Category: Veteran

• The Week in Stories Around the Globe

  

  Fact-checking Trump’s announcement of a national emergency Where to begin with President Trump’s rambling news conference to announce he was invoking a national emergency to build a border wall? It was chock-full of false and misleading claims, many of which we’ve previously highlighted, either in our database of Trump claims or our list of Bottomless Pinocchios. Here’s a…

  February 16, 2019

  Activism, Climate, Culture, Drug War, Drugs, Economics, Environment, History, Human Rights, International, Media, Newspaper, Politics, Poverty, Religion, Science, Social Justice, Technology, Veteran, violence, War

• The Long Voyage Home

  

  Anchors Aweigh It seems like a lifetime ago. I was only seventeen and had recently graduated from high school. I had my whole life ahead of me. I made the decision to join the United States Navy. During that time, I came of age during that four-year enlistment. Through my travels, I saw parts of…

  January 29, 2019

  Culture, Drug War, Economics, Education, Environment, equality, Equity, Gender, History, Human Rights, International, Manhood, Marriage, Media, mental health, Politics, Poverty, race, Religion, Social Justice, Travel, Veteran, violence, War, Writer, Youth

• Evolved “Little” Man of the Week: Tyler Stallings

  

  Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s first-ever ‘Evolved “Little” Man of the Week’ profiles. This week we will highlight an individual that embodies what it means to be an evolved young boy on their path towards manhood, famous and non-famous alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This week’s honor goes to…

  January 3, 2019

  Activism, Culture, Economics, Education, equality, Human Rights, Love, Manhood, Media, Newspaper, Non-Profit, Poverty, Social Justice, Social Media, Television, Veteran, War, Writer, Youth

• 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