Category: Service

• The Evolved Man of the WeeK: Frederick Douglass

  

  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 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 goes […]

  February 2, 2023

  Activism, Books, business, Culture, Education, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, International, Manhood, Marriage, Newspaper, Politics, race, Service, Social Justice, violence, War

• The People’s Forest

  

  Nothing Defunded ATL didn’t defund the police. They gave them more money. I’ve lived in ATL since 2015, and it’s always been a city of the ‘haves’ and ‘have nots.’ However, the gap between rich and poor has only gotten worse since the pandemic started. Tent cities and beggars are on almost every street corner. Atlanta […]

  January 23, 2023

  Activism, Animal, business, Culture, Economics, Environment, equality, History, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, Media, Nature, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Photos, Police, Politics, Poverty, race, Service, Social Justice, violence, Youth

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Xiuhtezcatl Martinez

  

  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 person, famous and non-famous individual alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the hip-hop artist, author, and environmental activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez. […]

  September 28, 2022

  Activism, Art, Books, Climate, Culture, Equity, Human Rights, International, Manhood, Media, Nature, Politics, Service, Social Justice, Social Media, Youth

• Evolved ‘Young’ Men of the Week: The Rome High School Football Team

  

  Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved “Young” Men of the Week’ profile. Today we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embodied what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Rome High School Football Team. The Rome […]

  September 14, 2022

  Education, Manhood, Newspaper, Service, Social Media, Sports, Youth

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Corion Evans

  

  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 person, famous and non-famous individuals alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to Mississippi teenager and hero Corion Evans.  It was […]

  July 21, 2022

  Culture, Manhood, Media, Photos, Police, Service, Youth

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Chris Perez

  

  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 person, famous and non-famous individuals alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Director of Volunteer Services at Atrium Health, […]

  April 20, 2022

  business, Culture, Education, Gender, Health, Manhood, Marriage, Media, Medicine, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Service

• Reflections on the Empire: Part II

  

  Empire Babies “The world is a freak show, and if you live in the United States. You have a front-row seat.” The quote at the beginning of this essay is to paraphrase the late great comedian George Carlin. We citizens of the U.S are empire babies, and too many of us don’t realize we have a […]

  April 10, 2022

  Activism, Books, business, Climate, Culture, Economics, Environment, equality, Equity, History, Human Rights, International, Media, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Police, Politics, Poverty, race, Service, Social Justice, Social Media, Veteran, violence, War, Youth

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Christian “Chris” Smalls

  

  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 person, famous and non-famous individuals alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the labor organizer, union president, native New […]

  April 6, 2022

  Activism, business, Culture, Economics, equality, Equity, History, Human Rights, Manhood, Music, Newspaper, Politics, Poverty, Service, Social Justice, Social Media, Television

• Reflections on the Empire: Part 1 

  

  World War III? In February 2022, the fever pitch of calls for war arose in the mainstream press. Russia invaded the nation of Ukraine. Most Americans didn’t think much about Ukraine before this year, despite the fact, the U.S. sponsored two coups in that country in 2014. It enforced policies that led that nation to become […]

  March 28, 2022

  Activism, business, Climate, Culture, Economics, Environment, History, Human Rights, International, Media, Nature, Politics, Poverty, Service, Technology, Television, Veteran, violence, War

• Men, We Need to Talk

  

  Man Up The strong, silent type is something that men are taught to be from a young age. As little boys, we’re told, ‘boys don’t cry’ and to ‘man up,’ if we are hurt or impacted by something done to us. This leads to bottling up our emotions until we reach the point of no return. […]

  March 14, 2022

  Activism, Animal, Books, business, Culture, Drugs, Economics, Education, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, Health, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, Love, Manhood, Marriage, Medicine, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Poverty, Religion, Science, Service, Sex Crime, Sexism, Social Justice, Veteran, violence, War, Writer