(ThyBlackMan.com) If you do not have the right driving instructor by your side, then there are fair chances that you will never be a good driver. The roots have to be strong for the tree to grow stronger and prosper the way it should, and that is why it is imperative ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) African-American students often come up short when it comes to academic achievement. Falling behind their peers in standardized test scores, high school graduation rates and enrollment in the most rigorous classes, is the norm. According to reports, black children have less access to educational opportunities that prime them for college. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In 2006 I attended a multi-day gathering of the most powerful and influential conservative Republicans in the land. It culminated with a 25th-anniversary celebration black-tie event. I share these details to set the stage for my later remarks. During the event, Tony Perkins and I had a conversation regarding ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Volunteering their weekends with Vision Keepers and New Town Success Zone are students from Duval County Public Schools and Edward Waters College working to distribute food to the community. Their works and those of other volunteers have touched the lives of seniors, children, the disabled and others facing life’s challenges. The ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Earlier this month, The New York Times ran an article titled “U.S. Rights Unit Shifts to Study Antiwhite Bias” on its front page. The article says that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department’s civil rights division is going to investigate and sue universities whose affirmative action admissions policies discriminate against ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A scheme designed to evade an important Department of Education rule could soon lead to an estimated 41,000 former Corinthian College students and loan borrowers receiving more than $183 million in student loan relief. Aequitas Capital Management, a former financial services firm, is charged with acting in concert with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We are gearing up for yet another school year and while many children are excited about returning to school, many children are dreading the return. For many students, school is seen as something of a chore, something that does not really benefit them aside from reading and writing, yet something ...
(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 ...