Category: Politics
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Killing the Revolution
The Revolution will not be Televised In the wake of the acquittal of George Zimmerman for the death of Trayvon Martin, the hashtag #BlackLivesMatter became the social media trend that would become a movement. Black Lives Matter reached its zenith in the summer of 2014 after the wrongful death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO.…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Thousands block roads in Extinction Rebellion protests across London “Make no mistake, people are already dying,” the letter said. “In the majority world, indigenous communities are now on the brink of extinction. This crisis is only going to get worse … prime minister, you cannot ignore this crisis any longer. We must act now.” #ClimateChange #London #Nature #Rebellion…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Canada’s probable next PM is courting the far right to win Scheer has a long history of courting white nationalists by appealing unabashedly and overtly to their ugly, nativist, xenophobic and racist temperaments (to describe them as “ideas” is antithetical to the word). #Canada #Election2019 #WhiteSupremacy The Fight for Africa’s Fish Foreign trawlers- Mostly Chinese- are plundering the…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Cyclone Idai: How the storm tore into southern Africa It formed off the eastern coast of Mozambique in early March and hit the country’s coast a first time before heading back out into the Mozambique Channel. It intensified, weakened and intensified again before hitting the Mozambique coast for a second time on 14 March. Winds…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
New Zealand Shooting Live Updates: Attack on Christchurch Mosques Leaves 49 Dead “Nobody’s answering their phones,” she said. “We don’t know if they’re at the hospital or out of reach. Some have posted that they are safe, but others have not.” #HateCrime #MassShootings #NewZealand Political incivility, racial hostility roil U.S. high schools, study finds To bolster their…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
75 Percent of Republicans Say White Americans Are Discriminated Against The victimization of white America put forth by conservatives and right-wing media has taken hold, according to the results in a new poll from Hill-HarrisX. A whopping 75 percent of registered Republican voters said that white Americans face discrimination. #ThisIsAmerica #TrumpsAmerica #GOP#ReverseRacism What if It’s…
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I’m Not Racist But…
Online Klan Rally Social media has solidified what I’ve always known: that racists, come in all shapes and sizes. You have liberal bigots, wealthy bigots, conservative bigots, poor ones, lady bigots, Republicans, Democrats, socialists, and everything else under the sun. Also, you realize thanks to social media that #WhiteFragility is always on and poppin’. I…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
6 Civilians and 2 Soldiers Killed as Tensions Rise Between India and Pakistan Over Kashmir “Tensions have been running high since Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan this past Tuesday, carrying out what India called a pre-emptive strike against militants blamed for a Feb. 14 suicide bombing in Indian-controlled Kashmir that killed 40 Indian troops. Pakistan…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Bobby Seale
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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Black Boy Joy
Three Years of Evolving Man Project It’s been three years since I launched the Evolving Man Project. 2018 was our biggest year yet, and there’s a lot more coming in the year ahead. The purpose of this site is a look into the personal journey of one black man in America. Being black in…
Evolving Folks Project 