Breast Check Alert, New Caribbean PMs, Remembering Faruq Muhammad, and more...Weekly e-Newsletter from Peppy Entertainment and Promotions

Weekly e-Newsletter from PEP!
October 6, 2011

Me and Tonya Martin at ERFSC's Community Sidewalk Sale on 10/01/11

Family,

This week, we are keeping it very short and sweet (as far as MY editorial). The only things which invade my mind are thoughts of my dear friend, Faruq Muhammad who would have been celebrating his 62nd birthday this Sunday had he not died from chordoma (a rare form of cancer) last year, and the fact that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
It seems like every time I turn around, someone I know has cancer, and/or someone who is a friend or relative of a friend of mine has died from cancer. In fact, that word, "the Big C" has become such a conversation piece that these days I do not know how to react when I hear that someone has it. All I can do is shake my head and pray for their recovery and hope that no one very close to me (or I) will not have to go through that.
Below you will find a beautiful flier for a friend of mine, Shauna Chin who is doing her own campaign for breast cancer because she lost her childhood friend to the disease. Pay closer attention to the message Shauna is trying to send and less to her beautiful face and body :-)
The importance of checking your breasts, ti-tis, tits, ta-tas, boobs, or whatever you call them cannot be over-emphasized. Matter of fact, while you are checking for lumps in your breasts, also pay close attention to changes on your overall body. Cancer seems to be everywhere so early detection is our best hope.

Stay healthy and happy. Happy Columbus Day weekend to the USA massive, and Happy Thanksgiving to the Canada crew. Florida massive, tek time pan de road wid de heap of carnival revelry this weekend.

Yaa Gyasi Peppy Parke

Creative Director

Peppy Entertainment & Promotions

This week we pay special recognition in honor of the late and great, Brother Faruq Muhammad who passed on December, 24, 2010 and who would have celebrated his 62nd birthday on this Sunday, October 9.

Like many who have been dubbed heroes, the anniversary of their births continue to be celebrated after they have transitioned.

Because Faruq is one of my heroes (I am sure the folks over at the UNIA-ACL feel the same way), I intend to honor his memory every October.
May his legacy live on and on and may those of us who knew him remember him for the strong Black man he was.

Please sit back and watch the very first pepisode of PEP Talk! which premiered on January 1, 2011 and featured Brother Faruq Muhammad.

Pepisode #1 of PEP Talk! - Peppy and Faruq Muhammad

PEPISODE 1, SEASON 1 CREDITS

Cinematography, Lighting & Editing:

Alex Flemmings, Jr.

Guest:

Faruq Muhammad

Music:

Keinan Rastafunk Roland ("Hip Hop Nation")

Precise Science ("Garvey")

Peppy's Makeup:

Nicole Wright

Peppy's Hair:

Fran Mendoza, Healing Touch Salon

Record Date:

November 6, 2010

"Great interview, Rosie. Keep up the great work. Mr. Faruq Muhammad is a very interesting man. Sorry to learn that he passed from cancer.

Garvin Gray, NY

"BEAUTIFUL!!! LOVE THIS INTERVIEW! Ruth-Ann Brown you have a beautiful soul lady! Peppy, thanks so much for sharing!"

Stefanie Diahann, MD

Season 2, pepisode 4 with Ruth Ann Brown

"Peppy, I am hooked on PEP Talk! TV and Radio. Had no idea you had such energy, wit, talent, and skills. I am in love with all you do. Your humble fan."

MD from Kansas City.

Bomani Tyehimba's PEP Talk live in Ghana

This week's PEP Talk! "extra" is 15 minutes with the founder of Africa for the Africans, Bomani Tyehimba. This pepisode special was shot on location at the beautiful One Africa Resort in Elmina, Ghana while I was on the July 2011 Ghana tour with Bomani and others.

Next week (from October 12-25), Bomani will take yet another group of people to Ghana for their journey of a lifetime.
Stick with us as we track his progress while he is in that special country I am calling mine.

We would like to express our sincere gratitude to our new Season 2 "Friends of PEP" who believe in what we are doing and are collectively helping us to continue to provide good programming:

Racquel Brown-Gaston, Dr. Claire Nelson and "Anonymous" from New York.

Our official site is www.yaapeptalk.com

Our Youtube channel is www.youtube.com/user/mspeppy

We are also being shown on the CaribVision network in 21 Caribbean islands and South Florida, DCTV, and many other networks worldwide so if you prefer to watch on traditional TV, check your local listing.

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QUOTE OF THE WEEK

"When someone you love becomes a memory, the memory becomes a treasure."

~UNKNOWN

CLICK HERE TO LISTEN TO THE DEBUT OF PEP TALK RADIO WHICH FEATURED A VERY SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO FARUQ MUHAMMAD

On this special show was UNIA-ACL's President General, Senghor Baye-El and Minister of Information, Zama Cook.

PLEASE NOTE THAT PEP TALK RADIO WILL NOT BE AIRED TONIGHT DUE TO THE FACT THAT OUR ENGINEER AND HOST WILL BE ON TRAVEL.

TUNE IN NEXT WEEK FOR A VERY SPECIAL SHOW FEATURING GUESTS FROM GHANA.

OCTOBER PEP TALK RADIO GUESTS:

Rastafunk (Producer/Singer/Songwriter based in Atlanta)

Shauna Chin (Actress/Humanitarian)

Tony Roy (Reggae Singer/Songwriter based in Maryland)

Kwame Osei (Journalist based in Ghana)

Olu Yemisi (Owner of dance studio in DC and Dancer)

Kehv (International Reggae Singer/Songwriter based in Florida)

Soyini Coke (Founder of Anona Enterprises)

ANDREW HOLNESS TO BE JAMAICA'S NEW PRIME MINISTER?
(Source: Jamaica Observer)
Andrew Holness was given the backing of the Jamaica Labour Party's parliamentary group to be the next leader of the ruling party and subsequently Prime Minister. The announcement was made

Andrew Holness, Jamaica's PM Designate

at a press conference at the Terra Nova Hotel in Kingston, Jamaica yesterday.
Holness' rise to the top

of the ruling party comes after Prime Minister Bruce Golding's recent announcement of his plan to resign as party leader and Prime Minister.

The party also announced that the support for Holness was at the Parliamentary level and that nominations were not closed.

Party Chairman Mike Henry, who signalled his intent to run for the post of party leader, was not present at the press conference.

READ MORE HERE

Garry Conille

HAITI HAS NEW PRIME MINISTER
(Source: Carib Life Central)
Haiti's Senate approved Garry Conille as prime minister yesterday, endorsing President Michel Martelly's third nominee for the post in a move many hope will boost reconstruction efforts in the earthquake-ravaged nation.

The Senate's confirmation of Conille, 45, a medical doctor and U.N. development expert, followed approval from the lower house of parliament last month.

It was Martelly's third attempt to install a new head of government. His first two nominees were rejected by lawmakers in June and August. This had raised concerns among diplomats and donors who said the poor Caribbean state desperately needed a working government to rebuild from a devastating 2010 earthquake.
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A NOTE FROM ACTRESS SHAUNA CHIN:

"As another October starts, the pink ribbons are out in full bloom. The race to find a cure for breast cancer is in higher gear and we all do our due diligence to support the cause. It's so hard not to shake the feeling though, that unless you have been personally affected by this deadly disease through yourself or someone close to you, that it's easy to be immune to the pink ribbon. How many ladies actually check their own breasts every month to make sure they are lump free? Truthfully, how many ladies remember how to actually check their breasts? Here's another interesting question ... How many males know that they can get breast cancer too? As long as you have a breast, you are at risk.