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About Portland observer. (Portland, Or.) 1970-current | View Entire Issue (May 5, 2021)
May 5, 2021 Page 5 Arts & ENTERTAINMENT Newly published, “The Zodiac - Twelve Short Stories” by Angela J. Gabriel (top center), a Portland woman of Native American descent, will get some added attention this summer thanks to the creation of a new music video featuring the Portland band ‘Cathedral Park,’ actor Nadir Muhammad (left) from Portland’s African American community and director Brian Shoop. Exploring Love Book, video draws on diverse group of friends A Portland woman is drawing on her Native American roots and a diverse group of friends to produce a music video promoting her new book, “The Zodiac – Twelve Short Stories, a publication that confronts readers with the ultimate question, what is love? Available on Amazon.com, the book by Angela J. Gabriel is de- scribed as hilarious, sexy, shocking, and extreme, exploring such topics as aging, racism, gender differenc- es, neglect, poverty, epidemics, riots, religion, homicide, revenge, self-love, romance, and the ultimate human desire to be united with a twin flame. C ontinued on P age 7
