Who I Be!

Rashid Raziq Rashad was born in Atlanta, Ga. On November 17, 1967 and grew up in Techwood Homes the first public housing project built in United States. Throughout the 70s and 80s the area was synonymous with urban blight cascading in drugs and violence; prior to Techwood’s destruction Congress designated the project as the “deadliest housing project in the country”. Rashid’s father Woodrow Stargell Jr. was murdered when he was only eight yrs. old, he has three brothers and one sister; his mother Eloise Stargell was only twenty nine yrs. old at the time of the murder. Rashid graduated from Henry Grady High School in Atlanta, Ga. with a four year athletic scholarship from Savannah State University in football. Rashid has ten children, eight grandchildren and a loving supportive wife Anisa Rashad. Rashid is the parliamentary of the PTA board at Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga. Chairperson of the school council at Pine Ridge Elementary School in Stone Mountain, Ga. also den leader for Boys Scout pack 1891 in Lithonia, Ga. Rashid is the author of the book “The Power of Family Unity: How to Use it to Gain Economical Freedom for Generations”. Mr. Rashad is the president of a non-profit organization called “The Custodians of Faith”, which feed the homeless in downtown Atlanta, Ga. every weekend and travel throughout the country on missions to help the poor. Rashid is a member of “A Titus Man”, a non-profit organization with his brother Scott Chatman which mentors young men.