June 30, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Race, White Privilege, and Debt I’ve written several times about my two book groups and my group of “Sister Grandmas.” All three are educational and entertaining, valuable sources of intellectual stimulation and social interaction. Sometimes a member of a group … 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
July 17, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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One More Tragedy Zainab Usman, Nigerian scholar and blogger, writes beautifully. Her words about the Nice tragedy are poignant. I wanted to say “her words about the most recent tragedy,” but it’s no longer the most recent. I just read … Continue reading
June 15, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Celebrate Life of Emeka Friday and Saturday afternoon in California were heavy and sad for us. How could we celebrate life? We were there for the funeral of Clem’s nephew Emeka who had been killed 51 days earlier. Friday afternoon we’d … Continue reading
February 19, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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No Award for Prisoners I asked last time if you watched the Grammys. I was rooting for the prisoners from Malawi who had recorded an album with the help of a musician who travels the world looking for unusual and authentic … Continue reading
June 10, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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The Dibia Part IV In the last post I told you that Obi and I agreed with the Dibia on what we had to bring as an offering and we divided up the tasks. I had to get the chicken, the schnapps, … Continue reading
June 6, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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I don’t have an update on the kidnapped girls for you. But I read about Boko Haram’s impact on Nigeria’s people in yesterday’s blog post from Vinnie Ferraro at Mount Holyoke College. He posts for the students in his World Politics … Continue reading
June 2, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Blogging Workshop Dan Woog is a popular blogger in Westport, Connecticut where I live. His blog is titled 06880, the zip code of our town. He gave a workshop last Saturday which I attended. My friends Judy and Gail had also signed up. Gail … Continue reading
May 29, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Papa’s Death and Going to the Dibia (native doctor) I promised you the first installment of the chapter from my memoir about meeting the native doctor or Dibia. This chapter starts when we were in London near the end of the … Continue reading