(ThyBlackMan.com) Wheaton College is moving to fire a tenured professor, Larycia Hawkins. In educational circles becoming tenured is a really big deal. It means that one must do something truly egregious to get fired. So one might wonder what would sort of transgression would cause a college to fire a ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The title exemplifies the negative view most African Americans have towards experiencing Africa. Psychological grooming by our oppressors has led to many African Americans having disdain towards their ancestry, though their inferiority complex would be remedied by embracing their heritage instead of denying it. While physical repatriation for most ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Nothing brings a community together like the struggle for social justice. Being side by side in the trenches for a collective good is something that many people within the black community have done for a very long time. Our communities have often become stronger from the shared struggle that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The importance of writing and blogging can be seen in the creating and sharing of content that is specifically relevant to student’s developing their skills in preparation for future careers. How writing/blogging is applied to academics can be seen in the diverse areas of research and analysis of diverse ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This season’s national college football championship has been decided, but no one knows how much longer we must continue to wait until the head coaching ranks are no longer largely reserved for White males, even those who have been failures at other schools. Although Blacks were 53.4 percent of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) We’ve all heard the cliche “you need the right tools for the job.” In most respects, this means having the right skills and experience to do your job well. Sometimes people may mean it more literally and be talking about actual tools like computers, software, pens, hammers, whatever. In ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Black farmers make up only a small percentage of total farmers in the US. For a majority of these professionals, farming is a part-time occupation. The growing worldwide demand for food, however, may dramatically change the business of farming. Farmers that add technology to their operations may see sharp ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Competition for employment, internships, scholarships, grants and other forms of financial assistance and entrance into higher education has grown tremendously in the past years. HBCU students should understand that digital tools and resources that aid in obtaining/starting a professional career should be gained and seen as an investment. Social ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Communication is one of the most important aspects of the modern business landscape. You have to think about how your business is going to communicate with customers and employees alike. If you fail to do this, your business could have trouble in the future. Here are is how communicating ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) American racism is brutal but subtle, demanding that those of African ancestry conform to Eurocentric tenets of society for acceptance. One of the criteria for conformity is an unprecedented disdain for one’s African heritage and natural features. Women are expected to process their hair to reflect the European standard ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Here’s to the strong African American voices that changed the course of history. From those who took a brave and dedicated stance against slavery to our first African American president, the following names are some of the influential African Americans in U.S. history. Because of these individuals, all Americans ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Today in this country African Americans want to blame everyone else for our problems instead of simply looking in the mirror. We want to blame the police for the very thing we do to each other on a much larger scale every week. We want to blame the school ...