(ThyBlackMan.com) This year’s conference provided dynamic content that was presented by energetic women and men, speakers from diverse walks of life, professions, economic and educational backgrounds. The information shared was relevant to the experiences that the teens and young adults experience on a daily basis. The teens and young adults ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) America’s compulsory school system was never intended to actually educate its citizens. Government sponsored education has been implemented for thousands of years, though it was the efficiency and results from the Prussians in the 19th century that America adopted. Prussia was the first to successfully implement this universal education ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Teen years are tough enough on kids (and parents, too) without adding the pressure of getting good grades and being focused on a path that will lead to a fulfilling career. For some it’s not that hard to get into trouble on the way, particularly if you add in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Black girls need to know that they matter. They need to see examples of success, leadership, achievement, sisterhood, compassion, humanitarianism, in abundance so that they can gain confidence in their ability to become their best and greatest selves.” Black Girls Rock Inc. Founder Beverly Bond The upcoming gathering of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While there is no denying that Donald Trump has had a terrible past couple of weeks with his dogged focus on some obscure federal judge in San Diego, I think Trump can right the ship, but he has an extremely narrow window to do so. I will deal with ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are things that every father needs to know and should modify their behaviors when helping to raise their children whether in the home or not. The actions of fathers have serious effects on their children. The relationships of fathers and their children have lifelong effects on both. A ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I remember when I was a young black boy growing up on Jackson St. back in the 90s, I had very rarely watched any mainstream sports matches on cable TV. And when I did, I hated allowing 3-4 hours of my time being consumed on stuff that really didn’t ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “So Dad has joined the other [ancestors] up there. I feel that they do watch and guide, and I also feel that they join me in the hope that this story of our people can help alleviate the legacies of the fact that preponderantly the histories have been written ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dictionary defines warriors as “a person who fights in battle and is known for having courage and skill.” In Roots, reimagined Kizzy Kinte tells her dad “Reading is my way of being a warrior, my way of feeling free inside.” Teaching enslaved people to read and write was illegal ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A groundbreaking new study from the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas provides state of the art data showing the benefits of school choice. The bottom line: When parents have choice where to send their child to school, their children perform better in reading and math ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Where’s the rest of it?” is a line of dialogue from my web-series I thought would work as a title for this blog because I am asking Hollywood the same question about the stories it produces about inner-city black youth. My web-series, the Miseducation of a First Generation College ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In a system that is designed to oppress and destroy young black men in this country, black parents particularly black fathers should be heavily involved in teaching their sons these 10 things. 1. Don’t be a slave for The Corporate Plantation, teach him how to be an entrepreneur and ...