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Plaza Noir Newsletter

              Thirty Eighth Edition June 2015 

               

In This Issue

Hero's & Shero's


is a legend of the west, one of the first Black lawmen in the region and one of the first Black heroes of the era.

  

Bass Reeves is surrounded by so much legend that it is hard to determine what is fact and what is fiction. What is certain is that he was one of if not the first Black lawman to serve west of the Mississippi River. Bass Reeves was born a slave in 1838 in Crawford County, Arkansas. 

 

*After more than two decades, the ball is now rolling for a film on Deputy Marshal Bass Reeves.   

 

Deadline reports that HBO put an untitled event miniseries project in development that will come from Morgan Freeman and Lori McCreary's Revelations Entertainment and Grey's Anatomy co-star James Pickens, Jr. 

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Lillian Allen        
Lillian Allen is a writer who moves easily from one artistic discipline to another, emerging with new work transformed and transforming. Allen moved from Spanish Town, Jamaica, to North America in 1969. She studied at the City University of New York, and has a B.A. from York University in Toronto. She is a leading exponent of dub poetry, a highly politicized form of poetry that has been set to music, including jazz, reggae, rock, and more. She has spent over a decade writing, publishing, and performing her work in Canada, the U.S. and England. See More...
 
Not just another singing group, Street Corner Renaissance breathes new life into classic doo-wop music. The quintet performs a stirring tribute to the legendary Sam Cooke, a rousing gospel celebration a civil rights anthem and more, their superb harmonies standing out in all the material they take on. Led by NAACP Award winner Maurice Kitchen, Street Corner Renaissance has opened for Chuck Berry, Kool and the Gang, Boyz II Men and many more top acts.                                                          See More

Ka�ssa        
Ka�ssa is a Cameroon born world musician. She moved to Paris with her family at thirteen and to New York City in 1996. Ka�ssa worked on stage and/or in studio with Salif Keita, Manu Dibango, Kofi Olomide, Papa Wemba, Ces�ria �vora, Martha Wash, Diana Ross, Paul Simon and others.
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Imagine blindfolding a child, shackling their feet, attaching a millstone around their neck and then sending them out to function and find their place in the world. This shocking scenario illustrates what its like to live with the repercussions and long term effects of childhood emotional abuse, a hidden yet pervasive malady currently affecting millions of adult survivors. See More...

 

Hyim's pop/rock-world-fusion music is the vehicle for his message - peace, joy, evolve, be sexy, be kind and celebrate life!  HYIM's father, who started teaching HYIM piano at the age of three, was shot and killed when
HYIM was only ten years old.  It is this tragic moment that inspired HYIM to create such powerful, visionary music.  Oakland California raised, HYIM's diverse musical influences include Bob Marley, Peter Gabriel, Chopin, Bob Dylan, Eddie Palmieri, Chris Martin/Coldplay and of course, his Dad. When you see him perform, this world-traveled singer-songwriter makes mind-blowinglive loops on percussion instruments, voice, keyboard and guitar. See More...  

The alto saxophonist and composer who was one of the most powerful and contentious innovators in the history of jazz, passed on Thursday morning in Manhattan. He was 85
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Gwynyth always knew she wanted to act. "I didn't want to look back and wonder, 'what if?'" She earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts at the University of Alberta and quickly moved into theatre. Classically trained, Walsh has appeared on stage across Canada and in the US in such classics as Death of a Salesman, Diaries of Adam and Eve, King Lear, Henry IV and Much Ado About Nothing, for which she won a Dramalogue Award - Best Actress for her portrayal of Beatrice.
Tommy Franklin
A native of Memphis,Tennesee. Tommy attended The University of Memphis,majoring in Theatre Arts.In Los Angeles,he has appeared in numerous plays including,"Home",directed by Charles Gray,at the Inglewood Playhouse,"When It Rains",at COLSAC,and"America Guerilla" with The Unity Players.On the Web,Tommy has appeared in over 30 shorts,produced by Be-Movies.His television appearances includes  

C.Keeler Virtuoso Photographer Chandler Keeler passes away after many years of fighting cancer, Plaza remembers him with a brief slideshow Chandler Keeler is a Canadian photographer residing in the Languedoc region of France. He lives in a restored 300 year old village house that is twenty minutes to the Mediterranean, twenty minutes to the mountains of the Midi Pyrenees and just steps to the famous Canal du Midi.   

Alpha Air Conditioning and Heating was established in 2005 with one major goal in mind, and that is to provide outstanding level of service for our customers. We are looking to create that one on one relationship with our clients based on competitive pricing combined with exceptional workmanship and customer service, making sure the job is done the right way without cutting any corners for the benefit and satisfaction of our customers.                                                        See More...
Rahmlee on trumpet & Steve Robbins on piano plays tribute to Herbie Hancock's "Dolphin Dance" from the debut CD 'Chronology' New Jazz Explorers' 'Chronology' features a combination of traditional jazz pieces (each rendered with an original twist) and traditionally-inspired original jazz compositions.
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