(ThyBlackMan.com) Professional Learning Networks + Professional Learning Communities = Professional Learning Families. The voices that help to manage EdCamp inspires collaboration and professional development on a foundational level for educational professionals even on the continent of Africa. African educators can benefit from EdCamp participation helping to manage the diversity of students. Diversity is not ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The first and most important hurdle that a business must overcome is customer awareness. It doesn’t matter what goods or services you offer if no one knows that you offer them. Consequently, a startup needs to conduct a publicity blitz as soon as possible to get its name out there ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Before the $1.1 billion Porto de Caio came to northwest Angola, Pedro Cardoso had a wife and a son, but no job and little hope. The family got by only on what Cardoso’s father gave him. His story is achingly familiar in the impoverished Cabinda province. But now, thanks to ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) An excellent example of the impact our history has on the way we are today, especially economically, can be found in an article titled, The Reluctant Entrepreneurs, by Joel Kotkin, author of the book, Tribes. The feature discusses several reasons for Blacks not going into business and being surpassed ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) PBS NewsHour aired a story last year about Milwaukee, saying many residents call the city “the worst place to be a black man in America.” It talked about last year’s riots in the city after a cop shot a black man. One black Milwaukee resident explained that this is ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Georgetown University professor, Michael Eric Dyson, suggested in January that whites should open up “individual reparations accounts” to literally pay back black Americans for slavery. Consequently, in March of this year, I wrote an article titled, “The Case for Reparations.” That article resonated deeply with many that have an appreciation ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) No one ever said that higher education wouldn’t cost money. Across the country, tuition is steadily rising and students are taking longer to pay off their student loans. Today, 44 million consumers share $1.4 trillion in borrowed student debt – more than double what it was in 2008. On average, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) This week, the President is scheduled to talk extensively about U.S. energy policy and the administration’s push for “energy dominance” at a time when oil giants like OPEC are looking more fragile than ever. The President and his team are putting in place policies to continue the boom in ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The number of Americans enrolled in Medicaid has increased from 29 million in 1990 to 73 million today – an increase of 252 percent over a period when the nation’s population increased 30 percent. Total spending on Medicaid today is $574 billion, 275 percent above the $209 billion of ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Part of the benefit of financial planning is that it not only ensures you live the best life possible when things are going well, but it helps to protect you for the future. You have the opportunity to make the most of the moment, while knowing there is a safety ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) I was always taught what wisdom could not teach the hardships of life would make crystal clear. There are many lessons we can learn from the shooting of Congressman Steve Scalise. It is not insensitive to acknowledge that he helped support the climate that would critically injure him, and others. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It’s often a huge career dream to be able to work from home. But, when you finally start out with a career that allows you to do that, you may find that you’re trying to find your feet. Regardless of whether you’re a freelance writer or business consultant working remotely, ...