[NEohioPAL]Karamu to induct Walker & Sallee In September Hall of Fame

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KARAMU HOUSE TO INDUCT HAZEL MOUNTAIN WALKER AND CHARLES SALLEE AT

2007 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY ON SEPTEMBER 8 

CLEVELAND - July 30, 2007 - Karamu House will show its appreciation for the
contributions of Hazel Mountain Walker and Charles Sallee at its 2nd annual
Hall of Fame induction ceremony on September 8.

Walker credited with naming Karamu, is nominated in the Local
Legend-Posthumous category.

She served as a board member for 25 years and was an actress who performed
in multiple Karamu productions, including "The Corn is Green", "Family
Portrait" and "Member of the Wedding".

She was a dedicated schoolteacher who became principal of Rutherford B.
Hayes Elementary School in 1936 and principal of George Washington Carver
Elementary School in 1954 where she remained until her retirement in 1956.

Walker was a lawyer but never practiced. She passed the bar exam partly to
prove, African American women could become lawyers if they wished.  In 1961,
Hazel was elected to serve on the Ohio State Board of Education.  She
resigned in 1963 and moved out of state.  She died on May 16, 1980 in
Cleveland, Ohio. 

  Charles Sallee will be inducted in the Fine Arts category. The painter and
graphic artist fulfilled his dream of going to art school by winning the
first Karamu Gilpin Players scholarship to the Cleveland Institute of Art
(CIA).  In 1936, he was the first African American to graduate from this
renowned institution. 

While attending the art institute, Sallee taught art at Karamu, under the
direction of Karamu founders Russell and Rowena Jelliffe, His works are
preserved in collections at Karamu, the National Museum of American Art and
Howard University both in Washington, DC., Cleveland State University and
the Cleveland Museum of Art.

  A Sallee mural is preserved in the Louis Stokes Museum at Outhwaite Homes
and his work can be seen in the ballroom of the Renaissance Hotel in
downtown Cleveland.  He was a charter member pf the avant-garde American
Society of Interior Designers.  In 1963, then Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze,
appointed Sallee to the City Planning Commission as a member of the Fine
Arts Advisory.  He died

February 15, 2006 in Cleveland, Ohio.

            Karamu, the nation's oldest multicultural arts center and
springboard to success for scores of African-Americans, will also honor
other alumni at its second annual induction ceremony.  This year's event
will be held at the Marriott Cleveland East Hotel in Warrensville Heights.
Last year's sold-out celebration kicked off the first hall of fame in
Karamu's 90-year history.

Other nominees in the "Hollywood & Broadway Meet at the 'Mu" hall of fame
ceremony include:

*    Bill Cobbs (National Legend-Living), began his career in the 1960s as
an amateur actor in the Karamu House Theater and starred in "Purlie
Victorious." After leaving for New York in 1970, he amassed an impressive
list of credits and appeared in such films as "The Body Guard," "New Jack
City," and most recently with Ben Stiller in "Night at the Museum."

*    Mike Malone (National Legend-Posthumous). an internationally known
director, choreographer, producer, teacher and administrator,  Karamu
Performing Arts Director and Interim Artistic Director who first staged
Langston Hughes' holiday favorite, "Black Nativity" at Karamu.

*    Reuben and Dorothy Silver (Local Legend-Living). Reuben arrived at
Karamu in 1955 and served as its artistic director Karamu also provided an
artistic home for Dorothy, who served in every capacity from actor and
assistant director to resident guest director.  

*    Congressman Louis Stokes (Benefactor). Retired congressman and longtime
supporter who secured more than $500,000 in public and private funding for
the organization. 

*     Emily Laster (Administrator), began as a volunteer in 1957 and retired
in 1998 after holding numerous staff positions. 

*    Chris Webb (On the Rise), a high school student, poet and actor. He
performed in Karamu's 2005 world premier production of "The Little Boy Who
Shook Up the World: The Emmett Till Story" and had a role in "A Hip Hop
Aesop" in 2006.

Karamu House has been an important part of the African-American theater
community for many years and has fostered legions of alumni who have
achieved fame nationally and internationally. Although its alumni are spread
across the country, from New York to Los Angeles, they are a tight-knit
group who hold fond memories of Karamu as their proving ground.

