Seattle Union Record
America's Most Powerful Labor Newspaper, Est. 1900 — Preserved & Restored Through Artificial Intelligence
Publisher Description
eattle Union Record holds a truly extraordinary and unique place in American journalism history. Founded in 1900, it stands as one of the most important labor newspapers ever published in the United States — the official voice of Seattle's working class at a time when labor and capital were locked in one of history's greatest battles.
As part of the acclaimed Living Archive Series by Shumake Media Group, this landmark restoration brings back the Seattle Union Record in its full, fearless glory — a newspaper that spoke directly for workers, unions, and the everyday people who built the Pacific Northwest with their hands.
Through cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence, every editorial, every strike report, and every workers' rights story from the Record's remarkable legacy has been meticulously preserved and restored — converting fragile, aging newsprint into a permanent digital archive for future generations.
About the Author
Robert S. Shumake, publishing as Ajarn Shaman Shu, has lived two lives in one — the builder and the priest — and his books are where the two meet. He rose from a Ford factory floor to become founding president and CEO of Inheritance Capital Group, a Black Enterprise-ranked private equity firm, served as honorary consul for Botswana and Tanzania, and founded Inheritance Media Group, owner of more than 300 publications produced by an AI-run newsroom. In spirit, each tradition that initiated him gave him a name: Buddhist Ajarn in the Theravada and Vajrayana lines, Oluwo Jolaoso Osainbola in Ifá, and Shri Surya Narayana Swamikal in the Tamil Siddha line. He is the founder of Soul Tribes International Ministries and of Buddha Digital Temple and its universities — Orisha University, Buddha University, and Shiva University. He authored Detroit’s Proposal E, the 2021 ballot initiative that decriminalized entheogenic plants in Detroit, and is the author of more than 140 published books and 86+ DOI-registered academic publications. His philosophy: the Double Bottom Line — make a profit, and make a difference. Robertshumake.biz
