Category: Television
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Things Are Stranger
Stranger Things is one of Netflix’s most popular and celebrated original series. It spawned a vast franchise that includes a cartoon prequel, a Broadway show, comic books, and a book series. Now, the final season of the hit show will premiere on Thanksgiving 2025, and Netflix is milking it for all it’s worth. We fans…
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A Tale of Colorism in 90s TV Shows
The 90s were a wild time in American history, but it was no doubt the golden age of black television. With sitcoms, black-led TV shows were used to build TV networks like NBC, The WB, Fox, and UPN. This was the heyday of black television. Unfortunately, issues of colorism found its way into some of…
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Evolved “Young” Man of the Week: Romir Parker
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s Evolved “Young” Man of the Week profile. Today, we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embody what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Virginia native and honorary firefighter, Romir…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Jack Knoxville
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who 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 activist, actor, political candidate, and founder of the…
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: Patricia Ja Lee
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Woman of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the actor, voice actor, and firefighter Patricia Ja…
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The Evolved Person of the Week: Ki Griffin
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s’ “Evolved Person of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who 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 LGBTQ+ activist, advocate, DJ, and actor…
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The Evolved “Young” Man of the Week: Acie Holland III
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s Evolved “Young” Man of the Week profile. Today, we will highlight historical and contemporary figures who embody what it means to be an evolved man, famous and non-famous. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the heroic and brave teen Acie Holland III.…
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The Body Journey
In January 2024, Men’s Health Magazine published its survey results from it’s Men’s Health State-of-Weight Survey. They found that 1/3 of men were unhappy about their weight. Seventy percent of men in the same survey stated they felt conscious about their bodies. In our society, the focus on body image is typically directed towards women and girls.…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Keith Corbin
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s “Evolved Man of the Week” profile. Each week, we will highlight an individual who 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 award-winning Chef, author, and entrepreneur Keith Corbin. …
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Random Thoughts on Black Men: Pride Edition
It’s time to return to “Random Thoughts on Black Men.” In previous articles, I questioned why some brothas feared dogs, why some brothas wore socks with sandals, and some brothas felt the need to Hotep or black men’s colorism towards darker-skinned black women. In 2021, I did the third post on this topic where I praised brothas just…
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