Category: Equity
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

After the Obama disappointment, black voters want more than empty symbolism This familiarity may be enough for some black people. Her incremental reforms for black households could have been useful. Her messaging about black issues – such as segregation and voter suppression – was well-timed in debates that focus very little on them. But in…
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The Week In Stories Around the Globe

Colombian Unions, Students Plan Strike, Marches; Government Warns Against Violence Colombian unions and student groups are planning a strike on Thursday, with marches to insist the government maintain minimum wages for young people and the universal right to a pension. #Revolution #Colombia #Protest #Politics Debt Is Holding Black Americans Hostage Slavery and its aftermath continue to hurt…
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The Evolved Men of the Week: The Combat Hippies

Welcome to the “Veterans Day” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Men of the Week’ profile. Today we will highlight historical and contemporary figures 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 to the Combat Hippies.…
Activism, Art, Culture, Drugs, Economics, Environment, equality, Equity, Gender, History, Human Rights, Love, Manhood, mental health, Non-Profit, Police, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Religion, Social Justice, Social Media, Veteran, violence, War, Writer -
Veteran For Peace

On November 11th, America celebrates Veterans Day. It was initially called Armistice Day. It was to commemorate the end of World War I and move the world toward peace. On that day, we honor the men and women who’ve worn or wear the Armed Forces uniform. One can be supportive of the military and veterans,…
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The Evolved Men of the Week: The Golden Thirteen

Welcome to the “Veterans Day” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Men of the Week’ profile. Today, we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embodied what it meant to be an evolved man, both famous and non-famous. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Golden…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

America’s unintentional indifference to veterans I need you to understand that war is a democratic process. The military does not choose it. The people you choose to elect do. Respectfully, for that reason, you shouldn’t be allowed to gaze from afar, put us out of mind, cut off yourself to us. Whatever we have done, it was…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

NASA Astronauts Complete the First All-Female Spacewalk Both women, as well as Ms. McClain, were part of NASA’s 2013 class of eight astronaut trainees, which was the first to include equal numbers of men and women. There are now 12 female astronauts in NASA’s ranks, out of a total of 38 active ones. #NASA #Science #WomenInSTEM #Space Protests Rock…
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School’s Out

The Tale of Two Cities This week, Chicago’s Public School doors are closed…just like they once were several years ago when Rahm Emmanuel was the Chicago Mayor. At the end of 2019, before the dawn of a new decade, the Chicago Teachers Union and their comrades at Service Employees (SEIU) Local 73 have retaken to…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Mayor Michael Tubbs

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 Stanford University graduate and Stockton Mayor, Michael…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe

More than a quarter of UK mammals face extinction “I think the most important thing that young people can do to help the environment is to educate the adults around them, put pressure on the people in charge and show other young people that even small actions can have a big impact #Humanity #climatechange #Extinction Elected…