(ThyBlackMan.com) Am I the only one who is thoroughly offended by ESPN giving Bruce Jenner “The Arthur Ashe Courage Award” during next month’s ESPYS award ceremony? ESPN claims to be the global TV leader in sports coverage and is owned by The Walt Disney Company. Disney is also the parent ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A story of personal triumph and discover of Natalie McGriff. When 7 year old Natalie and her mother Angie wrote the comic book “The Adventures of Moxie Girl” they created a foundation for a social movement that focuses on issues of personal challenge and discovery. The Crowd Funding venue ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Quote: “Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.” Frederick Douglass The importance of reading can never be a non-negotiable aspect in raising Black boys. The value of education is seen every day as people apply for jobs, starting careers, applying for entrance to higher education and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As the school year comes to a conclusion, parents need to be diligent in making sure their children are successful. These are a few suggestions to help parents end the year positively. 1.Encourage reading in any way, have children read comics sections, sports, food and even help wanted sections ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) Applying technology in higher education is the ability to acquire knowledge of technology platforms, integrating technology to create a paradigm of change in the instruction and application of learning. It is a holistic approach to build a person that is prepared with skills needed to be an affective Human ...
(No One Wins In Bullying ) Bullying, harassment and violence has understandably created a need for clarification on what bullying is and a priority to stop it. The personal accounts of bullying and cyberbullying, hospital records, police reports, investigations by the State Attorney’s Office and videos taken of violence inflicted ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) As if we needed any more evidence, President Obama’s recent meeting with members of the Congressional Black Caucus revealed a deep-seated hostility toward the plight of struggling Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). According to Lauren Victoria Burke’s Black Caucus blog, CrewOf42.com, “President Obama was critical of Historically Black ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) There are movies that inspire, there are movies that excite, there are movies that create an effect on multiple levels of human psychology, sociology and passions. Selma takes the viewer on a journey of emotional mixtures, psychological enlightenment and rationalization to the realities of how important voting rights are. ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) A year ago, I went to see Reince Priebus, chairman of the Republican National Committee (RNC), who happens to be a good friend. I wanted his approval for an idea that I had. The previous year, the GOP had just come off of a disastrous election cycle with Mitt ...
Producer Pharrell Made Just 2,700 In Royalties From 43 Million Streams Of The Song Happy On Pandora.
(ThyBlackMan.com) Pharrell Williams is one of the biggest performers on the planet. His song “Happy” was considered one of the greatest pop sensations of the year, winning him Grammy nominations for Best Music Video and Best Pop Solo Performance. he funny thing is that we often assume that the words “rich” and ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) The use of Social Media has grown from a communications tool used in text format to the ability to interact with anyone through email, growing to a digital and interactive platform to an entertainment platform on multimedia interaction, music and movies can be viewed with ease from a multitude ...
(ThyBlackMan.com) “So our people not only have to be reeducated to the importance of supporting black business, but the black man himself has to be made aware of the importance of going into business.” Malcolm X Mayor Alvin Brown of Jacksonville, Florida has announced that several businesses are moving to ...