(ThyBlackMan.com) I know that for a lot of young black millenials, college can be a place where you can learn and develop as a student. College can also be a place where you can learn your true history and ancestry in black studies. Intro: Here are several reasons why I never ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The countdown to President Barack Obama’s last one hundred days began on October 13. Already, the President has committed to spending his waning days in office by campaigning for Hillary Clinton, the Democratic nominee for President. Indeed, he has put his legacy on the line, telling Black people at ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This is the age for women of color and culture to be engaged with technology locally, but thinking globally. This is what I teach my students in my Educational Technology, Social Media and STEM class at Edward Waters College. They all matter in the grand scheme of this developing nation. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The words: Be Inspired To Create, To Read, To Write and to Inspire others were the words of the Florida Heritage Book Festival in St. Augustine, Florida. Authors, writers, bloggers, content creators from across the state participated in book reviews, writing critiques, workshops, book signings and in attendance were over ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is much worse than we can think or comprehend. Millions of African Americans do not know how to read. Suffering in silence, unable to understand, interpret, or comprehend the most basic combinations of written English words. Looking at signs, menus, and important documents as if they are written in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Without mincing words, the world has gone digital and it is important to keep up with the pace so as not to be left behind. Some kids already know how to use smartphones and laptops than most adults. Technology has become the core of major educational institutions globally and a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As black men in this country, we are constantly attacked from all sides because of racialized fears of black men that mainstream America are psychologically brainwashed to believe from a very young age. Intro: Here are several ways that The System in America specifically targets black men. 1. Racist ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Detroit school students, represented by the Los Angeles-based public interest firm Public Counsel, filed suit last month against the state of Michigan, claiming a legal right to literacy based on the 14th Amendment to the Constitution. Ninety-three percent of Detroit’s predominantly black public school eighth-graders are not proficient in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) My personal opinions from my observation and experiences as a parent, educator and community activist. I’m not referencing to specific organizations or people. Providing an insight into the situations and circumstances of people of color and culture and to encourage positive change and education. Malcolm X, “To have once been ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Edward Waters College students and a students from Duval County Public Schools attend their first Florida Blogging Conference at Full Sail University. The students had a chance to attend the national and international Social Media and Technology Conference as guests of their instructor William Jackson, he teaches Educational Technology, Social Media ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) USA policies are no different today, for African-Americans, than what they were 200 years ago or when the Ronald Reagan’s administration schemed to flood the black community with crack cocaine in order to fund his illegal war in Nicaragua. That one action completely destroyed millions of Black lives and presently ...