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Senator Kennedy refered to her as "a small giant," when she was presented as the 2002 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award

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Marlie Hall
Food TV Host

As host of Recipe For Success, Marlie Hall is excited to finally combine her business expertise and television experience in a fun and inspirational way. After earning a bachelor's degree in journalism at St. John's University, Hall began her television career at WLNY-TV. Afterwards, she moved on to become an on-air news reporter for both WCBS-TV and News 12 in New York City. Hall has also contributed to newscasts on Black Entertainment Television and WCBS880 News Radio.

Hall earned an MBA in management from Dowling College and worked as a Communications Specialist for United Parcel Service before beginning a career in television.

Born and raised in New York, Hall maintains strong cultural ties with the Haitian Community. She is fluent in French and Haitian Creole and enjoys reading, traveling, motivational speaking, and doing volunteer work.

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Kwame Raoul
State Senator
13th District, Illinois

State Senator Kwame Raoul was born in Chicago, Illinois on September 30, 1964, to Haitian-born immigrants Janin Raoul, M.D. and Marie Therese Raoul. His personal commitment to the people of the South Side of Chicago was fostered early in his life by the work of his father, who served as a physician to the Woodlawn, North Kenwood, Grand Boulevard and Englewood communities for over thirty years. Kwame is a lifelong resident of the Hyde Park/Kenwood area, where he lives with his wife Kali, son Che (6) and daughter Mizan (4).

email: raoul@senatedem.state.il.us
office phone: (217) 782-5338
official site: Kwame Raoul