(ThyBlackMan.com) I’ve long observed the state of black children with deep concern. It seems that with all the billions of dollars being spent to educate children in urban areas, this money is going to waste. This waste appears to be a mixture of good old government inefficiency, apathetic parents, and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Anyone who follows politics regularly, knows that taxation is one of the most controversial financial topics. Each political party has its own views on fossil fuels, estate tax, health insurance tax and penalties, and corporate tax reform. However, unless you have a masters in taxation, or are willing to really ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In late March, President Trump signed a resolution to invalidate a regulation designed to help implement the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). This move will create tremendous confusion among states that are currently in the middle of putting the new law in place in time for the 2017-2018 school year. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A few months ago, The Alabama Department Of Education released the names of 75 schools in the state that they personally call “failure factories” that are failing young urban kids, especially in reading and math. Here’s my take on this topic: The one thing that I noticed about these 75 ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The discussion about the importance of homework have been going on for a while and it’s not about to end. I need help with my homework is one of the things you will hear students say. But the big question is, does homework really improve your performance in school? Is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Writing an essay is one of the most important parts of your academics and as you grow higher in your school and high school, you will find that the topics of the essays are becoming tougher every day. The problem with many students is that they are not able to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As a group, black Americans have made the greatest gains — over some of the highest hurdles and in a very short span of time — of any racial group in mankind’s history. What’s the evidence? If one totaled up the earnings of black Americans and considered us as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Reading through a recent issue of Forbes Magazine, I came across a wonderful quote from inventor R. Buckminster Fuller. He observed: “You cannot change things by fighting existing reality: To change things you must build a new model to make the existing model obsolete.” I saw the truth and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The recent deaths, suicides and content that is growing more and more adult and dangerous affects the thinking and actions of children and young people that are watching online content in video and multimedia. Each generation is faced with the challenges of online content that is not child, youth and teen friendly. Workshops and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Life moves at 100 mph for so many of us. We live our daily existence on social media, and too many of us have no time for anyone, nor anything, that can’t keep up with us. We are embracing movement and want to do it our way…many believe that those ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Many of us grew up hearing the phrase “Reading is Fundamental”. This is very true, and our lack of reading what we deem boring could be the reason so many have a misunderstanding of how the government works. Let’s have a moment of honesty. How many of us will get ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) These suggestions are to help as graduation gets closer. Graduation, an end to an educational journey from Day Care to High School. Before this momentous occasion parents need to make sure all the I’s are dotted and T’s crossed to make a smooth closure to a long journey. These are ...