 years after six Philadelphia professional men founded Sigma Continue Reading →
Sigma Pi Phi ( ΣΠΦ ) is the first successful and oldest Black Greek-lettered organization. Sigma Pi Phi was founded in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , on May 15, 1904. The fraternity quickly established chapters (referred to as "member boulés" ) in Chicago , Illinois and then Baltimore , Maryland . The founders included two doctors, a dentist and a pharmacist. When Sigma Pi Phi was founded, black professionals were not offered participation in the professional and cultural associations organized by the white community. Sigma Pi Phi has over 5,000 members and 139 chapters throughout the United States, England and The Bahamas.