EDDIE ALBERT: BIRTHDAY & EARTH DAY | by Ron Fassler | MediumActor and activist Eddie Albert (1906–2005) was a key figure in the launch of the first Earth Day on April 22, 1970. An avid environmentalist, his birthday was chosen for the annual celebration, and he was active in conservation efforts, fighting pollution, and founding the Eddie Albert World Trees Foundation

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He was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. Deezle has garnered many industry accolades for his creative works—including co-producing Lil Wayne’s hit single “Lollipop“, which lead to a grammy win alongside Jim Jonsin.^[2] From this, Deezle’s credits, music contributions, and numerous artistic collaborations expanded significantly. This included co-authoring Drake’s hit “In My Feelings,” engineering Chris Brown‘s single “Gimme That” & “Graffiti,” producing Lil Wayne‘s hit album “Tha Carter III,” as well as sharing a co-producing credit with Kanye West on “Let the Beat Build.” Ever since his start as a producer, engineer and artist in the music industry, he has sold over seventy-five million records. In addition to records, Deezle has also made musical contributions alongside Donald Harrison to movie scores such as: Right to Return and Rachel Getting Married by Academy Award–winning filmmaker, Jonathan Demme.

• Best Rap Songwriter-“Lollipop” by Lil Wayne^[5]
• Best Rap Album Producer-“Tha Carter III” by Lil Wayne^[5]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deezle

Big Chief Donald Harrison

BIO

New Orleans-born saxophonist 2022 NEA Jazz Master Big Chief Donald
Harrison Jr. is a musician/composer whom master musicians consider a master
of every era of jazz, soul, funk, and a composer of orchestral classical music. He
is also a genius, according to geniuses like Eddie Palmieri and Mike Clark. His
alma mater, The Berklee College of Music, awarded him an Honorary Doctorate
in 2021. In the HBO drama Treme, Emmy-winning director David Simon
created two characters to portray how Harrison innovated new styles of music.
He appeared as an actor/musician in nine episodes of “Treme,” in Oscar-winning
director Johnathon Demme’s film “Rachel Getting Married,” in Spike Lee’s
“When The Levee’s Broke” documentary, and Marvel’s “Luke Cage.” This
talented artist is the recognized Big Chief of Congo Square in Afro-New Orleans
culture and was Chiefted in 2019 by Queen Diambi Kabatusuila from the
Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa.

Harrison honed his experiences playing with Roy Haynes, Art Blakey, Eddie
Palmieri, Dr. John, Lena Horne, Dr. Eddie Henderson, Miles Davis, McCoy
Tyner, Dr. Lonnie Smith, Ron Carter, Billy Cobham, Chuck Loeb, The
Headhunters, hip-hop legends Digable Planets, Guru’s Jazzmatazz, The
Notorious BIG, and The Chicago Symphony Orchestra. He has performed with
over 200 jazz masters and innovated three influential styles of jazz. At nineteen,
Harrison created a modern jazz take on the New Orleans second-line tradition
and introduced his composition, New York Second-Line, to the jazz world in
1979. By the mid-80s, he created Nouveau Swing, a distinctive sound that
blended the swing beat of modern jazz with hip-hop, funk, and soul music. In the
’90s, Harrison recorded hits in the smooth jazz genre. He began exploring music
through the lens of quantum physics in 2000. With quantum jazz, Harrison
expanded music from a two-dimensional state into a four-dimensional state.
Harrison mentored artists as diverse as Christian Scott, Darius Deezle Harrison,
Johnathon Batiste, Esperanza Spaulding, Trombone Shorty, and The Notorious
Big.

In 2024, Harrison will perform and release his recordings "Magic Touch,"
"Congo Square Suite," and" The Art of Passion" from his Omniverse Music
multi-genre singles concept.

DON HAR MUSIC 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Harrison

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Listen to “Make a Wish Foundation has made over 450 000 wishes come true for years – We share their great movie, WISHMAN” on Spreaker.

Wish Man is a 2019 American biographical drama film written and directed by Theo Davies and starring Andrew Steel, Kirby Bliss Blanton, Tom Sizemore, Frank Whaley, Bruce Davison, Robert Pine, Fay Masterson, Dale Dickey and Danny Trejo.^[1] El Ride productions helped bring the film to fruition with late funding which made the final edit possible.

Premise

Frank Shankwitz, an Arizona motorcycle cop with a troubled past, survives a near-fatal accident during a high-speed pursuit. As part of Frank’s rehabilitation, police chief Sgt. Eddie Newman asks him to spend time with a terminally ill little boy, Michael, whose dying wish is to be a Highway Patrol motorcycle officer. To Michael, Frank is a hero and an unlikely friendship is born. The boy inspires Frank to follow a new path, which leads to the creation of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Movie epilogue states that over 450,000 wishes have been granted since the beginning of the charity.

