Category: Culture
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Brazil and Peru are failing uncontacted peoples – and the Amazon’s future is at stake Indigenous peoples have resisted this hypocrisy because, for us, these forests are life itself. Many of our people have died in this struggle but we’ll keep fighting. We call on the Brazilian and Peruvian governments to stop playing both sides,…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Thosh Collins
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous, and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the author, community health educator, and social media…
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: Cee Cee Lyles
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Woman of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the flight attendant and hero, Cee Cee Lyles.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
From Madagascar to Morocco: Gen Z protests shake Africa “I joined the protests because enough is enough. We’ve lost our most basic rights, corruption is everywhere, injustice is everywhere, public services are collapsing,” she says. “In my house for instance we haven’t had running water for six years, and yet we’re still paying the bills.”…
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Lionizing Mediocracy
The death of Charlie Kirk has caused a firestorm around gun rights, freedom of speech, and political violence. The MAGA cult and right-wingers across social media have immortalized the right-wing podcaster. Using the death of the Turning Point USA founder, the Trump Administration has continued to rally against left and progressive organizations. He has been…
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The Evolved “Young” Man of the Week: Bryce Brooks
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s Evolved “Young” Man of the Week profile. Today, we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embody what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Atlanta native and hero, Bryce Brooks.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
What we know about the hanging deaths of two men in Mississippi Investigations into both deaths are ongoing. Rumors and speculation about the incidents have spread on social media, likely fueled by Mississippi’s painful history of racist violence in the Jim Crow era, The Associated Press reports. #DeltaStateUniversity #Mississippi #BlackLivesMatter #RacismInAmerica Thirsty and starving, Gazans face…
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Giving Black Men Space
When my friend, Lornett Vestal, asked me to write a guest blog for the Evolving Folks Project, I initially scratched my head, wondering what I’d write about. Topics of dating, finding joy during trying times, and ways to live an aligned life all danced in my mind. While I was considering this, I started reading…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Deadly Nepal protests reflect a wider pattern of Gen Z political activism across Asia Despite the challenges ahead, the uprising has provided a historic opportunity to fix Nepal’s broken government system. But real change depends on how power shifts from the old guard to new leaders, and whether they can address the structural and systemic issues…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Shinya Yamanaka
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individuals alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Japanese stem cell researcher and a Nobel Prize laureate, Shinya…
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