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The Black Man Survival Guide (9983 hits)
AfroDaddy.com, tagline "The Black Man Survival Guide", is a self-help website focused on providing African Americans (and particularly black men) the answers to questions about how to survive and prosper in America. Our goal is to be the #1 web reso ...
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Landau Eugene Murphy, Winner of America's Got Talent (3591 hits)
Originally posted at AfroDaddy.com: http://afrodaddy.com/The-AfroBlog/landau-eugene-murphy-winner-americas-got-talent I'm not a big fan of television talent shows, but there is one that I do enjoy - America's Got Talent. As compared to other show ...
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Do I Really Need to Read This? (2116 hits)
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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Books for African American Fathers (5808 hits)
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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Killing Racism – One Stereotype at a Time (1863 hits)
How do you know what a person is about unless you talk to them? Many White people CAN dance and many Black people cannot There are tall Japanese people everywhere Some black basketball players would rather shoot over you, and some white play ...
Posted Saturday, August 20th 2011 at 5:59PM
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10 Corporate and Government Policies that Unfairly Punish Black Men (3087 hits)
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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America’s Cold Equals the Black Man’s Pneumonia (3591 hits)
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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Inspirational People | Edwin Moses (2679 hits)
Who They Are: Track Athlete Born: August 31, 1955 - Edwin Moses is a track and field athlete who undoubtedly can be considered one of the best athletes of all time. He certainly can be called one of the most successful as in the last 50 years no ...
Posted Friday, July 1st 2011 at 4:02PM
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The 5 Most Powerful Sources of Inspiration (1959 hits)
(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 Family Shows - 10 Famous Black Fathers in TV History (6537 hits)
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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Tupac Shooter Confesses to 1994 Shooting (4385 hits)
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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Black Man You are Here for a Reason (2715 hits)
(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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Inspirational People - Satchel Paige (4302 hits)
Sometimes you read something so amazing you just need to share it. This is the latest post in Inspirational People about Satchel Paige, former Negro League turned Major League baseball player at age 42. To read the original post: http://afrodaddy.c ...
Posted Wednesday, June 1st 2011 at 8:20PM
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How Herman Cain Disqualified Himself for the Presidency in 3:41 (3556 hits)
For those who don’t know, Herman Cain wants to be president. A former CEO of Godfather’s Pizza wants to run this country. I say great. This is America and anyone is willing to try, but if Cain wants to run for president and get the vote from norma ...
Posted Monday, May 23rd 2011 at 11:43AM
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Rappers in Jail 2011 - Can Hip Hop Escape Prison? (5893 hits)
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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The Top 10 Things That Stop You From Having a Good Life (2968 hits)
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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Why Are Beautiful Black Women Disappearing From TV and the Movies? (5293 hits)
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 lady. ...
Posted Wednesday, April 20th 2011 at 10:38AM
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"All Black Everything" My Current Favorite Song by Lupe Fiasco (3539 hits)
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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Corporate Slave Quiz. Want to Find out? (3497 hits)
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 explain: a corporate slave is someone owned by the ...
Posted Thursday, April 14th 2011 at 5:12PM
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Why The Rich Stay Rich and the Poor Stay Poor (8287 hits)
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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2011 Scholarships for African Americans (4145 hits)
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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The Rainbow Children (3363 hits)
"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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Warning: Smoking Weed Can Be Hazardous To Your FREEDOM (1396 hits)
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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The Top 10 Killers of Black Men (8421 hits)
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. Please share this with others and one love. ...
Posted Tuesday, March 22nd 2011 at 4:33PM
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