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Contact: Yanatha Desouvre 561-713-0462
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A Great Day at Lynn
Emmy Nominated impact Artist and Best-selling author pay homage to A Great Day in Harlem and much more
Boca Raton, FL – Join modern day renaissance men, Emmy Nominated and international performing impact artist Alexander Star and #1 best-selling author Revelations: Roads to Redemption, (Screenwriter, co-Producer) The Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden Love Story an upcoming film, that is a compelling and provocative love story, haunted by gun violence and human trafficking have joined forces through a remarkable evening titled : A Great Day in South Florida, a viewing of the award winning short film titled A Great Day in Harlem film where three generations of African-American men come together in Harlem and revisit old wounds, as they manage to make peace with their pasts., by Haitian American filmmakers Harry Jeudy (Writer, Producer) and Samuel Ladouceur (Executive Producer, Director), which pays homage to the 1958 black-and-white photograph of 57 jazz musicians in Harlem, New York City, a musical performance by Alexander Star, a spoken word performance, a book signing by Yanatha Desouvre and much more happening on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020, 6:00 pm at Lynn University
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Using familiar characters from the novel, Revelations: Roads to Redemption (2018), the second of the Goodman Chronicles Series, The Sweetest Girl, A Forbidden Love Story, will explore the characters unique emotional journeys. The story lines of complex interwoven characters will navigate through larger themes of human connection: guilt, redemption, love and hope. Inspired by timeless proverbs from Haiti, and true events, The Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden Love Story takes us through fierce, captivating and emotional scenarios—all the while paying homage to (un)recognized Haitian figures such as Wyclef Jean, who guides the author’s own journey. Milher Demesmin incorporating the late Daniel Coulanges, known in 1989 as, “one of the world’s finest guitarists,” will deliver the moving score for the short film, while the renowned Pop/R&B singer-songwriter Ley Joans’ and Alexander Star’s impactful voices provides the soundtrack.
Alexander Star an Emmy-nominated singer, rap artist, international performer, and social change-maker, based in South Florida, With a spirit of love like Bob Marley, Alexander sports conscious Hip-Hop lyrics and a Reggae-Pop flair: Star co-founded #ThisIsMyEra, a brand and a movement empowering people to make a positive impact on the world by taking action with their talents. Star's #ThisIsMyEra keynote concerts have impacted 60+ venues in the US, the UK, Canada, France, Morocco, Rwanda, Trinidad, and Japan, and Star has given keynote performances inside the United Nations Headquarters in NYC as well as the UN FAO Building in Rome, Italy. And through The Motivational Edge, a Miami nonprofit, Alexander Star has personally impacted the lives of hundreds of teens by leading therapeutic songwriting & recording workshops in foster homes & drop-in facilities.
Yanatha Desouvre a best-selling Amazon.com author, educator and public speaker born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, raised in Brooklyn and Philadelphia. His latest novella Revelations: Roads to Redemption (2018), pays homage to Wyclef Jean’s discography. His literary works include best-selling children’s book Big Sister, Little Sister (2013) Savor the Moments (2014), and To Whom Much is Given (2016), the first of the Goodman Chronicles Series. Desouvre has been featured in The New York Daily News, Miami Herald, Miami New Times, Haitian Times, Sentinel HT, HuffPost, Black Enterprise, South Florida PBS, NBC, ABC Desouvre earned his MBA in Marketing and Mass Communication Media Management at Lynn University.
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