A friend in need.
Monday, October 13th, 2008Even though more people are living with cancer than ever — my father, one of my aunts, and a friend’s now-teenaged son who was diagnosed with leukemia nearly a decade ago among them — hearing the diagnosis, especially for a child, is a heart-stopping moment. So when a leukemia diagnosis was delivered for a toddler named Sadie Page, who attends Carousel Children’s Center in Fort Greene, the community of parents was swift to rally support.
The latest effort is a November concert fundraiser headlined by Masauko Chipembere, whose eclectic style is, in his own words, an meld of his African past with his American present. The Los Angeles-born, Crown Heights-based musician counts his activist heritage, his children, Bob Marley, Miriam Makeba, and Curtis Mayfield among his major influences. Read all about it, as well as some very eloquently stated reasons why you should pick up a ticket to the Sadie Fundraiser immediately, after the jump.
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