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"All Black Everything" My Current Favorite Song by Lupe Fiasco

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 gl

Darrell Garrett · Monday, April 18th 2011 · 3,855 views · 1 comments

Corporate Slave Quiz. Want to Find out?

Just posted a quiz in the AfroBlog about corporate slavery. There are several posts in The Black Man Survival Guide about this topic because people need to know about this condition, but to quickly e

Darrell Garrett · Thursday, April 14th 2011 · 3,706 views · 1 comments

Why The Rich Stay Rich and the Poor Stay Poor

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

Darrell Garrett · Monday, April 11th 2011 · 8,593 views · 1 comments

2011 Scholarships for African Americans

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 ma

Darrell Garrett · Friday, April 8th 2011 · 4,492 views · 1 comments

10 Inspirational Quotes To Get You Through The Day

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 ge

Darrell Garrett · Monday, April 4th 2011 · 5,507 views · 1 comments

The Rainbow Children

"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

Darrell Garrett · Friday, April 1st 2011 · 3,604 views · 1 comments

Warning: Smoking Weed Can Be Hazardous To Your FREEDOM

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

Darrell Garrett · Monday, March 28th 2011 · 1,670 views · 1 comments

The Top 10 Killers of Black Men

Too many young black men are dying prematurely of heart disease, diabetes, prostate cancer and worst of all homicide. We need to help educate our young men on the real risks and the real statistics.

Darrell Garrett · Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 · 8,844 views · 1 comments

You Want To Get Rich? Just Kick The Ball

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 ric

Darrell Garrett · Monday, March 21st 2011 · 2,232 views · 1 comments

Black History: What Happened to Black Wall Street In Oklahoma?

Did you know there was a “Black Wall Street” in Tulsa Oklahoma in the 1920s? It was arguably the most financially successful black community in America until in 1921 it was burned down by KKK rac

Darrell Garrett · Friday, March 18th 2011 · 5,506 views · 1 comments

Black History: Honoring 10 Beautiful Black Women Past and Present

An article honoring black female entertainers from our past. Thought I would share this with Black History.com

Darrell Garrett · Thursday, March 17th 2011 · 18,912 views · 1 comments

What Motivates The Tea Party? Fear of a Brown Planet

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 backw

Darrell Garrett · Thursday, March 17th 2011 · 1,982 views · 1 comments