November – December 2017: African American Mentions, News, and Articles of Interest

#BlackBoyJoy: Hazim Hardeman, 1st Rhodes Scholar from Temple University.  Hardeman grew up at 23rd and Diamond, just blocks from Temple’s campus. The university always seemed like “another world.” He dreamed of crossing the barrier. Link to Article: http://www.philly.com/philly/education/temple-gets-its-first-rhodes-scholar-a-north-philly-kid-20171119.html #BlackGirlMagic: Candice Marshall – one of 11 students in the industrial and computational mathematics program at Morgan State University in…

Black Male Exceptionalism: You are not going EXTINCT!!

The Black male is not going extinct. This myth needs to be dispelled and our black women need to be heard.  I understand the need to provide programs and resources for our black boys and me, but you can’t invest millions on them without slighting our women and girls.  The efforts you grind for, for…