- February 9, 20231. Wanito Artist Rundown: Like an alarm clock that goes off every fifteen minutes, Wanito is tangible reminder that Haiti’s…
- February 9, 2023If you’re Haitian-American, you probably think that your upbringing could be made into a feature-length comedy or a least a…
- February 3, 2023Mikaben Fe lapli Lyrics Featuring Kenny Haiti Fèl Fè Lapli, Fè Lapli sou kò mwenJete dlo, oooooo, jete dlo, Oho…
- February 3, 2023Ralph Boncy is a Haitian singer, songwriter, and producer who has made significant contributions to the pop music industry in…
- February 3, 2023Beethova Obas doesn’t remember absorbing his father’s creative process–he says he was only four years old at the time of…
- February 3, 2023Her impressive credits includes being an AfroPunk, Moment Factor, Kerwin Dubois and Dance Africa. She has even had the pleasure…
- February 3, 2023Mikaben dons a white shirt and a blue denim hoodie. His eyes are fixated somewhere we’re not allowed to look.…
- February 2, 2023By now, you have probably heard of filmmaker Krista Saint-Dic, and Paper Dreams, a docu-drama that she wrote and directed…
- February 2, 2023If Gifrants were talking to someone who just had an inkling about Haitian music, and had to introduce them to…
- February 1, 2023But wait, isn’t the earthquake over, and aren’t all the NGO jobs taken or pretty much over? Well, actually, according…
- January 31, 2023To call writer Ibi Zoboi ‘versatile’ is an understatement. Her pen will write one minute, a short story the next,…
- January 31, 2023More than four decades after she first published her debut novel Le Mal de Vivre [The Agony of Living], Nadine…
- January 31, 2023The film business has been a big part of Mario Delatour’s life for a good while now. Born in South…
- January 31, 2023Whether living in Montreal or Toronto, Australia or New York, Miami or New Jersey, and elsewhere—and in different…
- January 31, 2023Dayanne Danier’s line Bien Abyé—spelled her way—is the way to go for you. The collection is made up of well-tailored…
- January 31, 2023Reginald Chevalier is akin to artistic village griot who’s got scraps of wisdom to share in just about every creative…
- January 30, 2023Canadian singer of Haitian descent Gaya started off singing back-up for several bands and solo artists on the Canadian scene…
- January 30, 2023Haitian-American blogger Darksline Policard is the name and voice behind the popular channel DXLYN Vlogs. She’s created a solid platform…
- January 25, 2023Miss Haiti 2016-2017 has been crowned, and her name is Suzana Sampeur. As I announced on my Facebook page recently,…
- January 25, 2023If the Beaubrun family is the first family of entertainment television, then the de Pradines are their predecessors. Emerante de…
- January 25, 2023Haiti's very own Rhum Barbancourt will be making its presence known at the 2015 South Beach Food and Wine Festival…
- January 25, 2023Makendy Orcel, a Haitian-Canadian writer, made history last month by becoming the first Haiti-born writer in 11 years to receive…
- January 25, 2023When it comes to contemporary Haitian female singers, none are hotter than Misty Jean. Says Boston-based disc jockey DJ Super…
- January 25, 2023Must Haitians be everywhere? Now you know the answer is going to be a resounding yes! Today’s edition of Haiti…
- January 20, 2023“W ap Konn Jòj!” How many times have you heard that phrase right there—say from your mom, dad, grandpa, or…
- January 20, 2023With love, we should not expect things to be perfect all the times, but when the personality clashes are a…
- January 20, 2023It started off with a beat, then some thoughtful lyrics came in, followed by a colorful music video, featuring musical…
- January 20, 2023Haiti-based singer Rutshelle is using her platform as an artist to bring attention to the state of women in Haiti.…
- January 20, 2023Album Review: Michael Guirand Vayb Game Over Welcome to another edition of Haitian Music Reviews…in which I review music by…
- January 20, 2023To get a clear idea of the musical style of New York-based singer Delianov, picture 1990s-styled R&B, with some Haitian…
