Category: film

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Michio Kaku

  

  Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profile. Each week, we highlight an individual who 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 the author, former whiz kid, theoretical physicist, science…

  January 26, 2017

  Climate, Culture, Education, film, International, Manhood, Nature, Newspaper, Politics, race, Science, Social Media, Technology, Television, Veteran, Writer

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Sylvester James Gates

  

  Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profile. Each week, we highlight an individual who 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 the author, physicist, science educator, and television personality, Sylvester…

  December 13, 2016

  Climate, Culture, Education, Environment, film, Gender, History, LGBTQ, Manhood, Media, race, Science, Technology, Television, Writer

• Blade is Still #BlackBoyJoy

  

  Blade: Unforgivable Blackness With black television’s resurgence, shows like Black-ish, Atlanta, Insecure, Empire, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder have been blasting through the airwaves and our downloads. The next leap in black film and television naturally is the red-hot superhero genre. 2016 has given us Luke Cage (#coffee) and the promise of…

  October 15, 2016

  Comics, Culture, equality, film, Gender, Manhood, Media, race, Social Media, Television

• American Idiocracy

  

  Dumb it Down? The infamous and incredible comedian George Carlin once said: “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” He was talking about his fellow American citizens. T.V. host, comedian, and lizard man, Bill Maher often comments on the average American’s level of intelligence or…

  October 2, 2016

  Activism, Climate, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, Equity, film, Gender, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, International, Media, mental health, Movie, Politics, Prison, race, Sexism, Social Justice, Social Media, Sports, Technology, Television, violence

• The Rise of the White Savior Complex and Our Failure in Diversity

  

  What do movies like Dangerous Minds, Hardball, and The Freedom Writers all have in common? They’re all movies detailing a well-meaning white person coming into the ‘hood’ to save all of the little black and brown children from themselves and the wayward people in the community. The White Savior Complex is a modern spin on…

  March 30, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Drugs, Education, equality, Equity, Feminism, film, Gender, History, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Manhood, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Politics, Poverty, race, Social Justice, Technology, Television, Veteran, Writer, Youth