-Translated to English By Jackie O’Neal According to Bolivia’s La Prensa.com rural indigenous leaders from Potosi representing The Northern Rural Federation(la Federación Campesina de la Región Norte), are putting pressure on president Evo Morales to consider giving access to land in Pando in order for the organization to begin registering at least 1,000 indigenous people. The director of […]
Medical Experts Say Natural Remedies For Arthritis May Be Effective
The Institute of Food Technologists asserted new natural treatments may help improve the quality of life for more than 21 million osteoarthritis sufferers, according to new research presented at their annual meeting. Medical experts estimate the typical age at onset of the condition is 40 and over. Statisitcs estimate more than 55 million Americans […]
Amnesty International Issues Statement About U.S. Journalist’s Conviction
Amnesty International issued a statement today asserting the North Korean government should immediately release two U.S. journalists, Laura Ling and Euna Lee, who were sentenced to 12 years imprisonment with hard labor. According to Amnesty International, the two journalists were convicted of an unspecified "grave crime" against the nation by the Central Court in […]
Quest for Freedom
Cobie Kwasi Harris’s narrative, “ River of Memory: The Ebb and Flow of Black Consciousness,” (Visions Across the Americas, Sixth edition, Warner and Hillard) builds a compelling metaphor- the river with its estuaries, twists, and turns symbolize the struggle of the African people during a period in history when brutal attempts were made […]
Former President Carter In The Middle East
According the the Associated Press, former President Jimmy Carter will visit Syria, Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza this week to promote constructive dialogue on the Israeli-Arab conflict. The story went on to say Carter is in the region already as a representative of the nonprofit Carter Center, which works to advance peace and […]
Finally, Safe Drinking Water for the Thousands in Kenya
Kristen Kosinski, the founder of The Samburu Project and former executive at Paramount Network Television in Hollywood, believes all people have a primal need to connect with Mother Earth. In 2005, she traveled to Kenya with the intention of researching a documentary about indigenous tribal women. Through her local Kenyan contacts, she identified a guide […]