Tag: writing
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: Dr. Aomawa Shields
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 former actress, author, and associate professor of physics…
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Forever Young
“I still get carded at the grocery store!” Many folks my age or a little younger will exclaim this with glee when they get an ID check if they buy booze or cigarettes. Maybe the cashier is just doing their job, and you actually don’t look like you’re under 21. Stores don’t wanna lose their…
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The Evolved Man of the Week: Dr. Robert D. Bullard
Welcome to the Evolving Folks Project’s “Evolved Man 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 American academic, sociologist, veteran, and activist Dr.…
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The Evolved Woman of the Week: Cee Cee Lyles
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 flight attendant and hero, Cee Cee Lyles.…
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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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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Words won’t save Gaza – The West must stop enabling Israel’s war Firstly, the UK and its allies must immediately suspend all arms exports and related components to Israel. Current UK measures – suspending just 10 percent of arms licences – are grotesquely inadequate. If the foreign secretary can describe the atrocities being committed by…
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No Regrets?
I’ve been on this earth for over four decades now. There have been many ups and downs over the years. I know people say that we should all live life with no regrets. But it’s impossible to make it to your forties without any regrets. It’s easier said than done to live a life with…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Travel Cancellations Surge as US Faces New Decline in Tourism: Canada, Western Europe, and Mexico See Increased Interest in Alternative Destinations The United States is facing a dramatic shift in global travel patterns as political tensions, border enforcement, and cultural shifts begin to influence tourists’ decisions. As international visitors reconsider their trips to the US,…
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The Week in Stories Around the Globe
Los Angeles Fires: The Santa Ana Blowback of Capitalist Climate Change Neglect The incendiary cataclysms in Los Angeles, California remind us that the root cause of the climate crisis exacerbating the fires spreading throughout that city and surrounding areas is fossil fuel production emblematic of runaway capitalism fueled by white “supremacy” ideology, patriarchy, and colonization.…
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