In celebration of Black History Month I am dedicating several posts to a few of the many historical accomplishments of African Americans.  There are many things that black men and women should be proud of in our history that we may not be aware of.  For example, I recently published a post in Inspirational People about Dr. Ben Carson who was the first African American to perform successful operation to split twins congenitally joined at the back of the head.  He was also the youngest person (age 32) to be appointed to Director of Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins University and was the 2008 recipient of the highest civilian award in the US - The Presidential Medal of Freedom.

The Republicans led by Eric Cantor and Rep. Paul Ryan recently proposed cuts to Social Security and Medicare in order to help balance the budget.  The Republicans have already declared war on welfare.  All these programs directly affect poor and middle class people who rely on these things to keep their families alive.  Repeat ALIVE.  So how do Republicans propose to make up for the loss of these government services so vital to the poor and middle class?  According to the Tea Party and Republicans who co-sign, rich people will provide charity to help the poor in need.

Last week Eric Cantor proposed cutting back Social Security and Medicare benefits to help balance the budget.   This comes after approving a tax cut for the rich that increased the deficit by almost 1 trillion dollars.  When is enough, enough?  Are people supposed to sit back while every government vehicle to help the poor and the middle class is cut?  Are we to accept policies that drive the country deeper into debt while only making the rich richer?  This country has had systematic imbalances in place that have created the situation of the poor today.  Speaking in relation to the African Americans experience, let us examine the practices in place that have created the need for Welfare, Social Security and Medicare for millions of blacks in America.

This is an excellent piece that stands on its own.  I present it without commentary:

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The Black Man Survival Guide and the The AfroBlog are founded on the principles of building community and sharing information to help us all prosper collectively.  To do that we share as much information as we can through the articles we write, the questions we answer and the article contributions from our wonderful guest authors.  We also try to share information about other websites that we think will be useful.  We feel that the only way to come up as a people is to share our knowledge and point brothers and sisters to answers and solutions.  In that spirit, this blog post highlights some of the best African American blogs on the web that consistently create posts to inspire, educate and uplift black men and the black community.

There are no absolutes in life, and as I write I always have to remind myself of that.  With that being said, I feel confident in making the statement that hip hop is not the same as it used to be.  Sure there are definitely some young rappers putting in fresh and creative pieces of music for the young and old to appreciate lyrically and enjoy musically, but for the most part the rap game just isn’t the same.  Many of the key elements that made rap so appealing in the past seem to be missing or lost to this new generation of emcees.  The following is a list of 10 things that seem to have fallen by the wayside in the rap game today.

There was a recent article in The Urban Daily that documented a conversation between Lil Wayne and a few of his female fans.  ALLEGEDLY, in the exchange Lil Wayne stated very clearly (and not as nicely) that he didn't like dark-skinned girls.  He further went on to say that he was glad that he had babies from all white or light skinned girls so his babies could come out with good hair.  Outside of this rumor article he has stated similar things in his lyrics “Beautiful Black Woman i bet that b*tch look better red”.  Ladies and gentlemen what is wrong with this picture?

First let me start by saying that I'm not trying to bash Lil Wayne or his dating preferences.  Love is colorblind and  I have no problem with interracial dating or marriage.  In fact I think it is what God intended and nothing would please me more than a new generation of beautiful black, almond, and butterscotch "rainbow children".  With that said I think it is abhorrent to favor one group of women AND run another group of women down just because they happen to be darker than a paper bag.

2010 – Laying the Foundation

Last year in August we launched our website AfroDaddy.com - The Black Man Survival Guide for the purpose of helping black men and their families learn and share knowledge about how to succeed and prosper in America.  The site is designed for people to ask and answer questions about things they may not know but need to know in order to be more prosperous and fulfilled financially, socially and morally.  It is also a place to get information on how we got here, why things are the way they are, and what we can do to fix the parts that may not be working too well. 

To date we have published almost two hundred articles related to various Survival Guide topics, Inspirational People, Education and Jobs.  There are also hundreds of answers to general life questions that are geared to increase awareness, save you money or help you avoid losing your hard earned cash.  The foundation of our site is in place and we are just getting started.

The holiday season is traditionally a time for families and loved ones to get together, enjoy each other's company and share love and faith with God and one another.  Adults look forward to seeing children and children look forward to seeing toys.  There is nothing inherently wrong with this, but America - the times they are a changing.  What used to be a time where people exchanged gifts and pleasantries and enjoyed good food and meaningful prayer has rapidly become an over-commercialized time of overspending where corporations drive consumers to buy too many gifts they can't afford all in the attempt to keep up with the fictional Jones'.   The worst part is that the true meaning of Christmas, a celebration of the birth of Jesus Christ, is increasingly getting lost in the shuffle.

Like many people I listen to the radio when I drive.  I drive a lot and since I generally am going someplace pretty far I get the opportunity to get a good sampling of the current state of hip hop through a variety of Sirius and local stations.  I used to just listen for enjoyment but now my ear is tuned to what is actually being said on these records and after any 30 minute ride in the car I am both saddened and fearful of the world that black youth have to deal with.

Almost every radio station’s playlist consists of one song after another from rappers saying the exact same thing.