Category: Social Media

• Blade is Still #BlackBoyJoy

  

  Blade: Unforgivable Blackness With black television’s resurgence, shows like Black-ish, Atlanta, Insecure, Empire, Scandal, and How to Get Away with Murder have been blasting through the airwaves and our downloads. The next leap in black film and television naturally is the red-hot superhero genre. 2016 has given us Luke Cage (#coffee) and the promise of…

  October 15, 2016

  Comics, Culture, equality, film, Gender, Manhood, Media, race, Social Media, Television

• 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

• American Idiocracy

  

  Dumb it Down? The infamous and incredible comedian George Carlin once said: “Think of how stupid the average person is, and realize half of them are stupider than that.” He was talking about his fellow American citizens. T.V. host, comedian, and lizard man, Bill Maher often comments on the average American’s level of intelligence or…

  October 2, 2016

  Activism, Climate, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, Equity, film, Gender, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, International, Media, mental health, Movie, Politics, Prison, race, Sexism, Social Justice, Social Media, Sports, Technology, Television, violence

• The New Mis-Education of the Negro

  

  A Brief History Lesson In November 2008, America elected the first person of color to the highest office in the land. Many media and political pundits were claiming that America had reached the point of becoming a post-racial society. Since white folks voted in such large numbers for a black man, the country had supposedly…

  August 27, 2016

  Activism, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, Hate Crime, History, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Politics, Prison, race, Sexism, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology, 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

• Blue Jeans and Cheerios Make Racists Go Cray Cray: On Interracial Love in the U.S.

  

  The Controversy On April 26, 2016, Old Navy sent out a tweet that drove the Twitter-Verse into a frenzy and rapidly sparked a backlash from the loveliest of twitter trolls. “What was the cause of this venomous reaction?” you might be asking. It was a tweet for an Old Navy sale ad that featured a…

  May 21, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Dating, Education, equality, Equity, Gender, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, Marriage, Politics, race, Social Justice, Social Media, Television

• 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…

  March 12, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Drug War, Drugs, Education, equality, Equity, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, LGBTQ, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Police, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Religion, Social Justice, Social Media, Technology, Television, Veteran, War, Youth

• Cam Newton and the Curious Case of the Confident Black Person

  

  Superbowl 50 and the Press Conference from Hell Carolina Panthers Quarterback Cam Newton hasn’t had the best few weeks. On February 7, 2016, he and his team lost the Super Bowl to the Denver Broncos in front of a live audience of 114 million people. And there was a controversial Beyoncé halftime performance (that warrants…

  February 28, 2016

  equality, Equity, Gender, Manhood, Music, Newspaper, Politics, race, Social Media, Sports

• Depression, Struggle, and My Road to Self-Worth

  

  The Big 3-0 Turning thirty years old personally for me was a significant milestone and a year of significant transition. During my time growing up on Chicago’s South and West sides, I was placed in various foster homes starting at the tender age of three-years-old. Fortunately, I was adopted at the age of twelve. When…

  February 21, 2016

  Activism, Culture, Dating, Drugs, Economics, Education, Environment, Gender, Health, Manhood, mental health, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Poverty, race, Social Media, Veteran, violence, War, Writer