(ThyBlackMan.com) Two headlines coming out of New Orleans should disturb that city’s education guardians. The first headline, “Flagrant special ed violations, cover-up alleged at New Orleans charter Lagniappe,” involves a charter school that will be closing because evidence of cheating and fraud have surfaced. The second headline, “Orleans Parish School Board ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When I was a kid back in the day, I didn’t watch very much sports on cable TV (and still don’t to this day) because I actually played PE sports like kickball (my favorite sport), flag football, tug of war, played sports video games, and I even played baseball ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) You know about all of the guys (plural) party spots, including Las Vegas and Key West, but what if you’re single and looking to mingle? Sure, you can take advantage of great deals when traveling with a bunch of buddies but if you’re the lone wolf type you may ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black people sure are powerful when it comes to things that really matter to them: food, clothes and entertainment. This could be the reason that so much change has occurred in matters of clothing ads and TV viewing. Aren’t sure what I am talking about? In the latest adventure ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every presidential candidate running for the presidency is offering infrastructure spending as the way to lift this economy out of its moribund state and create jobs. As voters, and smart and intelligent observers, many of you feel like I do; infrastructure spending is not the complete answer. Remember “the ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) While reading through trade publication this writer came across some interesting information on a recently published book by yours truly. This independent review was conducted by one of a few well respected book critics I have never had the pleasure of meeting, yet, am humbled by its candor and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Slave to the job. Told what you will earn, what to wear, when to eat, when to arrive, when to leave and what to do. Slave to the church, not to God. Told what to think, what to believe, how to worship, what God said and what you should ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) March 18, 2016 an article was posted on ThyBlackman.com entitled “An Uneducated White Guy’s Thoughts on Black People,” written by Stefan Pyles…one that needs to be addressed. Context is everything, thus it becomes very important that whenever we talk about something we put it in its proper context, to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today African American men are expected to be providers for women, often whether they are married to the women or not. But if you are not married to a woman and the two of you do not live together, YOU are not under any obligation to pay her bills, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Throughout this communique, I invite all of you to co-explore some of the issues profiled within and come to your own conclusions. In January, 2016, The Buffalo Bills hired Ed Reed the former Baltimore Ravens safety who during his playing career was an All-Universe, All-Pro, oh, what the heck; ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) When was the last time you sent a letter to someone in the post? The traditional uses of mail haven’t died out completely, but they’re certainly starting to change. We now use all sorts of ways to send and receive mail, and most of those include technology in some ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) In the March 7th 2016 edition of the Boston Review in the article, “Black Study, Black Struggle” Robin Kelley initiated a discussion of the state and future course of Black Studies. Here are excerpts from the piece and responses to it. “In the fall of 2015, college campuses were ...