Tag: race
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Booker T. Washington
Welcome to the “Black History Month” edition of the Evolving Folks Project’s Evolved Man of the Week profiles. Each week in February, we will highlight a historical Black male figure who embodies what it means to be an evolved person, famous and non-famous people alike. The world needs to know their stories and deeds. This…
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A Decade of Evolving Folks Project
I can’t believe it. Ten freaking years of the Evolving Folks Project, I’m humbled to say the least that we’ve been around this long. This endeavor was truly the brainchild of my lovely and smart wife, Berneta L. Haynes. A place where one Black man in the United States could share his perspective on a…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
No fuel, no tourists, no cash – this was the week the Cuban crisis got real “My mother is going crazy with this cooking on charcoal,” said a woman in the rural mid-Cuban town of Sancti Spíritus, who then asked to remain anonymous because otherwise she would have to “make a will to bequeath the…
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: Daisy Bates
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Woman of the Week” Black History Month Edition 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 legendary and courageous…
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We’re All Niggas, Too!
In 2017, after the first Trump election, I said, “We’re all niggas now!” As we enter the Trump 2.0 era, my point is clearer than ever: The United States has turned its invasive tactics inward, targeting its own citizens. ICE, once focused on immigrants, now acts everywhere to impose ‘order.’ This results from 240 years…
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The Evolved Week Woman of the Week: Naomi Osaka
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 world-class tennis pro, activist, and businesswoman, Naomi…
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: BriGette McCoy
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. Today’s honor goes to the Gulf War veteran and doctoral student at Georgia…
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We Livin’ in a Police State
The United States is the “so-called” Land of the Free, but that’s just a fancy tagline. During the antebellum South, the modern-day police could trace their origins to the slave patrols. These patrols captured runaway slaves and returned them to their enslavers. Sometimes, these slave patrollers would kidnap free black people to sell them into…
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Lionizing Mediocracy
The death of Charlie Kirk has caused a firestorm around gun rights, freedom of speech, and political violence. The MAGA cult and right-wingers across social media have immortalized the right-wing podcaster. Using the death of the Turning Point USA founder, the Trump Administration has continued to rally against left and progressive organizations. He has been…
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Giving Black Men Space
When my friend, Lornett Vestal, asked me to write a guest blog for the Evolving Folks Project, I initially scratched my head, wondering what I’d write about. Topics of dating, finding joy during trying times, and ways to live an aligned life all danced in my mind. While I was considering this, I started reading…
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