Want to Be Thin? Live Like a Thin Person

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You ever wonder what thin people do that you don’t?  Maybe you can learn some of their habits and try to convert them into your own, so that you can reach your weight loss goals.  After all, life is short and you only have one chance to get it right.  Losing a few pounds can [...]

Dr. Boyce: How You Think About Money Depends on Your Age – The Investment Life Cycle

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When I’m not out doing what I do everyday (whatever that is), I am a Finance Professor in my spare time. So, in order to utilize all the years of spending countless hours every single day studying the intricate details of financial and statistical theory, I thought I’d give some advice on something that is [...]

Dr. Boyce: Creflo Dollar’s Arrest – The Product of Bad Parenting or Good?

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In this video, Dr. Boyce Watkins speaks to the recent arrest of Creflo Dollar.  Pastor Dollar was arrested after allegedly punching and choking his daughter in a domestic dispute.  The video is below:

Dr. Boyce: Are Black Men Afraid of Successful Black Women?

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The always interesting and entirely lovable Demetria Lucas wrote a very nice article on TheRoot.com asking whether or not men avoid successful women. I had to chime in on this one.  For the busy and successful women who are reading this, I will try to save your valuable time and cut to the chase.  Here [...]

Why Black People Don’t Mind Spanking Their Kids

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A recent survey taken on YourBlackWorld found that more than 80 percent of black respondents have no problem with the idea of giving spankings to their children. Additionally, the same 78 percent of the respondents feel that the anti-spanking wave has gone too far. As I reminisce on the spankings my mother gave me as [...]

Dr. Boyce: It’s Time for Black People to Own Our Own Stuff

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Recent unemployment data shows that black unemployment went up in every demographic while white unemployment declined across the board. Both Martin Luther King and Malcolm X had dreams, one of which involved the pursuit of economic independence for our community. Since their deaths, we’ve forgotten about this part of their dream, but it’s time that [...]

Dr. Boyce: Why Black People Need to Go Occupy Wall Street Too

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This week, I plan to head to New York City to join scores of American citizens who’ve decided that Wall Street should be confronted for the financial crimes that have been committed against the American people.  It is an awkward reunion for me as a Finance Professor, since I have hundreds of former students who’ve [...]