(ThyBlackMan.com) The growth in WordCamp conferences shows an increased need for HBCU students to learn the process of Branding, Web Development and Marketing. The platform of WordPress covering over 30% of web page development globally and growing means that HBCU students should be following the trends and changes in web development, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) WordCamp Calgary surrounded by mountains that take your breath away. The scenery could not properly be captured in photos or video to truly display the splendor and magnificence of natural formations reaching thousands of feet into blue skies that seem to magically hold puffs of fluffy white and gray clouds. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Faith and prayer have been the backbone of the African American community since we came upon these shores. We have counted on our faith leaders (the roll call would include Revs. Richard Allen, Absalom Jones, James Walker Hood, Martin Luther King, Jr., Wyatt Tee Walker, Jesse L. Jackson, William Barber, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Why do Republicans continue to be obsessed with shiny new objects when it comes to the Black community as opposed to being willing to keep their eyes on the prize with the “hard” work of coalition building? I have had enough of the Kanye West-Donald Trump “bromance.” KANYE WEST IS ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Fathers, as the school year comes to a close continue to teach your children to apply what they learned in school so they can make learning relevant. Help them to apply the academic lessons to think for themselves and make personal choices that are positive. Even if their friends are opposite ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The continent of Africa is still misunderstood, misinterpreted and mistreated. It’s people have too many times been demeaned and portrayed as savages, uneducated, impoverished and unable to govern themselves. Je Vais Ventures – https://www.facebook.com/jevaisventures/ There are so many misconceptions even from the TED Talk “The Danger of a Single Story” ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) After watching the PBS program “Tell Them We Are Rising” about the rise of HBCU institutions and their historical significance. Thousands of HBCU students have a story to share, their experiences are unique to each person from background life experiences, personal goals and dreams. Family aspirations and cultural connections. Their stories are ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Carter G. Woodson, noted scholar, historian and educator, created “Negro History Week” in 1926, which became Black History Month in 1976. Woodson chose February because it coincided with the birthdays of black abolitionist Frederick Douglass and President Abraham Lincoln. Americans should be proud of the tremendous gains made since emancipation. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Every year, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History selects a theme for Black History Month. This year, the theme, African Americans in Times of War, is meant to commemorate the end of World War I, the war that supposedly made the world “safe for democracy”. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) President Donald Trump is exposing the haters. They were on full display at the president’s first State of the Union address, or SOTU, where Congressional Black Caucus members refused to acknowledge America’s recent major wins. The useless black Democrats wouldn’t applaud as President Donald Trump highlighted the booming U.S. economy, ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The visit at the Orlando Science Center (OSC) was one of the highlights for our family during the winter school break. A great period for family time, learning, participation in activities that were fun, educational and creating “ah ha” moments. There were many instances that highlighted the day included those below. 1. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., born on January 15, 1929, turned 39 years old fifty years ago. Assassinated on April 4, 1968, he didn’t make it to 40. Yet in his scant 39 years on the planet, he upended the ways we think about race, capitalism, poverty, power, and imperialism. ...