PDF Articles by Edward M. Garnes, Jr.
Award winning writer, educator, counselor, and activist Edward M. Garnes, Jr. is the founder of From Afros to Shelltoes A, a nationally acclaimed series of cultural productions confronting the social divide between elders and hip hop heads. The Atlanta Tribune Man Of Distinction holds a B.A. in English Writing from DePauw University and a M.A. in Counseling from Michigan State University . His seminal essay, ” Sweet Tea Ethics: Black Luv, Healthcare, and Cultural Mistrust,” currently appears in Not In My Family: AIDS in the African American Community, a 2007 NAACP Image Award nominated collection edited by Gil Robertson. (www.afrostoshelltoes.com/word).
Mad At God: A Poetic Attempt At Healing
On what would have been Everett Garnes’ B Day, his brother heals from his passing the best way he knows how…ART!!!!
What We Need Now Is Not Another Blues Poem
In a poignant poem, Ed Garnes responds to the death of Oscar Grant, a recent victim of police brutality.
CHRISETTE MICHELE ON BEING A LADY
Chrisette Michele has been here before. Inheriting the vulnerability and matchless vocal character of queens like Billie Holliday and Phyllis Hyman, she plainly personifies loves vacant assurances as well as its soul stirring potential. Michele’s musical gifts vacillate between the sonic mysticism of smoky jazz clubs and the boomin’ system vigor of hip hop. In this exclusive with Ed Garnes, Michele represents for everyday sistas.
Ed Garnes Vents On Scarface, Fake Rappers, Drug Culture
From running numbers to moonshine runs and after hour juke joints, black folks have often utilized the underground economy. Scarface is a hood hero because it is the ultimate underdog story.
Ed Garnes Traces Anthony David’s Rise Circa 00′
The following joint is an exclusive excerpt from award winning writer Edward M. Garnes, Jr.’s long awaited collection Other Side of The Game: Rare Testimonials On Music & Black Cultural Production to be published by Home Grown in 2009. This was the first story ever written on Anthony David way back in 2000.
Obama Drama: When Racial Identity Goes Wrong
Obama is not as racially obscure as Justice Clarence Thomas or as radical as the Honorable Minister Louis Farrakhan. But, he occupies a curious public space where his “Blackness” is palatable across race and class fault lines.
Ed Garnes Femi Kuti Talk Music/Freedom
Celebrating his Definitive Collection release, Kuti talks freedom, black music, and second slavery in a rare interview with Ed Garnes. The following interview is an exclusive excerpt from award winning writer Garnes’ long awaited collection Other Side of The Game: Rare Testimonials On Music & Black Cultural Production to be published by Home Grown in 2009.
Luv And A Hug: Youth Development 101
Young people don’t raise themselves. A point sorely lost with many elders insistent on generational blaming, and casting insults at the hip-hop generation from the sidelines, instead of taking ownership of their failures. Criticism absent an action plan makes for empty speeches, redundant press conferences, and misdirected marches portraying young folks as the new Negro problem.
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