Category: mental health
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Rev. William Barber
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 the pastor, activist, and North Carolina NAACP…
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Where the Children Play
Kids Don’t Vote At the tender age of three, I was placed in a foster home after being abruptly taken away from my biological family. I spent almost a decade as a ward of the State of Illinois. I would never wish this traumatic experience on any child. Luckily, I was adopted by a loving…
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Paradise Lost: Musings on Manhood
Is My Manhood in Question? In the 21st century, there is an identity crisis for men the world over. This article will focus solely on American men. We live in an age where ideas about masculinity, manliness, gender roles, and what it means to be a man are both in question and flux. With the rise…
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Evolved Man of the Week: Leo Sheng
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 queer activist, journalist, actor, Instagram star, and…
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Sounds About White?
The Trump Apologist The 2016 Election was a real shit show. America elected a reality TV star to the highest political office in the land. Soon after the election, many liberals went on the defensive about how Trump won. They blamed pro-wrestling, Russia, Facebook, and ‘the blacks.’ In fact, everything got blamed for the election…
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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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Evolved Man of the Week: Malachi Jones
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 writer, poet, and artist, Malachi Jones. The…
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On Why Black Lives Matter
In this article, I will discuss the not-so-surprisingly controversial slogan and hashtag that sparked a modern-day civil rights movement, #BlackLivesMatter. I will explain the merits of the movement and why it matters now more than ever. Detractors and Neo-conservatives (Shout out to Fox News) have tried to undermine the statement ‘black lives matter” with the…
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Evolved Man of the Week: Huey P. Newton
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 that 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…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
‘We’ve seen the worst of humanity,’ Florida school official says as 17 killed in campus shooting A former student who had been expelled for disciplinary reasons opened fire at a South Florida high school Wednesday, killing 17 people and wounding at least a dozen others, authorities said. The suspected gunman, Nikolas Cruz, 19, was quickly…
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