Thanks Wikipedia: Go to:  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wish_Man

#wishfoundation #wishman #frankshankwitz #theodavies #andrewsteel #makeawish

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Paul McCartney & Friends: Change Begins Within benefit concert

With performances by Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Eddie Vedder, Donovan, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Moby, Bettye LaVette and Jim James.Paul McCartney is on a tear, nearly 50 years after he began playing music. The reaction to his 2007 album, Memory Almost Full, was largely (and sometimes giddily) positive. Memory Almost Full was followed up with Electric Arguments, the third album by the so-called Firemen, McCartney’s experimental collaboration between himself and producer, Youth. Now, McCartney is headlining Coachella. There’s no telling how he’ll go over with the young fans camping out in the California desert, but McCartney has a certain charisma, to be sure. Here, he’ll headline a “Change Begins Within benefit concert, which serves to benefit the David Lynch Foundation. Others on the bill, to espouse the wisdom of meditation, include Ringo Starr, Eddie Vedder, Donovan, Sheryl Crow, Ben Harper, Moby, Bettye Lavette, Paul Horn and Jim James.

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‘THE RISE OF CONGO: EMPOWERING THROUGH EDUCATION’ FUNDRAISER

WHAT: Noëlla Coursaris Musunka, Founder & CEO of the Georges Malaika Foundation (GMF), host their 2nd annual New York Reception celebrating Congolese Culture, Fashion and Music.

The event will be hosted by comedian Eddie Kadi and will feature an exclusive performance by the legendary Lokua Kanza. Music by DJ Hardy Indiigo, photography by Richard Foulser, art by Congolese painters, jewelry and fashion by talented African designers.

Guest speakers will include former prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Luis Moreno-Ocampo; humanitarian and daughter of Muhammad Ali, Khaliah Ali, who placed the first stone of the GMF school in the Congo; Kara Gerson, Executive Director of the Voss Foundation which partnered with GMF to create two fresh-water wells; Joe Whinney, CEO of Theo Chocolate, who has just collaborated with Ben Affleck to produce a fair trade organic chocolate bar using Congolese cocoa; Dr. Amy Lehman, Founder of the Lake Tanganyika Floating Health Clinic in Congo; and fitness expert Holly Rillinger from Flywheel, who will talk about her recent trip to the GMF school to create a sports program.

About the Georges Malaika Foundation 

The Georges Malaika Foundation (GMF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to unlocking the potential of African girls and their communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through education.

Named in memory of Noëlla Coursaris Musunka’s father, Georges, and the Swahili word malaika, for ‘angel,’ GMF empowers through education. GMF is dedicated to the advancement of African communities by providing educational opportunities to young girls. In 2011 GMF finished construction on their first Girls’ School in the DRC. 152 girls are enrolled and receive a fully comprehensive program including free tuition, school supplies, uniforms, and two healthy meals a day. In 2012 GMF built two fresh water wells as part of a collaborative effort with the Voss Foundation, and is now providing clean drinking water to the entire community. GMF’s latest project is a partnership with FIFA to build a community center that will function as a base for sports, health, education and enterprise.

About Noëlla Coursaris Musunka

Noëlla Coursaris Musunka was born in Lubumbashi, DRC. Noëlla was educated in Belgium and Switzerland, and after achieving a degree in business management, she moved to London and broke into the world of international modeling. Noëlla’s success brought her to New York where she started the Georges Malaika Foundation in 2007, in tandem with her active modeling career.

Noëlla has been featured in a 30-minute special on CNN’s African Voices and CNN’s Connect the World. Hoping to bring international attention to the education dilemma in Africa, she has addressed UNICEF and the Congolese Parliament about issues confronting underprivileged girls. She was also a panelist in the Global Creative Leadership Summit in 2009 and was a featured speaker at the United Nations’ Investing in Women and Entrepreneurship Solutions to address the Millennium Development Goal 3 on International Women’s Day 2011. Noella also participated in the Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting in 2012, where she addressed President Clinton during the Opening Plenary.

WHO: (List in formation):

• Noëlla Coursaris Musunka – Model/Humanitarian/Founder, Georges Malaika Foundation

• Holly Rilinger – Former WNBA Player

• Joe Whinney – Founder & CEO of Theo Chocolate

• Luis Moreno-Ocampo – Internationally renowned prosecutor of human rights abusers

• Eddie Kadi – Comedian, Presenter, Actor & MC

• Lokua Kanza – Singer-Songwriter

• DJ Hardy Indiigo – Rapper, Music Producer/Composer

• Richard Foulser – Lifestyle Photographer

• Khaliah Ali – Humanitarian & daughter of Muhammad Ali

• Kara Gerson – Executive Director of the Voss Foundation

• Dr. Amy Lehman – African Health & Education Expert

• Fabrice Muamba – Professional Football Great

• Cheryl Wills – Award winning Anchor & Author, NY1 News Television

• Tamsen Fadal – Award Winning Anchor & Author, WPIX News Television

• Stacey Tisdale – Correspondent, PBS’ Need to Know & Founder, Winning Play$ for women’s financial literacy

• Camilla Barungi – Model/Entrepreneur/Activist of “Project Runway” fame

• Loreen Arbus – Disability Rights Activist/Humanitarian/Philanthropist

• Margot Bingham – star of the hit series “In Between Men”

• Tim Morehouse – U.S. Olympic Silver Medalist & E! News Correspondent

• Rachael Kun Morehouse – Associate Producer, “60 Minutes”

• Wendy Diamond – Publisher of Animal Fair Media, Correspondent for “The Today Show”

• Nicole Sexton – Director of Central Park Conservancy

• Faith Hope Consolo – Chair of Douglas Elliman Retail

• Josey Greenwell – Singer/Model/TV Personality

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