(ThyBlackMan.com) In 1968 there was a study conducted by Robert Rodenthal & Lenore Jacobsen, called the Pygmalion Study. In this study a teacher was provided with false information about a randomly selected group of students, being told that these particular students had higher intellectual capacity and great growth potential, when ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The instant the Georgia Pardons and Paroles Board turned thumbs down on clemency for Troy Davis, the quiet murmurs grew to a crescendo in some quarters that President Obama should speak out on the pending Troy Davis execution. Filmmaker Michael Moore went even further and mused that Obama should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before I go into details about credit scores, let me first say that your focus should always be on raising your net worth as opposed to raising your credit score. A high credit score emphasizes you managing your debt. A high net worth emphasizes you eliminating your debt. When ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) What if? What if all the tales of UFOs turn out to be false? What if, after all, there is only one spaceship in the entire universe? The stupendous vessel raced swiftly, silently through sparkling Black Infinity. Many different crews manned its vast, intricate, multi-faceted expanse. They knew not where they ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just because I like to talk doesn’t mean I don’t like to listen. I see and appreciate the feedback that “Frank Love” readers provide each week. And there are often comments that inspire me to continue the conversation. In response to a recent blog about verbal abuse, Jim Accetta, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are reminded almost daily that President Obama’s favorable poll numbers are at an all-time low. While that is unmistakably true, that’s only half of the picture. Let’s first take a look at the numbers. A Gallup poll pegged Obama’s August monthly approval rating at 41 percent, the lowest ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Studio 1034, based in Houston, Texas, will have the pleasure of featuring the artwork of Lovie Olivia, on September 24, 2011. Lovie Olivia is from Houston, Texas. Olivia’s work has been shown at MOCHA-Museum of Cultural Arts Houston, Spacetaker, the Tipping Point, Arthello Beck Gallery, Catalina Coffee and Winterstreet ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) With the intense attention given to the inveighed execution of Troy Davis, it has become clear, in a lamentable yet derisory way, how hushed elected African American political officials (elected or appointed) have been on this subject. So reticent are this corpus and their associate vitiated apostasy to this ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The state of Texas in 2010, mandated that history books be rewritten and would reflect the conservative views of Republicans. Despite school districts, and states failing the black community specifically in education, there are numerous organizations taking on responsibilities of teaching black youth about their history. The HistoryMakers organization and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since the release of their collaborative album, Watch the Throne, Jay Z and Kanye West have received some criticism for their ostentatious display of wealth at a time when most of the country is dealing with the hardships of a recession. Their showboating rhymes have inspired a discussion about ...