The list of corporate sponsors for the event continues to grow and includes
The Presenting Sponsor National City, Cleveland Clinic Health System,
Medical Mutual of Ohio, KeyBank and The President's Council.  Companies
interested in sponsoring the event or purchasing a program ad may call
Melanie McCottry at 216-496-6108.  Information on tickets to this year's
dinner and induction ceremony is available by calling Vivian C. Wilson at
216-795.7070, ext. 215. All proceeds from this event will directly benefit
Karamu House. 

For additional information on Karamu, please visit our Web site at
www.karamu.com.                                            

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<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>KARAMU HOUSE TO INDUCT HAZEL MOUNTAIN WALKER AND =
CHARLES
SALLEE AT<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'>2007 HALL OF FAME INDUCTION CEREMONY ON SEPTEMBER 8 =
<o:p></o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal><b><font size=3D2 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:150%'><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on"><span class=3Dstyle6><b><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span
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  =
style=3D'line-height:150%'>CLEVELAND</span></span></font></b></span></st1=
:City></st1:place><span
class=3Dstyle6><b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'> – July 30, =
2007 –</span></b>
Karamu House will show its appreciation for the contributions of Hazel =
Mountain
Walker and Charles Sallee at its 2<sup>nd</sup> annual Hall of Fame =
induction
ceremony on September 8.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on"><span class=3Dstyle6><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:
  12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span =
style=3D'line-height:150%'>Walker</span></span></font></span></st1:City><=
/st1:place><span
class=3Dstyle6> credited with naming Karamu, is nominated in the Local
Legend-Posthumous category.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:150%'><span =
class=3Dstyle6><font size=3D3
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'><span
style=3D'line-height:150%'>She served as a board member for 25 years and =
was an
actress who performed in multiple Karamu productions, including =
“The Corn
is Green”, “Family Portrait” and “Member of the
Wedding”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span
class=3Dstyle6><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%'><span style=3D'line-height:150%'>She was a dedicated schoolteacher =
who
became principal of <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Rutherford</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">B.</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">Hayes</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType
w:st=3D"on">Elementary School</st1:PlaceType> in 1936 and principal of =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">George</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Washington</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Carver</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Elementary
  School</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> in 1954 where she remained until =
her
retirement in 1956.<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Walker</st1:City><=
/st1:place> was a lawyer but never practiced. She passed the bar =
exam partly
to prove, African American women could become lawyers if they =
wished.  In 1961,
Hazel was elected to serve on the Ohio State Board of Education.  =
She resigned
in 1963 and moved out of state.  She died on May 16, 1980 in =
<st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p>

Charles Sallee will be =
inducted in the
Fine Arts category. The painter and graphic artist =
fulfilled =
his
dream =
of going to
art school by winning the first Karamu Gilpin Players scholarship to the
Cleveland Institute of Art (CIA).  In 1936, he was the first =
African American
to graduate from this renowned institution. =
<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoBodyText2 =
style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font size=3D2
face=3DArial><span style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%'>While =
attending the
art institute, Sallee taught art at Karamu, under the direction of =
Karamu
founders Russell and Rowena Jelliffe, </span></font>His works are =
preserved in
collections at Karamu, the National Museum of American Art and =
<st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Howard</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName =
w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceName>
both in <st1:State w:st=3D"on">Washington</st1:State>, DC., <st1:place =
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName
 w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">State</st1:PlaceType>
 <st1:PlaceType w:st=3D"on">University</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and =
the
Cleveland Museum of Art.<o:p></o:p></p>

A =
Sallee mural is
preserved in the <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Louis</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceName
w:st=3D"on">Stokes</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceType =
w:st=3D"on">Museum</st1:PlaceType>
at Outhwaite Homes and his work can be seen in the ballroom of the =
Renaissance
Hotel in downtown <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City =
w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City></st1:place>. 
He was a charter member pf the avant-garde American Society of Interior
Designers.  In 1963, then Mayor Anthony J. Celebrezze, appointed =
Sallee to the
City Planning Commission as a member of the Fine Arts Advisory.  He =
died<o:p></o:p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:150%'><font size=3D2 =
face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;line-height:150%'>February 15, 2006 in =
<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Cleveland</st1:City>, <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">Ohio</st1:State></st1:place>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'line-height:150%'><span =
class=3Dstyle6><font size=3D3
face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%'>    &nbsp=
;       <span
style=3D'line-height:150%'>Karamu, the nation’s oldest =
multicultural arts
center and springboard to success for scores of African-Americans, will =
also
honor other alumni at its second annual induction ceremony.  This =
year’s
event will be held at the Marriott</span></span></font></span><span
class=3Dstyle6><font face=3DVerdana><span style=3D'font-family:Verdana'> =
</span></font>Cleveland
East Hotel in <st1:place w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Warrensville =
Heights</st1:City></st1:place>. 
Last year’s sold-out celebration kicked off the first hall of fame =
in
Karamu’s 90-year history.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal style=3D'text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><span
class=3Dstyle6><font size=3D3 face=3DArial><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:
150%'><span style=3D'line-height:150%'>Other nominees in the =
“Hollywood
& Broadway Meet at the ’Mu” hall of fame ceremony =
include:<o:p></o:p></span></span></font></span></p>

