Category: Veteran

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Donald Byrd

  

  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 men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to Air Force veteran, musician, educator, and jazz…

  December 19, 2018

  Art, Culture, Education, History, Love, Manhood, Media, Music, Newspaper, race, Television, Veteran

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Cesar Estrada Chavez

  

  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 men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the civil rights icon, labor leader, activist,…

  December 12, 2018

  Activism, Animal, Culture, Economics, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, History, Human Rights, International, Manhood, Marriage, Media, Non-Profit, Politics, Poverty, race, Religion, Social Justice, Veteran

• Mass Effect

  

  This is America It’s a truly unique American problem, mass shootings. It seems every week there is a new mass shooting. From Virginia Tech to Northern Illinois University (which I very much lived through back in 2008) to a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado, to a small AME Church in South Carolina, mass shootings can…

  November 17, 2018

  Culture, Education, Environment, Gender, Hate Crime, Health, History, LGBTQ, Manhood, Media, mental health, Nature, Newspaper, Police, Politics, Prison, Science, Social Media, Television, Veteran, violence, War, Youth

• Evolved Man of the Week: Rodney Smith Jr.

  

  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 men alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to the Bermuda native, Alabama A & M…

  October 9, 2018

  Activism, Culture, Environment, Gender, International, Love, Manhood, Nature, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Religion, Social Media, Travel, Veteran, Youth

• The Week in Stories Around the Globe

  

  Colin Kaepernick, the national anthem and America: How military service influenced my views on patriotism and protest When Kaepernick and I met and talked just six days later, a few hours before the 49ers were set to play the San Diego Chargers, we discussed a lot, but more importantly we listened to each other. I wanted…

  September 6, 2018

  Activism, Climate, Culture, Economics, Education, equality, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, International, mental health, Nature, Newspaper, Politics, Prison, race, Science, Social Justice, Technology, Veteran, violence, War, Weather, Writer, Youth

• Take A Knee

  

  A Black Veteran Weighs in on Colin Kaepernick, The NFL, and Patriotism in America   The NFL Protest  Anyone who knows me quickly realizes I am a child of Chicago, a city that is home to some of the country’s most rabid sports fans. One of our most storied sports franchises is the Chicago Bears.…

  August 20, 2018

  Activism, Climate, Culture, Education, equality, Equity, Hate Crime, History, Human Rights, Manhood, Music, Newspaper, Police, Politics, race, Social Justice, Social Media, Sports, Television, Veteran, violence, War

• Paradise Lost: Musings on Manhood

  

  Is My Manhood in Question? In the 21st century, there is an identity crisis for men the world over. This article will focus solely on American men. We live in an age where ideas about masculinity, manliness, gender roles, and what it means to be a man are both in question and flux. With the rise…

  July 8, 2018

  Activism, Culture, Dating, Education, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, History, Human Rights, International, LGBTQ, Manhood, Marriage, mental health, Poverty, Prison, race, Sexism, Social Justice, Social Media, Television, Veteran, violence, Youth

• This Land Is Your Land

  

  This land is your land, this land is my landFrom  California to the New York islandFrom the Redwood Forest to the gulf stream watersThis land was made for you and meAs I went walking that ribbon of highwayI saw above me that endless skywayAnd saw below me that golden valleyThis land was made for you…

  February 18, 2018

  Activism, Culture, Drug War, Education, equality, Equity, film, Hate Crime, History, International, Music, Non-Profit, Politics, Poverty, race, Social Justice, Social Media, Veteran

• The Evolved Man of the Week: Doris Miller

  

  Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Man Project’s ‘Evolved Man of the Week’ profile. Each week in February, we will highlight a historical black male figure 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…

  February 6, 2018

  Culture, Education, equality, Equity, film, Gender, History, International, Manhood, race, Veteran, War

• The Social Justice Warrior

  

  What is a Social Justice Warrior?  Social– relating to society or its organization. Justice– the maintenance or administration of what is just especially by the impartial adjustment of conflicting claims or the assignment of merited rewards or punishments meting out justice -social justice. Warrior– a person engaged or experienced in warfare; broadly: a person involved in some struggle or conflict -poverty warrior…

  January 20, 2018

  Activism, Culture, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Feminism, Gender, History, International, Non-Profit, Politics, Poverty, Prison, race, Social Justice, Social Media, Veteran, War, Youth