Right now, Rwanda is best known for the genocide of the Tutsi ethnic group in 1994. I don’t understand the irrational hatred that goes into genocide, and maybe no one does. The killings took place in the context of a civil war in Rwanda and have had implications for Rwanda and neighboring nations. The genocide… [Read More]
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Hogs get slaughtered, Lilly for Target, and a bubble inflates and bursts in a week
Where do we begin with the fiasco that was the Target Missoni collection? You know, the one where the items sold on eBay for zillions of dollars? Except that eBay is flooded with items that have no bids, that are selling at list price, a good four years after the line was released. There have… [Read More]
Uganda: Sewing Hope
Sewing Hope is a documentary about the St. Monica Girls Training School and Sr. Rosemary Nyirumbe. With locations in Gulu and Atiak, Uganda, the school works with girls who have returned home after being kidnapped by the Lord’s Resistance Army. The Lord’s Resistance Army became well known in 2012 thanks to a documentary and a… [Read More]
If you love music, support musicians
I was recently in Nashville on a press trip sponsored by the Tennessee Department of Tourism Development. The tour was for writers interested in the state’s music industry, which is, of course, huge. Once again, I was reminded that the money often goes to everyone but the artists. There are so many people in the… [Read More]
Democratic Republic of the Congo: The Epic History of a People
The Republic of the Congo may not be the source of many stories. The Democratic Republic of the Congo more than makes up for that. Once known as Zaire, with the word “democratic” used ironically at best, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has an ugly history. Congo: The epic history of a people, by… [Read More]
