Category: Religion
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Pity the sad legacy of Barack Obama “Bernie Sanders gallantly tried to generate a leftwing populism but he was crushed by Clinton and Obama in the unfair Democratic party primaries. So now we find ourselves entering a neofascist era: a neoliberal economy on steroids, a reactionary repressive attitude toward domestic “aliens”, a militaristic cabinet eager…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Preston Smiles
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 author, motivational speaker, the ex-gang member, guru,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Chinese Middle Class in Uproar Over Alleged Police Brutality The signatories of at least two online petitions organized through university alumni networks are infuriated by the Beijing prosecutors’ decision last Friday to drop charges against five police over the death of Lei Yang, a 29-year old graduate of prestigious Renmin University, in police custody…
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The Black Atheist Experience
The Age of Reason When I turned twenty years old, I had an epiphany. I had reached the age of reason and realized I was an atheist. It took me many years to get to the point of even writing something like this on a public forum. Being an atheist in America isn’t well-received by…
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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…
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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…
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The Evolved Man: Six Tips to Step Up Your Game and Evolve
The Personal Evolution Before I launched my website, it took me a good while to come up with a title. I went through several names, and it finally hit me, “Evolved Man.” A term I learned from dating guru and business consultant by the name of David DeAngelo. He refers to the meaning of an…
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The Police State and the Black Community: Redux
Why We Say Fuck Da Police “Get your fucking hands up now!” They surrounded the car, pointing their automatic assault rifles at the four of us sitting in a 1989 Mercedes-Benz. “Get outta da fuckin’ out the car!” “Where are the drugs?” The men thoroughly destroyed the inside interior of the vehicle. This was Memorial…
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Finding Peace in the City of Wind
“Peace is a lot like love. In order to have love, an individual must open themselves up to possible rejection and pain caused by another. Just like a community might risk war by opening themselves up to another community. To have peace or love, there is always some type of vulnerability that must be shown.…
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