NEW
YORK, June 20, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- With
guests from across the spectrum of clergy, politicos, social media
experts, influencers, and entertainment moguls, host and president
of Family Federation for World Peace and Unification USA Demian Dunkley poses the questions of our
time. Through a series of ten interviews, season one will feature
wide-ranging topics as it seeks to pursue peace and how to achieve
it.
Guests will speak frankly about their lives, careers, and
experiences and share their advice and methods for achieving
balance and peace in their lives and the lives of others, as well
as how to live and stay spiritually connected. The first guest
is the publisher of The New York Christian Times, Rev.
Dennis Dillon.
Demian Dunkley expressed his hope
that the podcast would be a tool to recognize our joint humanity,
inspire peace, and contribute to the betterment of
society.
Peace Starts with Me Podcast is produced and
directed by Emmy Award-Winning Director A.
Curtis Farrow. The podcast launches on June 25, 2024 with new installments dropping
every two weeks. Available on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or
wherever you get your podcast as well as video versions on
YouTube and peacestartswithme.com.
For media inquiries, please contact:
Irving Street Rep.
Ron
Lucas
rlucas@irvingstreetrep.org
Agency of Record for Family Federation
Tel: (973) 643 6262
About Rev. Demian
Dunkley,
Rev. Demian Dunkley is the President of FFWPU USA, a global nonprofit organization dedicated
to promoting the ideals of peace, family, and unity. Through
various programs, initiatives, and interfaith efforts, FFWPU works
towards creating a world where individuals and families can thrive
in harmony. Rev. Dunkley is dedicated to supporting the
extraordinary vision of the Mother of Peace, Dr. Hak Ja Han Moon, fostering strong families,
promoting peace, and contributing to the betterment of
society.
About Rev. Dennis
Dillon
Rev. Dillon is the Publisher/CEO of The New York
Christian Times and the Lead Pastor of Rise Church Global. As
one of New York's most effective
and passionate communicators who has helped to leverage millions of
dollars into the local economy and has pioneered some of the most
effective initiatives in the Black community over the past 30
years, he is deliberate about ministry and his desire to help
empower the Black world. He serves on the board of directors for
many key organizations, including The Greater Harlem Chamber of
Commerce, and was co-founder of the Greater New York Chamber of
Commerce.
About A. Curtis Farrow
He is internationally known as the producer of McDonald's
Gospelfest, which he has directed and produced for 25 years. Under
his direction, McDonald's Gospelfest has become the preeminent
gospel event in the nation and has garnered him three Emmy awards
and eleven nominations. Mr. Farrow was responsible for the
organization, planning, and execution of the homegoing
services for the Late Whitney Houston and most recently he produced
the homegoing services for the Late Aretha Franklin which was
viewed around the world. As a choir impresario in 2014 Mr.
Farrow broke the Guinness World Record for Largest Gospel Choir at
1175, which he followed with a 2000 Voice Choir at Madison Square
Garden in 2017 and a 5000 Voice Choir at the Nassau Coliseum in
2018.
Mr. Farrow has worked with every Gospel Great including the
Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin,
Donnie McClurkin, Kirk Franklin, TD
Jakes, Fantasia, Steve Harvey,
Hezekiah Walker, Yolanda Adams,
CeCe Winans, Vickie Winans, and the list goes on...
In 2021 and 2022 Mr. Farrow produced virtual versions of the
Gospelfest which continued to inspire and uplift during challenging
times. He was then able to pivot and produce a live Gospelfest at
an open-air Amphitheater in Miramar,
Florida featuring CeCe
Winans, Yolanda Adams, Donnie
McClurkin, and Karen Clark
Sheard which drew thousands.
A. Curtis Farrow was awarded the
Global Marketplace Award in Johannesburg South Africa
"Acknowledging his Outstanding Leadership and Global Impact"
Locally Mr. Farrow has received many honors for his business
experience including a commendation from former Newark Mayor Cory
Booker in 2011, and former Mayor Sharpe James in 2005 who proclaimed June 17, 2005 as A. Curtis Farrow Day. In 2009, he was named Man
of the Year by the Christian Times and has received a commendation
from the Manhattan Borough President and the Public Advocate Award
for New York City. A choir
director since the age of nine, he has served as Minister of Music
for Mt. Olive Missionary Baptist Church in Niles, Michigan, Metropolitan Baptist Church
in Jersey City, NJ, and The
New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, New
Jersey.
As the facilitator of McDonald's African American Future
Achievers Scholarship, Mr. Farrow cherishes his role in overseeing
the distribution of four-year scholarships to deserving high school
graduates. He is responsible for the dispersal of 290,000.00 in
scholarships each year. His staunch advocacy of multiple-year
grants to the students has resulted in a 99.1% college graduation
rate for all the awardees. In addition, he is a Board Member of
RMHC and sees to the allocation of funds to worthy causes
throughout the community.
In 2007, he conceived the Black Media Legends Awards which, for
six years, honored such luminaries as Soledad O'Brien, Harold
Dow, Bernard Shaw,
Roland Martin, Sue Simmons, Don
Lemon, Bryant Gumbel,
Janice Huff, Greg Gumbel, and the legendary Hal Jackson. In 2000 Mr. Farrow directed and
co-produced The Paul Robeson Gala "Voice of the Millennium" at
Newark's NJPAC. The star-studded
cast included Whitney Houston,
James Earl Jones, Lynne Whitfield, Branford Marsalis, Avery
Brooks, The Dance Theatre of Harlem, and many, many
more.
Mr. Farrow is a veritable powder keg of energy and talent whose
directing credits span the US and abroad. His directing and
producing credits include national tours of; Ain't Misbehavin',
Smokey Joe's Café, Sophisticated
Ladies, Five Guys Named Moe, Your Arms Too Short to Box with God,
Godspell, and Forever Plaid. His productions are constantly met
with rave reviews, and he is always credited with bringing the best
of African American Broadway talent to regional theatres,
universities, and nightclubs.
Mr. Farrow credits everything in his life to his strong belief
in God, and his motto has always been "God as the great Creator has
made each of us in his own image. Therefore, we are little
Creators. We shall spend all of our days creating!"
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