Donna Kakonge’s Questions

If you love the sound of planes, trains and automobiles…you will love my personal memoir of transportation called My Story of Transportation. It can be bought at http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged. Click on the link below.

my-story-of-transportation

Here are four pieces of the artwork I did for a website I had called “Salon Utopia” that I did as part of my graduate studies at Concordia University in Montreal.

Betsy was the receptionist of the virtual Salon Utopia

Example of people talking in online forum

Portrait of myself as a baby

Example of people who would come to virtual Salon Utopia

Music to My Ears

Filmmaker Mikel Guillen is in production of a new project called “Music to My Ears.” It is being shot in Toronto. The film is in French and Guillen and I sat outside a marché to find out more about his film.

Here is something that looks interesting for those of you in the business of selling ideas:

http://www.worthathousandwords.com/

Names

The government of Quebec can be so powerful sometimes that they can even affect the name you choose for your child. Is it right or wrong? You decide after you listen to this story originally aired on Radio Canada International.

Stretching

Getting a good stretch before you work out is extremely important. This interview with a man who wrote a book on the topic will give you some tips to avoid injuries while working out. The story was originally aired on Radio Canada International.

Gay tourism

Gay tourism is like any other tourism - it is enjoyable. Follow along in this radio story as you find out about gay history in Montreal. The story was originally aired on Radio Canada International.

Finding love

With everything from the Internet to the telephone, modern technology is creating new ways to find love. This radio story was originally aired with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Etienne Lapointe

This unique individual has an unusual way of making a living and living his life. The story was originally aired on Radio Canada International.

Black history

Black people have been a part of Canadian history since the creation of the country. Educate yourself with this radio story originally airing with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Career switches

Here are some success stories of people who have made switches in their career. The story originally aired with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation.

Intuition

Find out that many people have different views on what the real story is behind the third eye. The radio story originally aired with Radio Canada International. If you like this story, you would also like my book, eSpirituality Chats that can bought at: http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged.

What Happened to the Afro?

Here is a commentary radio piece that aired with the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. To find out more about this topic, you can also visit my website where a book is on this topic at: http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged.

Have you ever seen a black female taxi driver? I was virgin to this and saw one and could not help but capture it on video.

Kelly Willoughby can help to change your life. Find out more at: http://www.kellyharrington.net/

Happy New Year! I hope everyone who reads this has a smashing year ahead. Also…get ready for cultural new year celebrations too.

Cheers,

Donna

http://stores.lulu.com/kakonged

dkakonge@sympatico.ca

Chapter One

Roxanne has always been attracted to white men. There, she admits it. Maybe it came from watching all those movies and television shows when she was younger, where the good-looking men were always white. But, she does remember being fascinated with the show Fame and thinking Leroy was very sexy. And she does think black men are sexy. But, there’s something about them she has never been able to achieve, and that’s love. Life is hard for black men. And life for black women is even harder. She has never been able to find a black man who compared to her father. That’s why she always fell for the white ones.

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