April 9, 2019
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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My Book Launch on YouTube You can watch the book launch of Breaking Kola: An Inside View of African Customs. I’m sure you’ll enjoy watching the breaking kola ceremony described and enacted by Chukwudi Dikko and Paulus Odigbo, with my … Continue reading
October 9, 2016
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Wole Soyinka On Friday evening Clem and I joined our friend Ruth Omabegho for an evening in New York. We enjoyed plantain, chicken, steak, sweet potato fries, and coconut flan at a lovely Cuban restaurant. Then we headed to NYU … Continue reading
November 17, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Welcome New Readers Three talks done! I’m excited to welcome new readers to this blog. Several people who heard me speak at the Westport Senior Center signed on. Then several more from the talk I gave the next evening for the … Continue reading
July 8, 2014
by Catherine Onyemelukwe
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Soyinka Comments on Boko Haram Wole Soyinka, Nigeria’s Nobel Laureate author, is quoted in this article from Daily Post, an online Nigerian newspaper. Soyinka says it’s more unlikely now that Nigeria will break apart – ironically, Boko Haram is bringing … Continue reading