(ThyBlackMan.com) I could not be more proud of the students at Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) than if I had raised them myself. Responding to the university’s very late selection of Education Secretary Betsy for the spring commencement speaker, graduating seniors chose to turn their backs on a woman who described HBCUs as ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The inclusion of technology especially the explosion of wireless technologies provide African American and African children a great opportunity to share their voices. No time in human history has the human voice been able to reach so many people instantly and so powerfully. Digital technologies have embedded themselves in the lifestyles of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In Alabama a county wants to segregate their children and the fighting over it has begun. There are some truths about segregation’s that the black community needs to remember; primarily we must remember no one wanted it. If black schools could have been funded anywhere near equally we may not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last February, #45 Trump had a prized photo-op session in the Oval Office with a pleasantly smiling contingent of presidents and administrators of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Donald Trump gave the clear impression from the photo-op that he’d go out of his way to boost funding and support for ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Hope, optimism and fair chances are all positive attributes to have. However, one must be careful not to squander such things on groups and people that have clearly shown you they have no care for your wellbeing. Now, if we go back to the presidential campaign Donald trump showed black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Urban students not just in America, but around the world are being systematically criminalized for being to fully embrace their ancestry and culture. And among those attacks, are these public school dress codes that are created by the white bourgeoisie that’s basically designed to specifically target and criminalize urban students. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My job is to promote the interests of America’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. So naturally I was concerned when I heard earlier this year that the new Trump administration was planning to propose increasing defense spending by $54 billion and slashing nonmilitary spending by an equal amount. That’s ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nothing says social justice like modern-day reparations. Strike that. Nothing says racism like modern-day reparations. Just over a week ago, the Western Kentucky University (WKU) student government passed a resolution recognizing slavery as a “debt that will never be paid.” Nonetheless, in a 19-10 vote they attempted to do ...
(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 ...