Category: Culture
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Thoughts on Black Conservatives
What is a black conservative? The definition of a conservative is “a person who is averse to change and holds traditional values.” As a black person in the United States, what is a black person trying to conserve? The truth is they have nothing to converse. A simple U.S. History lesson shows that the United States has…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe
Yes, the Ohio train wreck is an environmental disaster. No, it’s not Chernobyl. “It’s really hard to know how those different chemicals interact and then how your body reacts,” Farmer said. “That’s why I think all the scientists are having a really hard time telling anybody what is going to happen long-term.” (To address health…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: George Washington Carver
Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s Evolved Man of the Week profiles. Each week in February, we will highlight a historical black male figure who embodied what it meant to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
US secures deal on Philippines bases to complete arc around China In an editorial published to coincide with the arrival of the US defense secretary in Manila, China’s state-run Global Times accused the US of “setting a trap for the Philippines” and “trying to push the Philippines to the frontline of confrontation with China”.”We are…
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The Evolved Man of the WeeK: Frederick Douglass
Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s Evolved Man of the Week profiles. Each week in February, we will highlight a historical black male figure who embodies what it meant to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Goodbye empire? US sanctions are failing in the face of multipolarity Whether or not Kiev will be thrown under a bus by its Western backers in due course, and the anti-Russian measures will endure after the war is over, seems to not matter so much, though – for, as Demarais was herself forced to acknowledge…
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The People’s Forest
Nothing Defunded ATL didn’t defund the police. They gave them more money. I’ve lived in ATL since 2015, and it’s always been a city of the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.’ However, the gap between rich and poor has only gotten worse since the pandemic started. Tent cities and beggars are on almost every street corner. Atlanta…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Discover the 10 Oldest Countries in the World While some might believe that the oldest countries in the world are immense global powers that remain prominent today, this assumption is false. In fact, it is likely that most people would be surprised to learn which countries were founded first. Although some still hold influential political…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Dr. Marlon Haywood
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the professor, mentor, advocate, and Chicago native…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Teacher and cousin of Black Lives Matter founder ‘Tased to death’ by LAPD “He was so committed to his students. He was so present for them and was an educator who believed in education.” She recalled how Anderson at a young age was driven to “be a better human being, to make a difference and…
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