(ThyBlackMan.com) It is with a heavy heart that we heard Dick Gregory passed away from this earth on August 19, 2017. He was not merely a comedian. Dick Gregory was a fierce activist that was not afraid to call this country, and world, as he saw it. In his 84yrs he ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Can you see the forest for the trees or the people for the city, can you see the beauty of a community because of its children, youth, teens and young adults striving to be successful and contributing to their communities. Can you see the diversity of a community by it’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As Africans in America, we need to grab control over some things to uplift the black community. One major thing we must find a way to construct in our community is our own educational system. The benefits to that could lead us to many opportunities to raise a wealthier community, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Will another HBCU “bite the dust?” Truly, it depends on us. Pennsylvania’s Cheyney University, the oldest HBCU in the nation (founded in 1837) has been on probation since November 2015. If the Middle States Commission on Higher Education does not accept a sustainability report that is due on September 1, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Just about a decade back, Electronic Lab Notebooks or ELNs were designed to address to a number of practical problems. It was particularly meant for the scientists and students face while trying conventional notebooks to track their progresses in research. You can now see ELNs making their appearance such about ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Historically and today, the social system has had a very notorious role in the ongoing assault and criminalization of urban youth in America. And it has affected the lives of our youth in this country in so many negative ways. One notorious example of this is recently when six urban ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Google fired software engineer James Damore for writing a 10-page memo critical of the company’s diversity policy. The memo violated the company’s code of conduct by “advancing harmful gender stereotypes” by suggesting that biological factors were part of the cause for the male/female gap in the tech industry. I ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Camille Brown sat down with us to discuss her upcoming independent feature thriller “The Nth Ward” which will be released on August 29, 2017 on Amazon. She is an alumni of UCLA’s prestigious Film, Television and Theatre School where she earned her Bachelor of Arts. Her documentary “A Second Chance ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) August is the month when parents bid farewell to not only their college-bound youngsters but also a sizable chunk of cash for tuition. More than 18 million students attend our more than 4,300 degree-granting institutions. A question parents, their college-bound youngsters and taxpayers should ask: Is college worth it? ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Affirmative action is once again in the news. This time because of a leaked Justice Department memo indicating possible action regarding complaints from Asian-American groups that Harvard University is discriminating against Asian-Americans in its admissions policies. As this story was breaking, Harvard released news that, for the first time ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before you scream and shout about the headline, hear me out. This may be controversial but, as you read this, I need you to forget everything you think you believe and know about Christianity. If you are a fan of history, this article is for you. What needs to be ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The students of Edward Waters College participated in hands-on project based lessons in Educational Technology, Social Media and STEM that encouraged digital interaction and engagement. Students in the EDU 250 course are involved in transitional lessons from teacher lead instruction to student lead instruction where the students manage the instruction. ...