September 25, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Pope Francis, Tragedy, and Friends

Highlands Classmates Join Me at Joseph-Beth Booksellers My visit to Cincinnati was wonderful. I enjoyed six days with my sister Beth and our friend Stephanie in Steph’s lovely home in Fort Thomas KY. I saw several friends. Even more came to the … Continue reading

August 28, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Paul Robeson on Race

Paul Robeson, in a 1960 news conference in Australia, comments on race in America. And everything he says about race then is still true today!
He says that the American Negroes and Africans, like Nigerians – and he mentions Azikiwe, an old friend – are brilliant. He says that America is losing out by “not making us first class citizens.”

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November 21, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Birthday, Connections and More

Birthday and Connections In 1969-70 during the Biafran War I taught 4th grade at St. Aloysius School in Covington Kentucky. Deborah Stewart was in my class. She told me who she was when she asked me to be her Facebook friend a … Continue reading