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The purpose of the AfroBlog echoes the mission of AfroDaddy.com - to express our thoughts on the black community, and to try to elevate it through information and knowledge.  Many of these posts are my latest musings about "the game" that we call life, who holds which cards, and how we can improve our odds of winning.



There are so many strong voices out there that have important things to say in their blogs.  On our links page we have listed some of our favorites that you should check out.  If you want us to link to your blog, or you want to be a guest blogger for AfroDaddy, let us know.

There is so much garbage on television that does nothing for black people besides waste their time.  Neither entertaining nor informative, the only value of these shows is to make an hour of time pass in a haze of mild chuckles or sickening amazement at how foolishly the characters behave or are portrayed.  In this wasteland of "Basketball Wives of Wherever" and “Tyler Perry Meets Whoever” there are actually some pretty good shows out there that can both entertain and teach us about our history and our current situations. 

For Black History Month we present 3 of the many shows that are actually worth watching.  These shows are wildly entertaining (in my opinion) and definitely leave you with a better understanding of the genuine black experience of the past and the present.

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When most people talk about their finances they talk about how much money they want to make or have.  Being "rich" or having a lot of income is a great thing, but there is far too little discussion about debt.  If you make a million dollars but have two million dollars worth of debt you are actually in worse shape than 90% of Americans.  In fact you are in worst shape than a person who makes minimum wage and has no debt.  

If you want true financial freedom you must focus on both sides of the equation - generating income AND reducing your debt.  When your total assets equal your total debt you are at a zero net worth.  For those who have gotten to zero they know that this is one of the best places to be.  If you don't think so yet, read the rest of this article and I bet you'll be convinced too.

In celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr.  too often there are superficial tributes offered to praise this man.  This piece by De’ Kridge De’ Kridge defies that, as it is written with heartfelt thanks to the benefits that Dr. King brought to this world.  We are proud to reprint this and thank him for writing it.

Those who foolishly think that race is no longer an issue just because we have a black president ignore (among other things) the overwhelming imbalance in police harassment, arrest and incarceration rates of black men versus the rest of society.  Michelle Alexander, author of "The New Jim Crow" gives some straight talk about the so-called “War on Drugs”, which started in the 70’s and continues to disproportionally impact people of color today. 

Started under Nixon and perpetuated by Reagan, Bush and Clinton, this “war” has lined the pockets of the CEOs of the corporate prison industrial complex, while millions of the last two generations of black men have been locked up behind bars.

One of the best aspects of the Internet is that there are so many authors speaking about so many varied and diverse topics.  As I read politically or racially charged pieces I often see this quote from a commenter: "I don't see race".   The writer usually says this like this is some badge of honor. "I don't see race so therefore I can't  discriminate".  Most people who write this are full of shit. 

For those who truly "don't see race" however I say that they are missing out on the very thing that makes us uniquely special.  There are thousands of aspects of specific cultures, races, with each one unique and special:

There are so many great bloggers out there creating insightful posts that really can make a difference in people's lives.  Unfortunately nobody (including myself) has time to read them all.  In addition, it is difficult to find all of these talented writers.  I am a firm believer, and The Black Man Survival Guide stands for, positive people rising up to share information that will make all our lives better.  In that spirit this is my first post in a series that will help introduce our readers to some of the great bloggers and blog posts out there. 

From time to time I will create a post that spotlights 5 blog posts I read this week that I would personally like to share with our readers.  It is all about community here and since our goal is to expand our community it is only natural to use the AfroBlog to expose readers to other blogs that may be a valuable in addition to reading ours. 

We will acknowledge that sometime it is hard to buy gifts for men, but if you are doing that last minute shopping, please stay away from these items on our top 5 most UN-Manly gift list. We are men and these gifts truly are the most emasculating, wimpy products on the market today. 

For the ladies, skip any of these products and instead buy us a six-pack of beer or a bottle of Jack Daniels.  For the fellas, if you want to buy any of these for yourself, just prepare for all the homies to bust on you until you're rolling that chair around in the old folks home.

Merry Christmas Everyone!

Over the last few days an article published on Forbes website has been causing a lot of controversy.  “If I Was a Poor Black Kid” by Gene Marks, a fictional article written by a middle-class white technologist, attempts to explain the path he would take to escape poverty if he were the proverbial poor black youth. 

By default any white middle-aged man attempting to write about the plight of black youth is going to get a lot of backlash no matter what he writes, but when the article misses the mark the scrutiny will justifiably be amplified.  Although I believe that the author may have been well intentioned his oversimplification of the problem has got a lot of black people up in arms.  I am one of them.