Originally published at http://afrodaddy.com. - With much love to Black In America...
There are so many blogs and websites out there it can get overwhelming. A lot of people out there feel they have something to say, but too many "ain't saying no ...
Posted Thursday, September 8th 2011 at 5:31PM
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Just published this article over at AfroDaddy.com and wanted to share it with you here. The article contains a list of books for young black fathers to help them from the early stages of pregnancy to the stage of raising teenagers. Fatherhood is tou ...
Posted Friday, August 26th 2011 at 4:52PM
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Originally published at AfroDaddy.com: http://afrodaddy.com/inspirational-people/jay-z)
For anyone looking to find success in the rap game they would be hard pressed to find a better role model to follow than Jay Z. Born Shawn Corey Carter in Bro ...
Posted Thursday, August 11th 2011 at 2:19PM
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We all know that slavery, Jim Crow, segregation, lynchings and racism put blacks at a significant sisadvantage when it comes to wealth building in America, but it seems that there is little understanding of why Black America is still so far behind ma ...
Posted Monday, August 8th 2011 at 9:59AM
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The current economic downturn, combined with the recent financial meltdown and the current housing bubble has made life for many Americans difficult if not unbearable. One of the age old truths that is still holding water during this economic climat ...
Posted Monday, July 18th 2011 at 7:57PM
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(Originally posted in Inspirational People at AfroDaddy.com)
Who They Are:
Musician, Revolutionary
Born:
February 1945 – 11 May 1981
Bob Marley (born Nesta Robert Marley) is arguably one of the most influential and popular musicians in his ...
Posted Monday, July 11th 2011 at 4:48PM
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A little less serious black history for the group. Check out the top 10 list (plus a few more) of the best afros of all time. Feel free to add to the list and have a happy friday!
http://afrodaddy.com/The-AfroBlog/afro-samurai-vs-dr-j-%E2%80%93- ...
Posted Friday, July 8th 2011 at 3:37PM
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(Originally posted in The AfroBlog at AfroDaddy.com)
There are many reasons why we have created The Black Man Survival Guide, but the bottom line is that this website and this blog exist to help and inspire people to be the best they can be. To h ...
Posted Wednesday, June 29th 2011 at 4:21PM
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Black role models are everywhere, and for better or for worse television is a place where many people find them. Although there are many family shows over the years, there have been far too few black family shows depicting the black family in a posi ...
Posted Friday, June 17th 2011 at 11:10PM
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According to a recent story published in AllHipHopNews the shooter of Tupac Shakur in the 1994 attempted murder/robbery has confessed. Dexter Isaac, a longtime friend of James "Jimmy Henchman" Rosemond, allegedly was paid $2,500 to kill Tupac in 199 ...
Posted Thursday, June 16th 2011 at 3:26PM
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(Originally posted in The AfroBlog at http://afrodaddy.com)
The following is a true story.
During the first day of her work at her new job an elderly black woman had the pleasure and misfortune of meeting a young, upstart African American man ...
Posted Tuesday, June 14th 2011 at 6:22PM
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Hip hop has a long and diverse history. From happy rap to political; and from gangster rap to the party jam, the music of hip hop culture has influenced every musical genre today and continues to be one of the most popular methods for self expressio ...
Posted Monday, May 16th 2011 at 10:39AM
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1. Debt Since we are in America we must look at the primary means of setback for most Americans. America is designed for all adults to be in debt for most if not all of their lives. If you are over 18 and do not understand this concept then you may ...
Posted Sunday, April 24th 2011 at 4:29PM
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Originally published today at The AfroBlog at http://afrodaddy.com
Turn on the TV and watch your favorite prime time shows. You won’t see too many young black women there. Look at the top 50 movies in the US. Not a single black leading l ...
Posted Wednesday, April 20th 2011 at 10:38AM
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I get down a lot on current hip hop because I really feel that the artists have slipped a lot. What used to be revolutionary, political, fun, and interesting has degraded to one song after another glorifying gangsters and degrading women. This song ...
Posted Monday, April 18th 2011 at 5:43PM
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This was originally posted a few months ago but I thought I would share it with you in light of our terrible economy and our (almost) government shutdown. The post is kind of long so I will post the first part here and you can find the rest at this ...
Posted Monday, April 11th 2011 at 1:48PM
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Education is the key to our future. With all of the budget cuts taking direct aim at education it is becoming more difficult for our youth to get the basic tools they need for college. If they do make it through the struggling public school system, ...
Posted Friday, April 8th 2011 at 12:56PM
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Sharing some positive quotes from African Americans that may touch move and inspire you.
“Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.â€
Ma ...
Posted Monday, April 4th 2011 at 11:57AM
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"We are more alike than unalike" - Maya Angelou
Although there are many real external obstacles that keep black men from living the lives that we want, often times the biggest barriers are internal and start with our way of thinking. In many case ...
Posted Friday, April 1st 2011 at 2:48PM
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Sharing the latest blog post from The AfroBlog on http://afrodaddy.com
Most people living in America who are even mildly socially aware know that many young Americans smoke weed. Recent studies by the National Institute on Drug Abuse show that ne ...
Posted Monday, March 28th 2011 at 11:57AM
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Originally posted at http://afrodaddy.com
Let’s face it there aren’t too many way legitimate ways to get rich in America. In an earlier Survival Guide article I cited 4 primary ways to get rich: own a business, own property, be an i ...
Posted Monday, March 21st 2011 at 7:50PM
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Before we can talk about what the tea party is scared of we must first define who the tea party is. Contrary to misconceptions perpetrated by the media, the tea party is not a group dominated by backwoods, racist rubes from Bumblestraw, Arkansas. Su ...
Posted Thursday, March 17th 2011 at 11:31AM
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