Several weeks ago, after a long day at work, I arrived at my house and first stopped to check my mail for anything important. My heart dropped as I saw a letter from the Prince George’s County district court house, I had been summoned for jury duty. Somehow, I had managed to avoid jury duty […]
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Greatest Problem of the 21st Century: African American Fathers
July 15, 2011
W.E.B Dubois proclaimed, “The greatest problem of the 20th century is that of the color line”. I believe that the greatest problem of our century is the role of fathers in the African American community. During my internship year of my Masters program, I can count the number of fathers that attended Individualized Education Program […]
What if Your Favorite Entertainer was in Special Education? Hmm…
July 8, 2011
Special Education for the Stars!! One of my many roles as a school psychologist is to determine if a student is in need of special education services. Students that are referred for academic, social-emotional, and/or behavior difficulties may be given cognitive assessments (IQ tests) and other measures to determine if they meet the criteria for […]
Don’t Save Em… They Don’t Wanna Be Saved: Saving Black Boys
July 3, 2011
Ladies and gentleman, this is a very serious matter… Not to be fooled by Captain-Save-A Black Student, our nation has a serious epidemic on our hands! The epidemic I speak of is the overpopulation of black male students in special education. The overpopulation, over representation, over-justification (sigh) frankly, I’m “over” it. For those of you […]
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- Understanding Executive Functioning May 13, 2012Several weeks ago, after a long day at work, I arrived at my house and first stopped to check my mail for anything important. My heart dropped as I saw a letter from the Prince George’s County district court house, I had been summoned for jury duty. Somehow, I had managed to avoid jury duty [...]
- BREAKING NEWS: Lil Boosie Found NOT GUILTY of 1st Degree Murder May 12, 2012This just in… Popular rapper Torence Hatch from Louisiana is found not guilty!! If you don’t know who Torence Hatch is let me spell it out for you.. B-O-O-S-I-E, B-A-D, A-Z-Z (that’s me)!! Instead of wiping him down, a jury of his peers wiped him free of murder of charges, stemming from an incident that [...]
- Hard Work. Dedication. May 10, 2012I have to be honest. I look up to Floyd Mayweather. Over the past few years I have watched Floyd Mayweather and his career. Outside of his strongly adhered to motto “Hard Work. Dedication.” Floyd seems to go hard in everything he does. From his 22,000 sqft, multi-million dollar mansion outside of Las Vegas, to his [...]
- Bang Bang! Chief Keef – I Don’t Like Remix May 7, 2012(Article contains explicit language) A few days ago I was riding in my car and realized I was tired of listening to my iPhone. I decided I needed to mix it up, so I subscribed to XM radio. This was the best decision I have made in a while, as I have hundreds of musical [...]
- Kevin Hart Interview with The Breakfast Club April 22, 2012Hilarious, Power 105.1FM interviews the funniest man in showbiz, Kevin Hart! He speaks on his new movie, Think Like A Man, based on Steve Harvey’s novel as well as other issues. Filed under: Lighter Side of Life Tagged: breakfast club, Kevin Hart, kevin hart interview, kevin hart think like a man, power 105.1, steve harvey, [...]
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