(ThyBlackMan.com) The national episodes of bullying by students, the antibullying prevention efforts being imposed there is a growing awareness that students are taking responsibility for their learning and standing up for the empowerment of education. October is National Bullying Prevention Awareness Month, education is key to success and role models ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I listened to the GOP Presidential debates last night on Fox News. Of course, my #1 issue is always education. And of course these GOP candidates continue to use 30-year old solutions in a 21st century world. How many candidates say they would abolish the U.S. Department of Education? ...
(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 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) Over the last six months, I’ve had the privilege of talking to a group of African American teenage boys whose stories are often lost in all the heated rhetoric about how to fix our public schools. These boys could easily have added their lives to the historically high dropout ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For parents across the country, the end of summer marks much more than cooler weather and light jackets. As you begin to trade long summer days for cool fall mornings, the biggest thing on your mind is the new school year. As you make this transition, you are being ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dear Young Black Men, Young men. Young men. Young men. Our black young men. Can you speak up? Will you speak up? Why won’t you speak up? We need you to speak up. Speak up and speak out. I understand that the hip hop world, the rap world, the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I see the future of America as a society that is knowledge-based competing and succeeding in the changing dynamics of the modern world. Creating a knowledge-based society involves getting all people on board. In perfecting skills to compete in a global world, it is imperative that education is at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are many African-American males who are heading to prison versus college in the 21st century. In order for things to change with black men today, they need to take ownership of their destiny. What better way to achieve success, than by going to college to get your Human ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) September 1, 2011. You are a brand new Black college professor headed across campus to teach your first class. Thoughts like these might be running through your head. I have my doctorate. I am an expert in my field. I have written a dissertation. I am ready to begin ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know the expression, money talks and bull@*it walks. For years we have heard a lot of talk about the “Black male crisis,” and witnessed an endless stream of reports and analyses detailing the dire straits of young Black men. I have heard my share of B.S. over the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. William Cosby, (Bill Cosby) stated, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” As a third generation teacher I wanted to encourage, inspire, empower, bless and provide confidence to my brother educators. Education as a whole needs more certified male teachers to ...