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Acting Coach, Genji Jacques. Treehouse Photo Studio / Emilee
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By Nelson A. King
Haitian-American Genji Jacques,
dubbed the “Haitian Denzel Washington,”
has been added to the cast
of the upcoming film “The Sweetest
Girl: A Forbidden Love Story.”
Jacques was born in Brooklyn to
Haitian immigrants.
According to Yanatha Desouvre,
a Brooklyn-raised, Miami-based
Haitian independent film maker
and marketing professor, Samuel
Ladouceur (“A Great Day in Harlem,”
“Power,” “Boardwalk Empire”) is at
the helm of “The Sweetest Girl: A
Forbidden Love Story”, as the director.
Ladouceur was also born in
Brooklyn of Haitian parentage.
Desouvre, also a best-selling Amazon
author, educator and public
speaker, told Caribbean Life that
the plot, written by him and prolific
screenwriter Haitian American Harry
Jeudy (“A Great Day in Harlem”) follows
a loving marriage of 25 years
that comes to a deadly end when
a husband is compelled to tell his
wife his most heart-shattering secret
while she is on her deathbed.
Desouvre’s “Revelations: Roads to
Redemption” is one of the top downloaded
e-books in April 2020 in the
African American, Mystery Thriller
and Suspense Fiction Category
on Amazon.com.
Inspired by true events, “The
Sweetest Girl: A Forbidden Love
Story” is a “compelling and provocative
love story,” Desouvre said.
He said the film, which is set in
Haiti, is haunted by human traffick-
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Nigerian-born Sodamola Oluseye
Desmond also known as DJ Spinall.
Marie Driven / PlaybookMG
By Nelson A. King
Sodamola Oluseye Desmond, a Nigerian
born DJ / producer / songwriter,
renowned as DJ Spinall and TheCAP,
is regarded as a fearless mixer on the
DJ decks.
Haitian-American Marie Driven, a
prominent Brooklyn-based entertainment
publicist, said DJ Spinall’s “feat
that has differentiated him from many,
and won him recognition and several
awards.
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By Nelson A. King
Legendary crooner and businessman
Akon headlines an ambitious collaboration
between Contractor Music Group, Golden
Child Records, Beatbopper Records and
Kohanim Records in a fantastic compilation
album, titled “Akon And Friends
Remastered.”
Executively produced by Billboardcharting
specialist Sean “Contractor”
Edwards, the heavily-anticipated project
will feature a bevy of industry familiar
names, such as Akon, Dababy, Sean Paul,
Royce Da 59, Beenie Man, Elephant Man,
Don Yute and Wayne Wonder, among others.
“Connecting the mainstream music
scene with dancehall and reggae, a bunch
of new artistes will get their much-deserved
shine on the project,” Marie Driv-
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