The presidents of Iran and Syria signed Wednesday a series of long-term cooperation agreements on oil and other sectors to … More
Author: Michael Ruark
For the better souls of our nature. That no harm will come. Peace of a Planet
Press Freedom Day: Abu Akleh killing
A spokesperson for the US State Department has faced a barrage of questions about what the United States has done … More
Venice Beach Poet’s Monument
The words of the neighborhood’s most famous poets adorn four concrete walls. CHERISHED THROUGH THE YEARS BY ARTISTS, writers, musicians, and beatniks … More
FBI – Freedom Is Illegal for Black People
It was the late 1960s, and J. Edgar Hoover smelled trouble. The status quo — hallowed by hate, sanctioned by … More
16 April 1963 – Letter from a Birmingham Jail (MLK)
16 April 1963 My Dear Fellow Clergymen:While confined here in the Birmingham city jail, I came across your recent statement … More
Children’s Crusade in Birmingham, Alabama
“We were told in some of the mass meetings that the day would come when we could really do something … More
US paper currency with a Native American Chief
A fascinating and embarrassing story began to emerge. A story of Running Antelope and the only US paper currency with … More
Israel has attacked Syria hundreds of times
Israeli air raids have targeted the international airport in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo early on Tuesday, killing one Syrian soldier … More
‘Devastating’ melt of Greenland
The Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets are now losing more than three times as much ice a year as they … More
CLOSE GUANTANAMO, USA have you no shame
Prisoners who have been held for years by the United States at the Guantanamo Bay detention facility are showing signs of “accelerated … More
Preston John Porter Jr., 15, was lynched in Limon, CO
On November 16, 1900, a 15-year-old Black teenager named Preston “John” Porter Jr. was burned alive while chained to a railroad stake … More
Battles in Sudan into a second day
The Sudanese military and a powerful paramilitary group battled for control of the chaos-stricken nation for a second day Sunday, signaling … More
Chinatown in Denver, Colorado
Chinatown in Denver, Colorado, was a residential and business district of Chinese Americans in what is now the LoDo section of the city. It was also … More
PEACE in Palestine, Israel was on 3 January 1919
The Faisal–Weizmann Agreement was a 3 January 1919 agreement between Emir Faisal, the third son of Hussein ibn Ali al-Hashimi, King of the short-lived Kingdom … More
Mecca, Medina are in the Hejaz, not Saudi Arabia
Petroleum and the pilgrimage. The two combined give Saudi Arabia the chance to punch well above its weight, affording one … More
King of the Hejaz
Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi (Arabic: الحسين بن علي الهاشمي, romanized: al-Ḥusayn bin ‘Alī al-Hāshimī; 1 May 1854 – 4 June 1931) was an Arab leader from the Banu … More
The Osage: A Historical Sketch
George Edward Tinker was born September 24, 1868, at Osage Mission, Kansas (present-day St. Paul), the son of George and … More
Peace Chief killed at the Sand Creek massacre
Ochinee (died November 29, 1864), also known as Lone Bear and One-Eye, was a Native American Peace Chief of the Cheyenne tribe. He was the … More
What Role Did Gaul Play in Ancient History?
The quick answer is ancient France. This is too simplistic, though, since the area that was Gaul extends into what … More
North Dakota’s first Native American poet laureate
North Dakota lawmakers have appointed a Chippewa woman as the state’s poet laureate, making her the first Native American to … More
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