September 7, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
Comments Off on The Sharps’ War
The Sharps’ War My friend Denise, more commonly called Denny, Davidoff wrote an excellent review of Ken Burns’ film Defying the Nazis: The Sharps’ War. I read it online in UU World Weekly, the email from UU World. The magazine is sent … Continue reading
January 15, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
4 Comments
Step It Up I flew to Miami, Florida this afternoon for the bi-annual board meeting of the USNC UN Women, the United States National Committee for United Nations Women. Our meeting starts Saturday morning and finishes at noon on Sunday. … Continue reading
July 11, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
3 Comments
No Victor, No Vanquished Former Head of State in Nigeria General Dr. Yakubu Gown was the speaker at the 6th Convocation ceremony in March 2015, of the Chukwumeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra. He titled his speech, “No Victor, No … Continue reading
April 10, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
1 Comment
Adichie To Speak At Wellesley I learned today that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie will be the commencement speaker at Wellesley. I wish it were Mount Holyoke, but I’m glad it’s a women’s college. I read the info on Ainehi Edoro’s blog Brittle Paper, … Continue reading
February 21, 2015
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
Comments Off on Elections, Prejudice, and Influence
Campaign Video? I watched a YouTube video about Nigeria and Boko Haram called “COUNTER INSURGENCY OPERATION: The Gains and Prospects,” from Max Siollun’s website. The video opens on five men in uniform, most white, at the back of a truck … Continue reading
November 21, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
2 Comments
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
November 13, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
2 Comments
Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement My friend and college classmate Anne Pardo is teaching a survey course on African History to Independence in the Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement. She invited me to talk about Nigeria. I drove … Continue reading
November 5, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
17 Comments
My first book talk was a success with a large audience of friends and strangers. Everyone was interested, people asked great questions, and I enjoyed it thoroughly! Criminal justice is a topic for the times and for TEAM Westport.
September 14, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
5 Comments
Celebrating New Yam Igbo Ukwu is the Nigerian town where bronzes dating from the 9th century A.D. were discovered during excavations in the 20th century. It’s a few miles from my husband’s town. Igbo Ukwu’s celebration of the New Yam Festival … Continue reading
August 22, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
6 Comments
Half of a Yellow Sun I shared the preview of the promotional video for the film Half of a Yellow Sun a couple of weeks ago; here is the finished product. You’ll see why I wanted to show it if … Continue reading