Category: Hate Crime
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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
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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Santa Isn’t Real, and other fables
Imagination is a beautiful gift we humans have, and no other being on Earth possesses it from what we know. Children often have an overactive imagination, and we’ve created fables in our different cultures to cultivate kids’ imaginations. It’s not a problem to believe in fairy tales when you’re a six-year-old, but it’s far different from believing in fantasy […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The legendary life of Brazilian soccer icon Pele in photos A three-time World Cup winner who scored 1,281 goals in 1,363 games, Pele is known as the “king of soccer,” the world’s most beautiful game. “The difficult, the extraordinary, is not scoring a thousand goals like Pelé. It is creating a goal like Pelé,” wrote […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Thailand children’s daycare mass shooting death toll rises to 35 Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha ordered the national police chief to “fast-track an investigation” and said he would travel to the scene of the attack on Friday.“This should not happen. This absolutely should not happen,” Prayut told reporters. “I am extremely sorry for those who […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
China cuts off vital U.S. contacts over Pelosi Taiwan visit Pelosi’s visit has stirred emotions among the Chinese public, and the government’s response “makes us feel our motherland is very powerful and gives us confidence that the return of Taiwan is the irresistible trend,” said Wang Lu, a tourist from neighboring Zhejiang province. #China #unitedstates #Trade #taiwan When […]
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Hamed Sinno
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 individuals alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the singer and LGBTQ rights advocate, Hamed […]
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Random Thoughts on Black Men: Pride Edition
It’s time to return to “Random Thoughts on Black Men.” In previous articles, I questioned why some brothas feared dogs, why some brothas wore socks with sandals, and some brothas felt the need to Hotep or black men’s colorism towards darker-skinned black women. In 2021, I did the third post on this topic where I praised brothas just […]
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Lil’ Nas X
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 individuals alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the rapper and singer, and Georgia native, […]
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Slain Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh laid to rest Thousands of people gathered for Abu Akleh’s funeral on Friday, including family, friends, and those who only knew Abu Akleh as a mainstay for 15 years in Al Jazeera’s coverage of the occupied Palestinian territories and the lives of everyday Palestinians #Palestine #ShireenAbuAkleh #Israel Prison riot kills […]