(ThyBlackMan.com) As longtime admirers of legendary civil rights pioneer and educational entrepreneur Booker T. Washington, we felt compelled to pay tribute to this profoundly influential American during Black History Month. Born into slavery on April 18, 1856 in Hale’s Ford, Virginia, Washington died a free man 59 years later on ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Mrs. Canepa and Mr. Jackson teachers at TLAM are sharing their experiences as published authors, seasoned educators and veteran WordPress content creators helping students to manage the first newspaper at TLAM. Students will be writing about activities going on at the school each week and posting on their developing ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Republican state legislatures can reserve THC licensing exclusively for African Americans quickly, before the federal Democrats can legalize “weed” nationally for their cronies. This proposal has been sent to 281 Black legislators in 17 “red” States where emails were accepted: OH, SC, FL, IN, AR, OK, TX, LA, MS, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is very little new under the sun. The monument and statue destruction that we are witnessing has been witnessed in other times and other places. A tyrant’s first battlefield is to rewrite history. Most notable were the political purges of Joseph Stalin. The Soviet government erased figures from ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are times when parents wonder why Physical Education and Health Education are important. Online instruction on this massive scale is challenging parents, administrators and teachers are adapting to new platforms of teaching. As a PE and HLTH educator of 32 years I try to share with parents there ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) It is true I was created in you. It is also true That you were created for me. I owned your voice. It was shaped and tuned to soothe me. Your arms were molded Into a cradle to hold me, to rock me. The scent of your body was ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There is one indisputable fact about the 2020 Democratic presidential primary: former Vice-President Joe Biden’s bid for the nomination was reeling and on the ropes before he was rescued by Black voters, beginning with the decisive endorsement of veteran Congressman James Clyburn, the widely respected custodian of the “fire ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As an educational professional of 32 years and a graduate of South Carolina State University. My parents were both graduates of HBCUs. Mother (Delaware State College), father (Delaware State College) and grandparents were dedicated educators. They always encouraged giving back in the form of wisdom, prayers, encouragement and helping ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) History has shown that courageous people take advantage of situations that are chaotic and seem dire. The Corona Pandemic has created a chaotic time in the start of a new decade. Tech is providing ways to share information and creating opportunities for digital influencers to create influential content that ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “Here are white men poised to run big marijuana businesses selling weed after 40 years of impoverished Black kids getting prison time for selling weed, and their families and futures destroyed. Now, white men are planning to get rich doing precisely the same thing?” – Michelle Alexander, associate professor ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The December 8th death of hip hop/emo rapper Jarad Higgins, known professionally as Juice WRLD following complications from a seizure from a not confirmed but apparent opioid overdose came as a surprise to those familiar with the up and coming artist. After his passing, his death made me question ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There’s a sickness that has inflicted the Black community for the past fifty years that few people want to acknowledge. This disease has killed more Blacks than any white person wearing a hood; it has killed more Black babies than Planned Parenthood; and has made the Black community the ...