Comments on: From Kenya to the USA: Visiting family and friends and learning his/her/ourstory

By: Z

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:29:50 +0000

Love your newsletter. Very nice ritual. Excellent way to maintain communication with family and friends, strengthen bonds of affection and network… maintain village. Thanks for keeping me on your list of recipients. #grateful #blessed I agree with why you’re including pictures. Very nice way to connect the words with a picture – worth a thousand.

By: X

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:29:23 +0000

I have just read your letter – about your trip. So generous of you to take the time to organize your ideas and share your thoughts and reflections. Thank you so much. I am happy if I was an inspiration for the letter, as you mention. I always discover things – books, places, perspectives – when I read you, like about midwives and ways of repairing historical injustices. I learned about the sculptress Elizabeth Catlett. I went to see more about her and learned that her father died before she was born. In some of her art, she represents maternal love and maternal fear, and calls for reproductive justice. I also went to check out the “Mothers and Artists” talk/film you mentioned. I thought it would be about mothers and artists’ daughters or sons, but no. It was more about the imposter syndrome that some women have when they are both artists and mothers – two very strong identities experienced at the same time, no? Finally, thanks for sharing about the books you have been reading. Like you, I also picked up “Women and Leadership” and am reading it. I’ve also been reading poetry, and you mention a book of poems. It had been a long time since I had not read poetry. About a month ago, I went to a recital and found the experience, well, like “seeds of transformation.” And, so, I’ve been reading poetry since then. Love the photographs. Good to see you so well and full of life. Thank you again for sharing.

By: B

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:28:57 +0000

This is beautiful. Sorry it’s taken me a while to get to it! Lots of information, but you do share it well & thank you for sharing. Sure wish I had had more time to see you in KC. Be safe & continue to keep in touch. Love. ♥♥♥

By: Q

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:28:27 +0000

I enjoyed learning about the painter Tanner and his Banjo Lesson, Bagpipe Lesson, and The Raising of Lazarus painting bought by the French. I look forward to zooming with you to learn more about African American legacies and how they are celebrated today in the USA. Who is wanting to destroy Elizabeth Street Garden in Manhattan? The link did not work for me [link has since been corrected in the letter]. Interesting programme in Park Slope in Brooklyn to spread news about the trees in the neighbourhood. Label what exists in the city, informing people about their surroundings and biodiversity and other topics. No need to confine such education to botanical gardens. I am considering suggesting something like this to our city council, which turned green in recent elections! I am back to school since this morning but, as you see, am catching up with my emails tonight Hope to hear you on Signal sometime, but it seems you seldom check this network. So many addresses to check, so many networks to be on ) Lots of love,

By: J

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:27:57 +0000

Thanks, Mamma, for sharing.

By: Y

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:27:29 +0000

Reads well, lovely pictures. Good to see the youngsters all grown up, and Cecelia.

By: C

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:27:07 +0000

Really interesting. Read the entire thing. Didn’t go through the links though.

By: P

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:26:28 +0000

Hi Kathryn, thank you for sharing. Such a lovely way to keep family, friends and followers up to speed.

By: U

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:26:03 +0000

Very rich and inspiring letter!! I like the personal investigations into African American history and female leadership – with stories of the encounters and visits, plus the links to reads.

By: ZZ

ZZ — Sun, 04 Sep 2022 21:25:38 +0000

So glad you had such a great time during your vacation in the States. What beautiful memories! Thanks for sharing… and making me learn something new, too!