Category: Human Rights
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The Struggle is Real
College is expensive af! When I was 17 years old and set to graduate from high school, my mother told me she couldn’t afford to send me to college. Like most young people, I was sold the dream of college. I wanted a better life for myself, but my family was poor. Like really poor.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Trump is reinvigorating the American left We don’t yet know what the effects of all this activism will be in the long run. But I have zero doubt that in years to come there will be Democratic mayors, governors, senators and maybe even a president or two who will say, “Why did I get involved…
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Gone, but Not Forgotten
America thinks that men who look #StephonClark or me, my nephews, friends, mentors, fathers, grandfathers, uncles, and brothers are monsters who deserve to be judged with death at the slightest so-called “threat,” real or imagined. To law enforcement or the state. Women who look like #AtatianaJefferson or my mother’s, sisters, nieces, my wife, cousins, aunties, and grandmothers…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
In Canada, You Can Now Use Bills With a Black Woman on Them While Americans are still waiting to deposit Harriet Tubmans in their bank accounts, our neighbors to the north have just unveiled a new $10 bill that features their own civil rights pioneer Viola Desmond. #Canada#CivilRights#BlackGirlMagic#ViolaDesmond UN moves towards recognising human right…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Larry Williams Jr.
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 union organizer, founder of UnionBase.org, former President…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
We will cut your throats’: The anatomy of Greece’s lynch mobs “Of course, fascists and racists are a threat to both Greeks and migrants. But it’s like the police don’t care because it’s just another report they have to file and that’s it.” #Greece#Racists#FarRight#BigotsHumanRights The disgusting thing that’s happening to women reporting sexual abuse in…
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Random Thoughts on Black Men: Part II
A while back, I wrote a piece titled “Random Thoughts on Black Men.” In that article, I wondered why are so many black dudes are afraid of dogs and seem to always wear socks with their sandals. Well, I’m back to ponder the meaning of more random shit that is exclusive to my fellow black…
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Men…We Can Do Better
So Long The music artists Eminem and Carrie Underwood both have infamous songs regarding a significant other who’s wronged them. The tones of their respective songs show a significant difference in how men and women interact in intimate relationships. “Before He Cheats”- By Carrie Underwood I dug my key into the side Of his pretty…
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Evolved Man of the Week: Aaron Mair
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 environmentalist, activist, Navy veteran, and the former…
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God Bless America
At the beginning of this nation’s history, an oligarchic system was created that only granted freedom to wealthy white land-owning men. This nation was established on the backs of countless slaves and natives. Fast forward to 2017, and now we have an openly bigoted POTUS. Hate crimes in Charlottesville, Virginia, have rocked the nation to…
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