Denver jazz artist Rene Marie performing at benefit for Haiti

Posted by Cassandra on January 18, 2010

When we learned Denver-based jazz singer Rene Marie was performing to help raise money for Haitian relief efforts, we wanted to talk with her directly. We first heard Rene perform at Green Dolphin Street in Chicago about seven years ago. She is a supremely talented vocalist, who always makes time to sing for a good [...]

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Illinois lawmaker, Kwame Raoul, has Haitian ties

Posted by Cassandra on January 17, 2010

We’re still trying to set up an interview with Illinois State Sen. Kwame Raoul, who had an aunt and several cousins missing as of late Saturday. Other relatives, he told the Chicago Tribune, are sleeping in a courtyard. Raoul’s parents emigrated from Haiti in the 1950s, and he grew up in Chicago. Raoul, 45, visited [...]

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