Lifelines - African proverbs for daily living

These proverbs and commentaries provide inspiration, a "lifeline" for each day.

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Thursday, March 4, 2010

How Lena Horne Carried the Load

MARCH 7 Women's History Month It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it. (Lena Horne) Lena Horne When I ...

Billie Holiday: Blues Pay Dues

MARCH 6 Women's History Month You can be up to your boobies in white satin, with gardenias in your hair and no sugar cane for miles, but...

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Black History Month - Smokey Robinson

FEBRUARY 19 It is the person who knows how to shoot whom we put on the track of an animal. (Ghana) 1940 – William "Smokey" Robinso...

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Yvonne McCalla Sobers: Kingston, Jamaica; I am a Jamaican who writes fiction and non-fiction. I graduated from the University of the West Indies and taught English and history for much of my career. I live in Kingston, and frequently travel to North America. I have also visited several islands in the Caribbean as well as Mexico and Ecuador. In addition, I worked for many years in Britain and in Ghana. Living in Africa helped me to identify the roots of proverbs I learned as a child when I first fell in love with these sayings. I am the author of the cookbook Delicious Jamaica! Vegetarian Cuisine (Book Publishing Company, 1996). Askhari Johnson Hodari (of Birmingham, Alabama) and I are joint authors of Lifelines: The Black Book of Proverbs (Random House, 2009) NOTE: Profile photo is taken by Sabriya Simon

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