Mental Health
Set my Brothers Free: Young Black Men & Depression
By The Invisible Dragon Young Black males, as suicide victims, were unheard of growing up in 1970’s. However, presently, according to the American Association of Suicidology, suicide rates for African-American males ages (15-24) increased 83% in the early 80’s and 90’s. More importantly, most suicide victims suffered from depression at their end. Suicide has become [...]
Pastor Rick Warren, Misses the Mark
Pastor Rick Warren, I contend is a believer of non-marital sex, albeit an important defense to HIV infections (Condoms) and is not promoted anywhere in the article: This is not an oversight by Pastor Warren.
Young Black Males & Prison Incarceration
African American male adolescents are 46 times more likely to be sent to a juvenile detention facility than Caucasian adolescents.
“Stick With It” The Formula to Achievement
The formula to inner success is the ability to “Stick With It”. In 1980 as a freshman in college (Eastern Illinois University) the environment of intercollegiate athletes was overwhelming. I was lost, confused, and befuddled on the humongous campus. In addition, Charleston, Illinois was night to-day to Chicago; its personality resembled Dixieland, Mississippi. I [...]
What’s the Dragon Reading Now?
The Trouble with Black Boys: …And Other Reflections on Race, Equity, and the Future of Public Education. Pedro A Noguera Blink Malcolm Gladwell U.S. Commission on Civil Right Minorities in Special Education, 2007 Factors that Influence School Psychologists’ Special Education Eligibility Decisions A Dissertation, Mikaela Bachoe, Rutgers University, 2011 The Invisible [...]
