(ThyBlackMan.com) In the early 1950s, E. Colin Cherry, with his work on audition and auditory stimuli operationalized the term “selective attention.” It was meant to describe processes humans employed while engaging in situations that required what he called ‘statistical filtering.’ Specifically how we as humans attend to certain stimuli for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Above all, gift-giving is the sharing of good, and practiced rightly, it becomes not only a ritual of celebration, but also a lesson and a model and mirror of how we should live our lives. For it is not only the giving of things, but also a sharing of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was trying to rationalize the concept of intersectionality this past Thanksgiving holiday. The way I see it, intersectionality is a synthesis of Marxist ideology and the concept of oppression insofar as it exists in the modern sense. More specifically, the moral equivocation of collective identity in politics and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a career educator, I can still remember vividly how I and others in my profession felt during the 1999, Columbine High School shooting massacre. The perpetrators, twelfth-grade students Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, murdered twelve students and one teacher. At the time, it was the deadliest school shooting ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was having a conversation with a few parents, and the topic of marijuana and their minors came up. Though most parents took the position that pre-teens and teenagers should not be smoking, there were a few that raised the idea that in moderation it might not be a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many are rejoicing that Republicans finally got around to electing a speaker, thus breaking the logjam that began when Trump acolyte Matt Goetz (R-FL) introduced legislation to eliminate Kevin McCarthy (R-CA). In selecting Louisiana’s Mike Johnson, Republicans chose a self-avowed “evangelical Southern Christian” (read racist segregationist) who is anti-choice, anti-gay ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) History is our window into the past. It tells us where we’ve been, and if we study it the voices of those that have come before us can help us navigate the challenges of the day. Though we are grateful for books that help us understand where we are, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It would be generous to say that the Republican Party is a chaotic manifestation of political madness. Eight miscreants toppled House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) and could not select a speaker for nearly two weeks. Indeed, at this writing, Republican leadership is still up in the air, and both former ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The world of literature is vast, varied, and constantly evolving. Among the myriad of voices that have shaped and transformed it, there is a distinctive group of black authors who have carved out a significant space for themselves. But when it comes to sales and global recognition, one name ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The question of who the best African American poet was is both subjective and difficult to answer definitively, given the rich tapestry of African American literature that has graced the world over the centuries. Each poet brought their unique voice, perspective, and lived experiences to their work, and to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black poetry, often synonymous with African American poetry, has roots that dig deep into the soil of history, stretching back to the beginnings of the African American experience. It is a genre rich in emotion, insight, and depth, resonating with the rhythms of the African diaspora. The “Black poetry ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The world of poetry is vast, varied, and deeply personal. Among its luminaries, Black poets have long stood as beacons of resilience, hope, and unparalleled creativity. These poets, often emerging from the crucibles of racial injustice, societal prejudice, and personal strife, have used their verses to encapsulate the Black ...