July 30, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Palm Wine Evening in London The Igbo Conference is presenting Palm Wine Evening: An African Experience as the final event for this year’s Igbo Conference. The main conference was months ago, but this event is on Friday August 2nd. In … Continue reading
November 16, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Hate on Display Whoopi Goldberg, Trevor Noah And “06880”: The Sequel I often quote Dan Woog’s blog, “06880.” He writes about Westport (our zip code is 06880) and events or people with connections to the town. On Saturday evening he … Continue reading
November 8, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Washington Black Washington Black is the title of a book recently reviewed by Jen Blankfein in her blog Book Nation. She says, “It’s the story of an 11 year old slave in Barbados and his adventurous escape to freedom.” I … Continue reading
July 3, 2018
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Justice Denied, Then Restored In 1848, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, a free Black woman, wrote to Frederick Douglass to say the abolitionists were talking too much. She wanted action, not talk! Douglass had, “asked readers of his North Star newspaper … Continue reading
November 9, 2017
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Small World Connections I love “small world” connections. Don’t you? This week has been rich with small world connections for me and my family. Our daughter Beth was here on the weekend. She features in two of the small world … Continue reading
March 7, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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International Women’s Day March 8th How will you celebrate? I will go to the Westport Library in the evening to hear Caryl M. Stern of UNICEF speak on the refugee crisis and its implications for human trafficking. My friend Barbara is introducing … Continue reading