April 26, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Chinua Achebe’s Masterpiece at 60 Have you read Chinua Achebe’s masterpiece, Things Fall Apart? I became acquainted with the book during Peace Corps training at the University of California Los Angeles, UCLA. It was the summer of 1962. The Peace Corps … Continue reading
March 29, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Women’s History Month “Our” month is nearing its end. Did you, women readers, feel honored this month? I have enjoyed New York Times special pieces during Women’s History Month. But it is not one of those that I want to … Continue reading
December 11, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Barnes & Noble Writers Award The bookseller Barnes & Noble has their name attached to a prestigious writers’ award given annually to authors. I had never heard of it; had you? Adichie was one of three writers given the award … Continue reading
September 30, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Tribe or Ethnic Group? The most comments ever on a blog topic came as a result of “Tribe or Ethnic Group.” If you haven’t commented yet but want to, you still can! Either make your comment at the bottom of … Continue reading
June 24, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Boko Haram’s Devastation The NY Times had two excellent stories about Boko Haram and the devastation in people’s lives it has created. “Trained to Kill: How Four Boy Soldiers Survived Boko Haram,” was the first one I read. It was … Continue reading
June 18, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Never Look an American in the Eye I went back to New Haven on Thursday for Day 2 of the African Literature Association Conference. I was part of a panel with the title “Okey Ndibe and Life-Writing: Looking Igbos in … Continue reading
June 14, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Education Aid for Sub-Sahara Africa Education in Nigeria is a mixture of very good and very bad, with not a lot in between. Teachers are not eager to be in rural areas. Teachers’ pay is often late and incomplete. Supplies … Continue reading
June 10, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Granddaughter Graduates Our granddaughter Nkiru graduated from Radnor High School on Wednesday afternoon. Of course we were there! Four years ago when Kenechi graduated from Radnor, the ceremony was at Villa Nova, in their Philadelphia suburb of Bryn Mawr. But … Continue reading
April 7, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Solar Power in Africa Kieran Guilbert is based in Dakar, Senegal, where he is the West Africa Correspondent for the Thomson Reuters Foundation. He wrote about solar power in Africa. As he says, much of Africa is without a regular … Continue reading
March 22, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Conversations About Race I was pleased to get an email from my college classmate and friend, Judy. She said, “I’ve just finished reading Roots. I can’t believe I hadn’t read it. Nor have I seen the series.” She said, “My daughter … Continue reading