(ThyBlackMan.com) Focused on Human Growth and Development (male responsibility, puberty, bullying and social media, and interactive fun learning experience) during this educational summit for middle and high school students. The St. Patrick’s Day Teen Summit provided needed and transformative information to the middle and high school students not only attending, ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Black kids can change the world if given a chance to shine. The educational system must inspire and illuminate the greatness and innovation inside children that should have the same opportunities for a quality education no matter what zip code they live in. The beauty of STEM / STEAM ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Talking to the NULITES of the Jacksonville, Florida Urban League. Teens and young adults must think about who can and will potentially see their content. The use of technology opens doors that can create challenges in the lives of youth, teens and young adults. In too many occasions teens ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) As the school year peeks its head out, the priority to reading and comprehension begins again to show that these two skills are the keys to academic success and advancement. No two skills are the foundation for learning and the continuation of life-long learners than comprehension and reading in ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Teacher of the Year in Duval County Schools Venetia Elementary and Instructor at Edward Waters College in the Education and Urban Studies Department. The availability of conferences allows educators to engage with educational peers, learn new strategies, how to apply differential instruction, how technologies are used to teach students ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) An interactive discussion and focus on God’s Word with youth teens and young adults. The recent 42nd Southeastern Regional Lectureship of the Church of Christ was an opportunity to share the brotherhood and sisterhood of the Body of Christ. Held in St. Petersburg, Florida and attended by adults of ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Having a serious discussion about Social Media with teens is becoming just as important as talking to them about sex, drugs, finances, driving and potential involvement with law enforcement. Youth, teens and young adults cannot be given free rein on the Internet without training, counseling and realistically behavioral expectations ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) “Fathers can and do change the world one child at a time.” William Jackson, M.Edu. Suggestions from a father, educator, mentor and community activist. 1. Fathers respect your child’s teacher(s) One way to support education is to model respect for teachers and administrators. Fathers speak more by their actions ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The world is changing, the incorporation of technology will not stop in our society, the integration of technology is changing how we function in this world. The engagement of educational initiatives that will train children for the future is ever progressing and creating a transformative paradigm shift in how ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Nikki Giovanni’s presentations at the Cummer Museum of Art &  Gardens and later in the day at the Schultz Center was filled with spunk and intellectual challenges to think outside the box when teaching children to inspire creativity and transformative ideas for future careers. Engagement, inspiration, mentoring and building ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) The Readers Theater performance with Ari Turner, Tangela Floyd and William Jackson was performed at the Mandarin Public Library in Jacksonville, Florida. Infused with Spoke Word, Poetry, Sonnets, Odes and other poetic verse the performance, one of many in Jacksonville, showed the “Unlimited Possibilities in Poetry” as the title ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Family Support Services (FSS) provided its young adults with a Social Media workshop that focused on the power of positive and negative digital content and how it can affect a young person’s future career options and higher educational aspirations. The speaker William Jackson, Instructor with Edward Waters College, IT ...