Category: Veteran
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What is an Evolved Man?
I titled this website “Evolving Man Project,” but what exactly is an “Evolved Man”? I hope this website inspires my fellow men and those who identify as male to be someone who stands out from the crowd. Being an “Evolved Man” doesn’t mean you think you’re better than others. It also goes far beyond the outdated and…
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The United States of Poverty
In June of 2022, I had something happen to me that’s never like before. An older woman arrived at my front door. At first, my wife thought it was a Jehovah’s Witness. Well, the woman wasn’t trying to share a Watchtower magazine and save our souls from damnation. She told us she’d just buried a son, had…
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Let’s Talk About Sex
Sex Ed is a Joke It’s been a couple of decades since I was a teenager, but I remember watching the movie Mean Girls when I was on a date in my early 20s. It was the scene where the gym teacher told a group of students, “If you have the sex, you’ll get pregnant…
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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…
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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…
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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.…
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The O.G. Files ‘Black History Month’ Edition: Harriet Tubman
Welcome the Evolving Man Project’s “Black History Month” edition of the O. G. profiles. The O.G. profiles will highlight women from diverse backgrounds and how they embody the values of what it means to be an evolved person. While uplifting their contributions to making a fairer and more just society. Today we will profile Harriet…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
The Life And Death Of Thomas Sankara, The Revolutionary President Of Burkina Faso Though his life and his presidency were cut short, Thomas Sankara’s legacy remains compelling to many living in Burkina Faso today. Sankara himself understood that, noting a week before he died: “While revolutionaries as individuals can be murdered, you cannot kill ideas.”…
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The Evolved Men of the Week: The Deacons for Defense
Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Men of the Week’ profile. Today we will highlight historical black men who embodied 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 to the armed civil rights…
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The O.G. Files: Dr. Moogega Cooper
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s latest edition of the O. G. profiles. The O.G. profiles will highlight women from diverse backgrounds and how they embody the values of being an evolved person. While uplifting their contributions to a fairer, more just society. Today, we will profile Dr. Moogega Cooper. Dr. Cooper is an American astronomer and…
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