Haiti One Year Later, Harambee, PEP Talk!, and more...News from PEP!

Family:

Today marks one year since Haiti got hit by that devastating earthquake. Many folks started treating Haiti like stale news many months ago but so many others cannot forget and are trying to do all they can to help. Last February, myself and a bunch of others hosted HOPE FOR HAITI and raised funds which we gave to two organizations to help us help do our part in rebuilding Haiti. What we raised was peanuts in comparison to the millions of dollars raised by major organizations. Despite that, we are happy that OUR monies and efforts went directly into the hands, hearts and "homes" of Haitians when our soldiers, Paul Pumphrey of Brothers and Sisters International and Johann Richard of Kay Nou visited Haiti.

One year later, hundreds of millions of dollars in help, and months after Haiti's election drama, there is still so much work that needs to be done to rebuild the country. The resilience of the Haitian people alone will not do it. Haiti needs the support of all of us (especially BLACK people).

After interviewing Ms. Johann Richard for pepisode #4 of PEP Talk!, my focus is now on the children of Haiti. According to Ms. Richard "...in 2011, Kay Nou plans to foster relationships that raise educational standards through partnerships, programs and education. Currently, Kay Nou is actively fundraising for school uniforms, supplies & backpacks for it's school children in La Plaine. We are looking forward to having a hand in stabilizing a key generation in Haiti's future." The song lyrics "I believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them lead the way" comes to mind. If you would like to be a part of the mission to cultivate a better tomorrow for Haiti's children, please visit KAY NOU INC. Stay tuned for the interview with Johann Richard which will go live on Saturday, January 22.

Happy birthday to everyone celebrating this week. Keep the momentum of a new year going and have a great Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend if you live in the USA.

Peace,

Rosie "Peppy" Parke

Creative Director

PEPPY ENTERTAINMENT & PROMOTIONS, LLC

PEP Talk! SCHEDULE AND INTERVIEW LINKS

We are already into Week #3 of PEP Talk! and we invite you to start and/or keep watching.

Already, we have gotten many great comments on the show and we are elated to provide you with the option of watching TV from anywhere in the world, while enjoying excellent programming.

"Peppy, thanks for bringing this show to the internet. This is one of the best productions I have seen in a long while. The interview with Brother Faruq was both informative and necessary."

Ajah from NY.

"I watched the episode with Brother Faruq Muhammad and I just want to thank you Rosie Peppy Parke for such a sensitive but thorough interview that itself memorializes Brother Faruq and his legacy. PLEASE FOLK LOOK AT THIS ONE. I'm so glad I did. RIP Brother, job well done."

Ayo Handy-Kendi, DC

"Peppy, the show is HOT! I would love to get on to talk about Africa tours and investments."

Bomani, GA.

"PEP Talk! is a new talk show from Peppy Entertainment and Promotions and Rosie "Peppy" Parke, the creator and host, has got to be in the top ten when compiling a list of the most dynamic movers and shakers in the DMV. We checked the first two "PEPisodes" and were really impressed with the high quality. Rosie's stage ready and stage worthy! Check out her show at www.flemotv.com."

James Coleman, www.onstage-dc.com

"Happy New Year!! I love your show! It is absolutely beautiful and the guests so far have been great. My hubby and I were watching your 2nd pepisode this morning. I would love, love, love to be one of your guests. Talk to you soon and keep up the fantastic work."

Ange Anglade, MD

Soooooooo, we are not the only ones who are tooting our horn. Others LOVE it and you will too. Just click on the following links to see what we have up so far, and spend 28-30 minutes each week to watch the remaining 11 pepisodes!

Click HERE to see the PEP Talk! Promotional Trailer (7:49 minutes)
Click HERE to see pepisode #1 with Faruq Muhammad (28:38 minutes)
Click HERE to see pepisode #2 with Loide Jorge (29:13 minutes)

SCHEDULE FOR NEW PEPISODES

Flemotv: Saturdays
Mspeppy Youtube Channel: Sundays
Carivibez.tv: Tuesdays

WHO WILL BE ON FOR THE REST OF JANUARY?

January 15

Jacqueline Hall (Miss Maryland Universe contestant) &
Yasmin Anderson-Smith (executive director of KYMS Image International)

January 22

Johann Richard (founder of Kay Nou Inc.)

January 29:
Cen C Love (singer and daughter of Bunny Wailer)

NEW CHANNELS TO BE ADDED

Please also look out for our special pepisode with Brother Faruq Muhammad on DCTV in February and regular pepisodes beginning in March.

More channels to be added! We need YOUR support so please share the interviews with your network.

SPONSORSHIP
We are currently seeking sponsorship for PEP Talk! Click HERE for a packet or email peptalk@peppypromotions.com.

PEP Talk! - The Radio Show
Coming in February 2011 to Harambeeradio.com. If you would like to be a featured guest, email info@peppypromotions.com.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?
Watch our pepisodes on our Youtube channel, leave a comment, subscribe to our channel and share the link with your network. It is THAT simple!!!

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PERSONALITY PROFILE OF THE WEEK: DALANI AAMON

Dalani Aamon was born in Washington, D.C. on August 25, 1955. He attended D.C. public schools and received a High School Diploma in 1973 from The Armstrong Adult Education Center. He obtained his National Dental Certification in 1980 from West Palm Beach College.

Dalani spent many of his early years on the mean streets of D.C. hustling to survive by any means imaginable. Poverty was his family's best teacher. He grew up in a one-parent home with six siblings and had to learn early on how to make something out of nothing. Those survival and personal management skills served him well in the future. At seventeen, he entered the workforce as an apprentice in a dental laboratory. After one year he was promoted to Manager. He used this opportunity to hire and train other inner-city teens.

Dalani spent his first five years perfecting his technical and management skills in order to one day operate his own dental facility. In 1978 he was offered a position in a prestigious dental practice outside of Washington, D.C. At age twenty-three he was considered one of the best dental ceramist in the country. He spent the next five years managing a five-person operation in this practice. In Febuary,1983 he decided to open his own dental studio. He has successfully operated what is now a family business for more than 20 years. He obtained his national dental certification in 1980 from the West Palm Beach College. He has taught dental materials and chair side procedures to many dentists in the area. Along the way he has studied and passed courses in dental implantology, real estate brokering, business management and personnel management.

Dalani has written and lectured about black family dysfunction and all of the ills associated with it. His essays have had such a positive effect that he decided to make it available to the masses. His book "I Must Let My People Know" has won the best non-fiction book of the year at the Harlem Book Fair. He is in demand as a writer, author and lecturer and lectures at colleges, high schools and even elementary schools.

Dalani has hosted workshops on raising youth consciousness and participated in career day workshops at inner-city schools. His articles have appeared in newspapers and magazines all over the world and he has appeared on worldwide radio and television.

Dalani is the CEO and Founder of the Harambee Radio & Television Network which he launched on May 1, 2004. He is also the Founder of The Aamon Publishing Company. His TV program, "Transformations Plus" airs on Fridays at 9:00pm.

Dalani has two daughters, DeVon and Amira; one son, Dale; and a grandson Deonte.

To contact Dalani, email him at dalaniaamon@yahoo.com.

Visit www.harambeeradio.com to learn, listen, and watch!

HAPPENINGS