(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 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Since before the turn of the 20th century, the historically black college has been a hallmark in the black community, though funding has traditionally been unequal. Cheyney University was the first higher education institution established for black students in 1837 by a Quaker philanthropist named Richard Humphreys in Pennsylvania. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Once again an issue has arisen that proves black children are in peril when they engage an educational process headed by those harboring racial bigotry. If one believes that the greatest resource any people have is the minds of their children, Black America should continually shudder at how traumatic and destructive ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) If nothing else, I believe that my past has displayed a willingness to receive inspiration and knowledge from whence it comes. So, it should not be surprising that I have taken something that a close confidante heard from noted race theorist Ishmael Reed as the inspiration for this essay. Hey, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Years ago, I was honored to listen to Judge Greg Mathis, a native of Detroit, Michigan, as he delivered a keynote address regarding “the endangered black male.” As I listened to Mathis talk about his prior existence as an “endangered black male,” a situation that the famed Judge freely admits ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African-American women hold a minority of positions in higher education in the US despite the fact that they are the most educated amongst other groups. Even so, some of the most critical positions and critically acclaimed names in different scientific fields in the history of the US education are held ...