(ThyBlackMan.com) I am sure that you have seen the viral video of an unidentified black female student being escorted out of a class at the University of Texas at San Antonio by law enforcement officers. Her offense was placing her feet on the chair in front of her during lecture. This matter ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The growth of WordCamp conferences is phenomenal and empowering on the continent of Africa. Since 2016 there is a rapid growth of these dynamic conferences that are showing the “open source” community as a growing family of innovators, creators, artists, evangelists for technology and content creators that build PLNC – Professional ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Parents set limits for their children and most of the time, it’s for the child’s better future. We want our kids to follow a certain path in life, and most importantly, we want them to become better and more successful than us. We rarely let them see our vulnerabilities and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Unfortunately, the assertion that Malcolm X was violent is a familiar refrain that my cadre of undergraduate students insists on repeating. Two decades of teaching informs my view that it is rare to encounter a young person who has matriculated through the standard K – 12 educational system that has not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Healthcare in the US seems to have a problem with African American people, but it is a two way problem. People in the medical profession are sometimes uncertain how to behave with black people, and patients of color would rather be seen by someone who is not white, as surveys ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In life, there are many different pathways to success and indeed, many different versions of what success looks like to different people. Unfortunately, we don’t get to have that Sliding Doors moment where we can see what would have happened if we had taken one route instead of another, turned ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are things that my students say during my “call and response”lectures that are hilarious. I do my best not to laugh at their statements out of fear that such a reaction will serve as a significant obstacle to in our enlightening banter during vibrant class discussions. However, there are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) About a decade ago I moved to New Orleans and during my transition period I began cooking up a book I had entitled, “Black Boys Don’t Shoot: The Handbook to End Black on Black Crime in America.” I dug deep and heavy into every statistic, every inch of research, wanting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I heard Beto O’Rourke was coming to the Prairie View A&M University campus to hold a “town hall” meeting, I immediately checked my schedule to see what prior commitments I would be escaping to ensure that I was in the house. It was only after realizing that September 19th ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The past is in the past, they say. Forget about it because you can’t change what has already happened. As true as it is, it’s dangerous to consign parts of your life to the trash shoot of history. Sure, some things are too raw and painful to relieve and you ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We live in a paradoxical society that makes it challenging to advance, not because of one’s level of intelligence, but because of a lack of skills within our education systems that teach one how to apply that intelligence in an effective manner. In many cases, learning to study and comprehend ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Often times we are completely astounded by children that defy the odds to make stella grades. Many parents have gone to the best lengths to make sure the children have school supplies, clothes, and everything they need to prepare for the new school year. There are conversations about the importance ...