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The Sights & Sounds of International Education Week @ CCBC
Proud to be one of the Committee members who organized most of the International Education Week events last week in all 3 campuses of CCBC. Here are some of the photos and videos taken of the displays,...
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The Fascinating Story of Endod
Blogger's Note: This is a reprint of an article written by Dr. Fekadu Fullas and was published on Ethiopian website called Media Ethiopia. Unfortunately, Media Ethiopia is no longer accessible on the...
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Happy Birthday Emahoy!
Blogger's Note: On this day December 13, 1923 (Tahsas 4, 1916 Ethiopian Calendar) Yewubdar Gebru who later became Emahoy (Mother) Tsigemariam was born in Addis Ababa. To honor the birthday of the...
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Ye-Samintu Irswom Yimokrut - Know thy heritage trivia quiz
Blogger's note:This week's trivia quiz focus on how well you know Ethiopian musical tradition. From liturgical compositions created in the 6th century to pop sensations of the 1960s & 70s (The...
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PARALLELS IN TIMES
Blogger's Note:The following piece is a reflection on current events in the United States and draws parallel to events in Ethiopia around the final years of the Imperial administration citing in both...
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Come for the monuments, stay for the injera!
"..come for the monuments, stay for the injera!." I borrowed this expression from a Washington D.C. native currently living in Paris who commented on recent New York Times op-ed article written by...
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Words of Dr martin Luther King jr to reflect on
Today, on Martin Luther King Jr.'s day, as members of the larger black race it is good to remember that the privilege we are enjoying today in this country are paid by our African American brothers...
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Revival of Ethiopian Golden Era Songs - The Case of Seifu Yohannes
You may have heard "Yekermo Sew" one of the 3 instrumental sound tracks by Mulatu Astatqe featured in Jim Jarmusch's 2006 movie "Broken Flower". Of course for many Ethiopians of my generation this...
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A Day of Remembrance & Protest Worldwide- Affile, Italia e Vatican - Noi non...
Blogger's Note: Every year on February 19th Ethiopians in homeland as well as those in diaspora will commemorate the day by remembering those 30,000 plus Ethiopians massacred days after an...
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Adwa Victory Anniversary celebration in Washington DC
Big congratulatory message to Ethiopian Heritage Society in North America for a very impressive event celebrating the Adwa Victory Anniversary at Georgetown University Conference Center in Washington...
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Melaku E. Bayen - First Ethiopian Physician trained in the U.S.
Blogger's Note:The biographical sketch you find below appeared in Ethiopian calendar with Biographies - 2003E.C. edition. Â Melaku E. Bayen 1892-1932E.C. (1900-1940)First Ethiopian Physician trained in...
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The Victory Day
Blogger's Note:Today's blog entry is from a guest that I had contacted after seeing a superbly written essay by him in commemoration of Patriots/Victory Day in Ethiopia. I found the essay to be very...
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"Hands off Ethiopia" - African American mobilization & enlistment in defense...
Ethiopianism Picture & Quote of the Day - May 19--------------------------------------------------------- On this date on May 19, 1936, African Americans took to the streets of Harlem to protest...
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Ode to Ethiopia - Paul Laurence Dunbar (1872-1906)
Today is the birthday of Paul Laurence Dunbar the pioneer African American poet, short story writer and novelist who was born June 27, 1872 in Dayton Ohio. Despite being a son of two former slaves, he...
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Does the name matter?
Blogger's Note: The following essay is submitted by a guest blogger and posted here with minor editorial changes. The opinions expressed by the guest blogger do not necessary reflect the opinion of...
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Summer Reading -- Home coming
I am so excited! and it feels like home coming after long time. Yes, after long time I finished reading a book cover to cover and with the same energy, I am almost half way on the second book from the...
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In Memoriam: 120th Birthday of Emperor Haile Selassie
Blogger's Note: The following essay is by Ambassador Imru Zelleke and posted here with minor editorial changes.The opinions expressed by the guest blogger do not necessary reflect the opinions of...
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Remembering our martyr Abune (Bishop) Petros
Blogger's Note: In memoriam of the Abune Petros who was executed on this day (July 29th) 1936 by Fascist Italian forces, a brief biographical sketch of the beloved Abune is reprinted here from 2005...
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India on my Mind by Dr. Msmaku Asrat
Blogger's Note:The following essay is submitted by a guest blogger and posted here with minor editorial changes. The opinions expressed by the guest blogger do not necessary reflect the opinions of...
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The bare foot hero who conquered Rome
"..it had taken an entire Italian army to conquer Ethiopia, but only one Ethiopian soldier to conquer Rome.."Â Blogger's Note:In commemoration of Abebe Bikila's birthday, here is a brief biographical...
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