Month: June 2017

• How to educate White Folks about race in the Post-Obama Era

  

  In 2008, the liberal talking heads and political pundits gleefully claimed ‘the not so surprise’ ascent of presidential candidate and the eventual 44th president of the United States of America, Barack Obama represented a new ‘post-racial’ America. I guess, America became post-racial once a critical mass of white people was comfortable enough to vote for…

  June 17, 2017

  Activism, Culture, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Gender, Hate Crime, History, International, mental health, Newspaper, Politics, Poverty, race, Social Justice, Television, War

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Reza Aslan

  

  Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to New York Times best-selling author, professor, public…

  June 14, 2017

  Activism, Education, equality, Equity, film, Hate Crime, History, International, Manhood, Newspaper, Politics, race, Religion, Social Justice, Television, War

• Farewell, Sense8

  

  Adios Amigos… The people closest to me know that I’m not too big into many primetime tv shows on the air. It took my wife months to convince me to finally watch Breaking Bad and The Wire. To be honest, the only tv shows I view outside my marriage (couple shows are a thing, single folks) is…

  June 10, 2017

  Activism, Comics, Dating, Drugs, equality, Equity, Feminism, film, Gender, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, Manhood, Marriage, Music, Politics, race, Science, Social Justice, Social Media, Television, violence

• The Week In Stories Around the Globe

  

  Kids have been using Trump’s name and words to bully classmates Students have threatened their classmates with deportation, chanted Trump’s name or “white power” at minority students, paraded Confederate flags and spray-painted racial slurs and swastikas at schools around the country. #Trump#Bullying#America#UnitedStates#Bigotry The shocking UK election results explained “The result, then, is that May’s gamble…

  June 9, 2017

  Animal, Climate, Environment, History, International, Nature, Newspaper, Politics, Science, Technology

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Cesar Milan

  

  Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profiles. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to dog trainer and expert, New York Times best-selling…

  June 6, 2017

  Animal, Culture, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, film, International, Manhood, Marriage, mental health, Nature, race, Science, Social Media, Television, Writer

• The Week In Stories Around the Globe

  

  Noose found at exhibit in African-American Smithsonian Museum “The noose has long represented a deplorable act of cowardice and depravity — a symbol of extreme violence for African Americans. Today’s incident was a painful reminder of the challenges that African Americans continue to face,’’ Lonnie Bunch III, the museum’s founding director, said in a statement.…

  June 1, 2017

  Activism, Climate, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Gender, Hate Crime, History, International, Nature, Politics, race, Science, Sex Crime, Social Justice, War, Youth