Born on August 23, 1915, legendary singer Graciela grew up in the predominately black, musically rich Jesús María section of Havana, Cuba.  She began her illustrious singing career at age 17 when she joined the all-female, “novelty” band Orquestra Anacaona

The walk started on March 20th, 9:00am, at The World Peace Sanctuary. The walk ended at Ground Zero in NYC on Saturday, March 22nd. This September 11th Memorial Peace Pole will be presented to New York City in honor of