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Today in History: Honoring Man and Country in the United States

9 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments PolicyWonka

October 9, 1888: Forty years after construction initially began, a monument to the United States’ first President, George Washington, officially opened to the public. The Washington Monument was not only a testament to the character of the nation’s n...

Today in History: Birth of a Korean Nuclear Power

9 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments PolicyWonka

October 9, 2006: The Korean Peninsula was shook by a small nuclear explosion which represented the culmination of decades’ worth of nuclear research. North Korea had successfully ignited a nuclear device within the Punggye-ri Nuclear Test Site. The f...

Another piece for Black History Month...on growing up mixed race in a white world

8 Oct 2019 17 minute read 12 comments (S)llew la Wulf

ONE LOVE. ONE RACE. HUMAN I grew up with a keen and innate understanding of how interesting (not to mention complicated) genetics is. I am one of 4 siblings from one Indian parent and one St Lucian. We all have a similar look about us but are also ve...

History becomes my-story

3 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments KiBLS

History becomes my-story My heart shall open the gate! I want to feel just great! My consciousness shall rise! I want to become finally wise! My whole being shall connect! I want to skill a great effect! The biggest secret is still hidden! But it is...

One reason why we still need Black History Month

3 Oct 2019 3 minute read 0 comments (S)llew la Wulf

  https://www.dostoyevskywannabe.com/cities/nottingham the following is one of three open letters i had published in the book the above link is to...    Dear Eric Clapton,   I write this as an open letter to you in reference to your apology for ‘semi...

A poem for Black History Month

3 Oct 2019 1 minute read 0 comments (S)llew la Wulf

RACIAL PRIVILEGE 101. My blackness is political An absence of light So eugenical Deep rooted and emotional It breathes fire yet can’t Be seen. Your whiteness is invincible You don’t see it Just rinse it, principal Run twice as fast Yet i will always...

The List

29 Sep 2019 9 minute read 2 comments mgaft1

“What are you doing Hammie?  The tablets are fragile.  You’re going to destroy the list?” Shem exclaimed looking at Ham who scattered the piles of clay tablets all over the warehouse floor.  He grabbed Ham from behind not letting him move. Ham was sh...

Medieval Dinner

24 Sep 2019 2 minute read 1 comment dexpartacus

While ago I had the opportunity to partecipate to an medieval dinner, I can't eat because I have celiac disease, but I had the pleasure to be able to assist various shows during the dinner organized by The Burgo Turris group. At the table there wa...

History of Odissi Dance

21 Sep 2019 2 minute read 1 comment Rabbi

History of Odissi Dance The history of Odissi Dance is very rich. Odissi Dance Form has contributed a distinct school of classical dance to the rich mosaic of Indian culture, which has been internationally acclaimed. In the Natya Shastra of Bharata,...

Napoleonica 2019

20 Sep 2019 1 minute read 2 comments dexpartacus

While ago I had the opportunity to see the fifth edition of Napoleonica, a historical re-enactment of Napoleon and his troops passage during the second Italian Campaign during 1800s which was held at the Fort of Bard (Valle d'Aosta - Italy). Cannon...