Category: Marriage
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A Conversation about Black Fatherhood
Fatherhood is one of the most important life journeys a man can take. It is challenging, rewarding, and thankless. But countless proud parents, including many fathers, would say it’s worth seeing their baby grow from childhood to adulthood successfully. Black fatherhood is often surrounded by misinformation and stereotypes. These racist and troubling stereotypes about black…
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The Body Journey
In January 2024, Men’s Health Magazine published its survey results from it’s Men’s Health State-of-Weight Survey. They found that 1/3 of men were unhappy about their weight. Seventy percent of men in the same survey stated they felt conscious about their bodies. In our society, the focus on body image is typically directed towards women and girls.…
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Lonely Boy II
Single Awareness Day? Valentine’s Day 2024 is upon us. It’s a day where if you’re single, society really makes you feel like a loser. Hence, some folks call V-Day the single awareness day. A 2022 Pew Research Center study found that 63% of men aged 18-29 reported being single, compared to 34% of women in the same age group. There appears…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Mamadou Safayou Barry
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight famous and non-famous individuals who embody what it means to be an evolved man. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Guinean student Mamadou Safayou Barry. In 2023, Mamadou Safayou Barry cycled from…
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Dear Johnny, Leave Mrs. Coretta Scott King Alone
Johnathan Majors’s rise to fame was seemingly overnight. My man was getting his bag. The 34-year-old was tapped as the future of Hollywood and had a seemingly long career ahead of him. From indie hit Last Black Man in San Francisco to HBO’s sleeper hit Lovecraft Country to Creed III to being tapped to be the next big bad…
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A Letter to My 20-Year-Old Self
Well, my mind is goin’ through them changes At the tender age of 20, you can’t imagine where this strange journey called life would take you over the next twenty years. During these past two decades, you’ll travel to some far-off places like Australia, Aruba, Brazil, Ecuador, Finland, and many other places in the world.…
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Lonely Boy
Loneliness: The Silent Killer The male loneliness epidemic is a growing problem in the United States and the United Kingdom. Men are more likely than women to report feeling lonely, and the number of lonely men has been increasing in recent years, especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Many factors contribute to male…
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No Homo
In 2023, we still have a critical mass of men who are very insecure in their masculinity up to the point where they are more than happy to police the behaviors of their fellow men. Men who are going about their lives and doing regular everyday things, but if they do this thing a specific…
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This Is 40
40 Year Old NOT a Virgin A decade ago, I hit 30- years old. A milestone that many folks in my community will never get to experience. When I turned 30, I was dealing with serious mental health struggles. I was suffering in silence but was encouraged to seek help. My career wasn’t in order,…
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Millennial-Life Crisis?
This summer, I turn 40 years old. This means I will reach that age range where some people hit their dreaded mid-life crisis. If I’m like previous generations of men who get to this point. It means I’d divorce my wife, buy a new sports car, and date a 21-year-old Instagram model. I doubt this…
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