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Dr. Ed Garnes is one of the most dynamic therapists, educators, and life consultants in America. in Counseling (Michigan State University), M.A.

He works with global activists, Hollywood celebrities, best-selling writers, collegiate and professional athletes, and corporate leaders. With a scholar's take on wellness, Dr. Garnes brings a quarter century of experience in creating life strategies for healing and success, as well as an uncanny ability to meet diverse clients wherever they are in the life span. A doctoral internship trainee of C

al Berkeley, he holds a PHD ((University of Tennessee), M.A. in Psychology (University of Tennessee) and B.A. in English Writing (DePauw University). Garnes has worked extensively with diverse individuals and groups. He curates interventions keenly aware of the impact race, ethnicity, gender identity, religion, socioeconomic background, and disability status have on values, interests, and skills that directly impact academic, career, and psychosocial development. Intergenerational supporters champion his ability to channel his grandmother's southern wisdom, observational humor, and sobering life lessons as an activist into practical strategies for personal development. A respected educator, counselor, commentator, consultant, and activist in the areas of hip hop, Black identity, manhood, and popular culture, for his work with his community-based agency From Afros To Shelltoes, Garnes has appeared on the cover of Young Black Entrepreneur Magazine and on/in Black Enterprise Magazine, CNN’s Headline News, Sirius Radio, CBS Radio, and allhiphop.com. Garnes currently stars in the internationally acclaimed documentary film series Elementary Genocide directed by Rahiem Shabazz. Additionally, his national tour Sweet Tea Ethics has featured famed brothers Dr. Cornel West and Clifton West. Garnes also appears in BET's acclaimed documentary Killer Curves, examining pop culture influences on Black women's body image. Garnes' research and clinical interests include gendered racism towards Black men, racial perceptions of protest, career development among athletes, multicultural and social justice issues, mental health promotion and community outreach, and racial and ethnic identity development. His current dissertation research seeks to determine the impact of negative racial experiences on college satisfaction, resilience, assimilation, and mental health of Black men (athletes & non-athletes) at predominantly white institutions.

11/11/2025

Check out our newest episode with Dr Ed Garnes a renown Psychologist as we talk about healing, black culture and the black psyche. Now available available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.

11/11/2025

Check out our newest episode as we sit down with Dr Ed Garnes, a renown psychologist aa we talk about healing, black culture and the black psyche. Our newest episode is now available on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. If you’re on Apple Podcasts make sure to rate, review, subscribe and share.

11/09/2022

Happy to announce the first stop of the Sweet Tea Ethics college and community tour is the Atlanta & Friends Fine Art Exhibition 9/24/22 @ https://www.okeebajubalogallery.com in Charleston, SC where I will serve as host and official ambassador. Future dates TBA.

"Here is the significance of my dear brother Ed Garnes, Jr. and Sweet Tea Ethics. There is no other group in Atlanta that can bring together such engaged, high quality, and substantial dialogue about the crucial issues facing not just the black community, but also American society. He writes well, works hard and revels in the life of the mind. Thank God for brother Ed Garnes, Jr."-- Dr. Cornel West

FROM AFROS TO SHELLTOES PRESENTS

SWEET TEA ETHICS
COLLEGE AND COMMUNITY TOUR

STARRING
DR. ED GARNES
FOUNDER, FROM AFROS TO SHELLTOES

Topics Include:
Dying For A Doctorate: How Academia Murders Black Souls
My Life And Times As A White Supremacist Kill Joy
Trending Towards Triumph: A Brother’s Search For Identity Congruence
How To Eat Chicken Wings Battle Injustice And Graduate On Time
Ballin’: Power, Purpose, and Sport

Book an event for your college, university, or community organization via: fromafrostoshelltoes@gmail.com

About Sweet Tea Ethics
Fueled by an uncanny mix of observational humor and candid social commentary, Sweet Tea Ethics transforms grandma's folk tales, personal college experiences, and sobering life lessons into practical strategies for personal development and real world application.

11/09/2022

Moetown Lee and Dr Ed Garnes from the Reclamation Point podcast joined Queue Points Podcast for an interview earlier in the week to discuss their new podcast about Black men and mental health. The four men cover a lot. We discuss why it's important for us to celebrate our wins, how do we unlearn toxic habits and how manhood and masculinity is being redefined.

Moetown Lee and Dr. Ed Garnes from the Reclamation Point podcast joined us for an interview earlier in the week to discuss their new podcast about Black men and mental health. The four men cover a lot. We discuss why it's important for us to celebrate our wins, how do we unlearn toxic habits and how...

11/09/2022

11/08/2016

I'm back. FULL 20 minute episode: Okeeba Jubalo has masterfully crafted the "DEFINITIVE" interview on my life for Young Black Entrepreneur TV. We rap about the influence of my parents and grandparents, art as liberation, black male development, African centered psychology, and how to survive peanut butter and jelly nights.

01/08/2015

mad luv to my Alma mater DePauw University for featuring my cover appearance in Young Black Entrepreneur Magazine...DPU is where I started my career in arts & ent

"I get a charge out of supporting my own," Ed Garnes Jr., a 1999 graduate of DePauw University, tells Young Black Entrepreneur. The founder of From Afros to Shelltoes is featured in the latest issue of the Atlanta-based magazine.

10/07/2015

Don’t do it for the money. Nothing will ever be enough. Don’t do it for the fluff and circumstance of the scene. Fame is a choosy lover. Do it because your soul wont rest until you put a down payment on your own dreams." Ed Garnes as told to Young Black Entrepreneur Magazine. Click the link below to read the full interview/cover story starting on page 29. Mad luv to Okeeba Jubalo and his staff for letting me detail my life as a small biz owner.

Issue #4 July 2015 Subscribe now! www.noblesol.net

16/06/2015

mad luv to Jawbreaker.nyc for featuring my commentary in sista Kimberly Walker's documentary Faux Show "When you’re looking at a media that has white male gatekeepers, it makes sense that the “big butt” has risen to prominence.”-- Edward Garnes click the link for the story and to view the doc..

A writer grabs society's new b***y craze by the balls!

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