Category: Poverty

• Evolved Man of the Week: James Baldwin

  

  Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profile. 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…

  February 14, 2017

  Activism, Art, Culture, Education, equality, Equity, film, Gender, Hate Crime, History, International, LGBTQ, Manhood, Newspaper, Politics, Poverty, race, Religion, Social Justice, Television, Travel, violence, War, Writer

• We’re All Niggas Now

  

  AMERICAN HISTORY X This Nation’s foundation was built on shaky ground. From the massive land grab from indigenous peoples to the enslavement of Africa people to women being seen as only baby making machines, America hasn’t been so great for everybody. The creation of a racial caste system meant that we would be separated (based…

  February 11, 2017

  Activism, Climate, Culture, Drug War, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Feminism, film, Gender, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, Non-Profit, Politics, Poverty, race, Religion, Sex Crime, Sexism, Social Justice, Social Media, Television, Youth

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Ernest Owens

  

    Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profile. Each week, we highlight an individual who 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 journalist, author, editor, syndicated talk show…

  November 22, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Education, equality, Equity, Gender, Hate Crime, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Manhood, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Politics, Poverty, Prison, Social Justice, Social Media, Television, Writer

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Bryan A. Stevenson

  

    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 man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week, we honor Harvard lawyer, human rights activist, professor, author, and…

  October 11, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Drugs, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Gender, Hate Crime, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Manhood, Media, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Police, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Social Justice, Television, violence

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Hakeem Oluseyi

  

  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 alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week, we honor physicist, veteran, professor, inventor, star of the Science Channel’s…

  October 3, 2016

  business, Culture, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Gender, History, International, Manhood, Marriage, Media, Nature, Non-Profit, Poverty, race, Science, Service, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology, Veteran, Writer, Youth

• Half of the Sky

  

  Cloudy Skies Ahead During my young and single days, like most 20 somethings, I was looking for love in all the wrong places. But I had fun while looking. I was at a bar one night in Chicago’s Hyde Park neighborhood. I met a young nurse we’ll call “Rose.” She was sitting alone at the…

  August 13, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Dating, Drugs, Economics, Education, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, Health, History, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, Love, Manhood, Marriage, Media, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Police, Politics, Poverty, race, Religion, Science, Service, Sex Crime, Sexism, Social Justice, Television, Veteran, violence, Writer, Youth

• Some Men Just Want to Watch the World Burn

  

  The Ignition In 2008, the housing market crashed and brought about the Great Recession. This happened just as I graduated from Northern Illinois University. I had done all the right things and was prepared to head out into the so-called ‘Adult World.’ But then the bottom fell out as the housing market crashed. That same year, the GOP…

  July 30, 2016

  Activism, Climate, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, Manhood, Marriage, Media, Newspaper, Police, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Religion, Sexism, Social Justice, Social Media, Television, violence, War, Writer

• America, You’re Getting Too Old for This Shit 

  

  Happy Birthday, America. Now Get Your Act Together On Monday, July 4th, 2016, America celebrated its 240th birthday. Fireworks, booze, barbecue, and time spent with loved ones were the day’s themes. Little did we know, this day was the calm before the storm. America’s racial tension and reaction against police brutality were brewing, about to spill…

  July 16, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Drug War, Drugs, Economics, Education, equality, Equity, Gender, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, Media, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Police, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Social Justice, Social Media, violence

• Lockdown: Orange is the New Black Goes Dark

  

  On June 17th, 2016 Netflix released the fourth season of their hit show Orange is the New Black. This season of the show took on many hard-hitting topics, such as racism, prison privatization, CO brutality, and sexual trauma. This controversial season has sparked many online debates, with some critics calling it ‘ trauma porn’, a…

  July 6, 2016

  Culture, Equity, Feminism, Gender, Hate Crime, LGBTQ, mental health, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Sex Crime, Sexism, Social Justice, Television, Veteran

• The Rise of the White Savior Complex and Our Failure in Diversity

  

  What do movies like Dangerous Minds, Hardball, and The Freedom Writers all have in common? They’re all movies detailing a well-meaning white person coming into the ‘hood’ to save all of the little black and brown children from themselves and the wayward people in the community. The White Savior Complex is a modern spin on…

  March 30, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Drugs, Education, equality, Equity, Feminism, film, Gender, History, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Manhood, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Politics, Poverty, race, Social Justice, Technology, Television, Veteran, Writer, Youth