April 23, 2018 – Espiritu en Fuego/A Fiery Spirit

April 23, 2018 Cee Neuner

If you could have an endless supply of any food, what would you get?

Now that’s a difficult question! Chicken, pizza, chocolate, empanadas, Oxtails, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, I could go on for days!!

List at least five movies or books that cheer you up.

The Bible

Any book or novel by Zora Neale Hurston, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chinua Achebe, James Baldwin, Langston Hughes, W.E.B. Du Bois, Nikki Giovanni

The Autobiography of a Yogi Paramhansa Yogananda

Comedies like Madea or Mel Brooks movies

The Matrix

Daughters of the Dust a movie directed by Julie Dash

If you were a mouse in your house in the evening, what would you see your family doing?

The Mouse would see my cat Sylvester coming towards him. His tiny rodent life would flash before his eyes right before Sylvester breaks his neck!

List things or events that changed your life?

Giving my life to Jesus Christ then Rededicating my Life to Christ as an adult. My relationship with God began to mean more and take on new significance especially as age and disabilities set in. My faith has helped me deal with the ups and downs of living.

Complete this sentence: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No it’s…

Superman! Yes I’m a Baby Boomer! George Reeves the original Clark Kent and Superman for my generation!

What genre of music do you like?

Gospel, R&B, Soul, African, Funk, Jazz, Disco, Classical, International/World Music.

What did you appreciate or what made you smile this past week? Feel free to use a quote, a photo, a story, or even a combination.

Three things that make me happy are taking photos, creating artworks and being outside on a warm sunny day!

DreamScape Kaleidoscope

Typical European audacity

African Heritage

Ethiopia_Crown looted A crown from the Maqdala exhibition at the V&A in south-west London. (Source: V&A Museum)

I was stunned by the title of this article on the Guardian, and the preposterous thought that a country whose treasure it is, Ethiopia, would have to be loaned its own treasures which were looted by the British and taken to Great Britain. It is just so outrageous that such a thought could even be uttered! Below are snippets of the article. For the full, go to The Guardian.

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” Victoria and Albert Museum director says artefacts could be sent to Africa on long-term loan.

Treasures including a gold crown and a royal wedding dress, which were taken from Ethiopia by the British 150 years ago, could be returned to Africa by the Victoria and Albert Museum on long-term loan.

Téwodros_II_-_2 Emperor Tewodros II