<p class=3DMsoNormal =
style=3D'margin-left:34.8pt;text-indent:-.15in;line-height:
150%;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span =
class=3Dstyle6><font
size=3D3 face=3DWingdings><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;
font-family:Wingdings'><span style=3D'mso-list:Ignore'>§<font =
size=3D1
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span style=3D'font:7.0pt "Times New =
Roman"'>   
</span></font></span></span></font></span><![endif]><span =
class=3Dstyle6><b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Bill Cobbs </span></b>(National =
Legend-Living), began
his career in the 1960s a</span><font size=3D2><span =
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt;
line-height:150%'>s an amateur actor in the Karamu House Theater and =
starred in
"Purlie Victorious.” After leaving for <st1:State =
w:st=3D"on">New York</st1:State>
in 1970, he amassed an impressive list of credits and appeared in =
</span></font><span
class=3Dstyle6>such films as “The Body Guard,” =
“<st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">New</st1:PlaceName> =
<st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">Jack</st1:PlaceName>
 <st1:PlaceName w:st=3D"on">City</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,” and =
most
recently with Ben Stiller in “Night at the =
Museum.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<![if !supportLists]>§   
<![endif]>Mike Malone (National =
Legend-Posthumous).
an internationally known director, choreographer, producer, teacher and
administrator,  Karamu Performing Arts Director and Interim =
Artistic Director
who first staged Langston Hughes’ holiday favorite, “Black =
Nativity” at Karamu.<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>§    =
<![endif]>Reuben and Dorothy =
Silver
(Local Legend-Living). Reuben arrived at Karamu in 1955 and served as =
its artistic director Karamu also provided an artistic home for =
Dorothy,
who served in every capacity from actor and assistant director to =
resident
guest director.  <o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>§    =
<![endif]>Congressman Louis =
Stokes
(Benefactor). Retired congressman and longtime supporter who secured =
more than
$500,000 in public and private funding for the organization. =
<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>§    
<![endif]>Emily Laster (Administrator), =
began as a =
volunteer in 1957
and retired in 1998 after holding numerous staff positions. =
<o:p></o:p>

<![if !supportLists]>§   
<![endif]>Chris Webb (<st1:PersonName =
w:st=3D"on">On</st1:PersonName>
the Rise), a high school student, poet and actor. He performed in
Karamu’s 2005 world premier production of “The Little Boy =
Who Shook
Up the World: The Emmett Till Story” and had a role in “A =
Hip Hop
Aesop” in 2006.<o:p></o:p>

Karamu House has been an important part of =
the
African-American theater community for many years and has fostered =
legions of alumni
who have achieved fame nationally and internationally. Although its =
alumni are
spread across the country, from <st1:State w:st=3D"on">New =
York</st1:State> to <st1:place
w:st=3D"on"><st1:City w:st=3D"on">Los Angeles</st1:City></st1:place>, =
they are a
tight-knit group who hold fond memories of Karamu as their proving =
ground.<o:p></o:p>

The list of corporate sponsors for the event =
continues
to grow and includes The Presenting Sponsor National City, Cleveland Clinic Health System, =
Medical
Mutual of Ohio, KeyBank and The President’s Council.  =
Companies
interested in sponsoring the event or purchasing a program ad may call =
Melanie
McCottry at 216-496-6108.  Information on tickets to this =
year’s dinner
and induction ceremony is available by calling Vivian C. Wilson at
216-795.7070, ext. 215. All proceeds from this event will directly =
benefit
Karamu House. <o:p></o:p>

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face=3DArial><span
style=3D'font-size:10.0pt'>For additional information on Karamu, please =
visit our
Web site at <a href=3D"http://www.karamu.com">www.karamu.com</a>. =
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