October 10, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Ode to Fallen Emails The ministers at our Unitarian Church have recently begun sending weekly emails to encourage our spiritual development. The latest was from Rev. Dr. Ed Thompson, our minister and Director of Music. He said, “About an hour ago … Continue reading
September 20, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Boko Haram Today John Campbell wrote a thoughtful piece about Boko Haram’s continued destructive presence in northern Nigeria. Though President Buhari has said repeatedly that the group is “effectively defeated,” they are anything but! He cites a recent New York … Continue reading
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
July 6, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Fireworks and Fun Westport’s 4th of July fireworks were on the 3rd. We allocate nights with surrounding towns so we don’t compete with each others’ fireworks shows. So ours are on July 4th only every 3rd or 4th year. Clem … Continue reading
April 29, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Treasure From the Basement As I clear old files from the basement file cabinets and shelves, I keep finding fascinating bits! Recently I came across a letter from my cousin-in-law Atu Onyemelukwe. He wrote it in May 1992! He had … Continue reading
April 25, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Systemic Racism Explained Did you see this video explaining systemic racism on Facebook? That’s where I saw it first, then again, and then in an email from Harold, chair of TEAM Westport. How can we let more people see this? Would … Continue reading
March 28, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Nigerian Success at Special Olympics https://sportsration.com/2019/03/23/breakdown-of-how-team-nigeria-won-64-medals-at-the-special-olympics-in-dubai/?fbclid=IwAR1lX8XFL-nC6wcQodt5jdqUCSEhVzcbXkc803vSl_n8OeQOM_OFPng9ADw I wrote last time about my friend Joanne’s student Tayei who won a gold medal in the 25-meter race at the Special Olympics in Abu Dhabi. Yesterday Joanne posted the photo of the Nigerians … Continue reading
March 16, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Lagos Building Collapse You may have seen the news of the tragic building collapse in Lagos. The three-story building housed shops and apartments as well as a nursery and preschool. The children were there when the tragedy took place. Many … Continue reading
March 12, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Martin Luther King Celebration in Westport CT Westport belatedly held its MLK celebration on March 10. Snow had caused a postponement from the original January date. We were fortunate that the keynote speaker Professor James Forman and the other presenters … Continue reading
January 27, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Presidential Election February 2019 Imagine 73 parties fielding candidates for the February 16 Nigerian election! Still, the two major contenders are the incumbent Muhammadu Buhari of the ADP and Atiku Abubakar, of the PDP. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/africa-in-focus/2019/01/22/what-to-expect-from-the-2019-presidential-election-in-nigeria/?utm_campaign=Brookings%20Brief&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=69252188 In the last election tribe … Continue reading