Category: Youth
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Veteran For Peace
On November 11th, America celebrates Veterans Day. It was initially called Armistice Day. It was to commemorate the end of World War I and move the world toward peace. On that day, we honor the men and women who’ve worn or wear the Armed Forces uniform. One can be supportive of the military and veterans,…
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Leave My Curl Alone
Black Hair Matters Afros, braids, Bantu knots, cornrows, locks, and twists are a few of the many ways black people have worn their hair for millennia. But in the United States and across the globe, black people’s hair has always been a point of contention. It’s been policed since the days of slavery. Yet, there…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Hanoi orders probe as majority of Essex truck death victims likely from Vietnam Nghe An is one of Vietnam’s poorest provinces, and home to many victims of human trafficking, who end up in Europe, according to a March report by the Pacific Links Foundation, a US-based anti-trafficking organization. #SoutheastAsia #Vietnam #London #HumanTrafficking Weekend At Bernie’s: Sanders Tell…
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The Evolved “Little” Man of the Week: Blake Rajahn
Welcome to the Evolving Man Project’s ‘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 Georgia…
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School’s Out
The Tale of Two Cities This week, Chicago’s Public School doors are closed…just like they once were several years ago when Rahm Emmanuel was the Chicago Mayor. At the end of 2019, before the dawn of a new decade, the Chicago Teachers Union and their comrades at Service Employees (SEIU) Local 73 have retaken to…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Mayor Michael Tubbs
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 Stanford University graduate and Stockton Mayor, Michael…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
More than a quarter of UK mammals face extinction “I think the most important thing that young people can do to help the environment is to educate the adults around them, put pressure on the people in charge and show other young people that even small actions can have a big impact #Humanity #climatechange #Extinction Elected…
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The Week in the Stories Around the Globe
Justin Trudeau Wore Brownface at 2001 ‘Arabian Nights’ Party While He Taught at a Private School The United States has a long and painful history of white performers darkening their faces to demean and dehumanize African-Americans—a practice made popular by minstrel shows in the 19th century. Blackface continued into the 20th century in Broadway shows and Hollywood…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Christopher Gray
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 Drexel Unversity alumni, Shark Tank Contestant,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Thousands protest in South Africa over rising violence against women On Thursday, young and old took to the streets, women wearing chains, a symbol of how the violence has repressed South African women. Many carried placards reading: “Enough is enough”, “My body is not your crime scene” and pleading with the president, Cyril Ramaphosa, to…
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