GLOBAL LOVE DAY MAY 1ST. (N.Y.CITY EVENT)

For Immediate Release

Contact: Melony McGant

“Internationally Acclaimed Haitian Singer/folklorist/master drummer Yatande Boko ( Jude Sanon) performs with friends in Honor of Global Love Day On May 1, 2008 at Hue-man Bookstore in Harlem NYC !”


From 3pm to 5pm, on Thursday, May 1, 2007, internationally acclaimed Haitian singer, folklorist and master drummer Yatande Boko ( Jude Sanon) will perform, and open a Global Love Day Celebration with a special drum ceremony outside Hue-Man Bookstore honoring the work of humanitarians Maya Angelou, J. California Cooper, Kahlil Gibran, Thich Nat Hahn, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Sweet Honey in the Rock and Love Foundation Ambassador, the re-known Peter Seeger.

Said Mayor Michael Bloomberg “200 languages are spoken on new York City streets, and throughout the five boroughs men and women from every culture live side by side in mutual respect. We know that our diversity is a source of strength, and are pleased to join The Love Foundation in celebration the common threads that unite all races and ethnicities together.”

Also on hand for Global Love Day will be Native American Flute player and singer Kathryn Twinfeathers, singer Chiquita Montgomery, dancer/ educator Marcea T. Daiter, and storyteller Miss Mellie Rainbow. Daiter will bring the Wadleigh Dance Ensemble from Wadleigh Secondary School for Performing and Visual Arts in Harlem . These young people, and members of the audience will be invited to read special love selections from cherished authors and sing songs of love from the Civil Rights Movement. Nicole Dunbar will make special gift presentations.

Global Love Day On May 1, 2008 from 3-5pm is a free family event at Hue-man Bookstore in Harlem NYC !” www.huemanbookstore.com.
Hue-Man Bookstore is located at 2319 Frederick Douglass Blvd between 124th and 125th street in Harlem . Call 212-665-7400 for more information.

Global Love Day is a program of The Love Foundation. The NYC event is co-sponsored by Hue-Man Bookstore, and the Museum for African Art with support from Affinity Healthcare.