(ThyBlackMan.com) Admittedly, I’m not a fan of statistics. So, when I read information about young Black men, I wince at the criticism that follows. Thus, I placed myself in the role of a confident, albeit slightly exacerbated male, and wrote the following commentary, as a tribute to African-American men who don’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is an interesting dynamic that has grown over several years related to academic assessments. School districts across the nation have adopted a growing policy for testing (assessments). There are local district assessments, state assessments and national assessments. There are still questions what does all the testing mean and who ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For a great number of students, writing research papers can be really unnerving, yet it is an integral part of the education system. The method of writing a research paper is quite different from other forms of writing, this explains its complexity. There are lot of websites offering paper writing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The majority of college students will submit a research paper during their final year of education. This will usually be the basis of their final grade. A good paper can lead you to graduate with the highest honors possible. A bad one can let you down, and make all of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The Florida Department of Education initiative: Dads Take Your Child to School Day! The Department of Family and Community Engagement is partnering on this initiative. This event is similar to the Million Father March that was held on the first day of school nationally. As part of this initiative, fathers ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Back in the 1960s, as large numbers of black students were entering a certain Ivy League university for the first time, someone asked a chemistry professor — off the record — what his response to them was. He said, “I give them all A’s and B’s. To hell with them.” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “You’re getting your inheritance early.” Those were my father’s words to me as he explained that he was taking money that he might have left me in his will and spending it on my private school tuition. My father’s reasoning was that I would be able to create more wealth ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Last year’s college news was about demands for safe spaces, trigger warnings and bans on insensitivity. This year’s college news is about black student demands for segregated campus housing and other racially segregated campus spaces and programs. I totally disagree with these calls by black students. It’s a gross dereliction ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As you may have heard, African Americans face unique challenges daily. Some of these challenges are chronic ethical issues of injustice and inequality. Others are cultural issues like family & economic structure. Cultural issues often take a back seat to the unfair treatment endured, because WE purposely put them there. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) For most kids, the summer holiday has already ended, and school is back in session. You’re probably enjoying the extra time to yourself, but might be worried about how your kids get along in school. While you can’t be in school with them, there’s plenty of other ways to support ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The University of Chicago’s president, Dr. Robert J. Zimmer, wrote a Wall Street Journal article, titled “Free Speech Is the Basis of a True Education.” In it, he wrote: “Free speech is at risk at the very institution where it should be assured: the university. Invited speakers are disinvited ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Ordinarily, it is not a good idea to base how you vote on just one issue. But if black lives really matter, as they should matter like all other lives, then it is hard to see any racial issue that matters as much as education. The government could double the ...