- January 20, 2023Singer Delianov is a big hit with the ladies, especially the ones in New York where he’s based. The singer-songwriter…
- January 20, 2023Sherlee Skai’s Toutouni (Stark Naked) album definitely lives up to its title. It’s the singer baring her soul, letting us…
- January 20, 2023Travel and wellness blogger Danielle of The Ellery Blog has traveled to parts of Europe, South America, and the Southern…
- January 20, 2023The song cancer gives novel meaning to the term “power duet”. My goodness. We’ve got singer Rutshelle on one side…
- January 20, 2023When you’re looking for something and can’t find it, or you find it but it’s not to your satisfaction, the…
- January 20, 2023Genevieve Angelique, a member of the Black Boston Come Through podcast crew, is responsible for giving the black community in…
- January 20, 2023With his film project Madan Sara, fledgling filmmaker Etant Dupain is hoping to shed light on the historical importance of…
- January 20, 2023Haiti-based singer Mikaben recently dropped an album that many are calling the best work in his decade-plus career. “I have…
- January 20, 2023The word “malfini” is the Haitian Creole equivalent of the word “vulture”. So, the fact that shutterbug Conrad Schutt calls…
- January 20, 2023Kizin Creole has the distinction of being Illinois’ only Haitian restaurant. Running the show is Port-au-Prince-born-and-raised Chef Dan, a graduate…
- January 20, 2023When Haitian-American nurse Patricia “Nurse Patti” Lafontant is not in DC, she’s bound to be found somewhere in Miami. The…
- January 20, 2023Kreyolicious: Did you feel any parental pressure to excel? Nurse Patti: Because school was easy, I never really felt pressure…
- January 20, 2023Call him Gerdy. Just Gerdy, okay? But you can also call the comedian who goes by that handle…a model, an…
- January 20, 2023Blogger Tiffany Lohier has an interesting background. The Haitian-American was born in New York, but was sent to Haiti to…
- January 20, 2023You probably have seen Haitian By Popular Demand apparel all over Instagram. Mrs. Kiki and her husband JP are the…
- January 20, 2023Baltimore-based Vanessa Geffrard is the founder of Vagesteem, an initiative that, among other things, teaches women how to take care…
- January 20, 2023From DC to Atlanta, Vagesteem’s mission to educate women about their bodies, and to address problems and issues about female…
- January 20, 2023Entrepreneur Roe Michel found a way to convey all his loves in one brand. The Miami-based businessman is the founder…
- January 20, 2023Multimedia journalist Ashley is a Millennial on the move. The reporter-writer-influencer was among a select number of journalists to be…
- January 20, 2023Comedy duo Haitian Husbands has turned a new chapter in their journey as influencers and comedians. The are now going…
- January 20, 2023Haitian-American journalist Ashley Jae has been to movie premieres, sports events, press junkets, and lifestyle launches. She’s written for media…
- January 20, 2023Writer and journalist Francie Latour took her Haitian-American heritage, the legacy of one of Haiti’s most well-known women of the…
- January 20, 2023This November is going to be an exciting month for playwright Nancy Fenelon. The Black Lady Theater will launch “Stones…
- January 20, 2023It’s not hot hard to see how disciplined Melissa St. Vil is, not just as a boxing champion, but as…
- January 20, 2023Want to know how to exactly turn all the r’s in the English language into w’s? As in “woom” for…
- January 20, 2023Sacha Elie keeps a low-profile as a creative, but goodness knows she has enough accomplishments under her manicured nails to…
- April 29, 2022He was elected President of the Republic on April 21, 1930, by the Council of State to organize the legislative…
- April 1, 2022Yanick Étienne, a Haitian singer, died on March 30, 2022. "Mistè Lanmou's" voice had cervical and rare liver cancer. She…
- June 2, 2018Eleven tracks make up No Dead End, and these are all full tracks, no interludes or anything. Each track is…
- May 11, 2018Kreyolicious: How do you think your Haitian-American background has shaped you into the person you are today? Adassah: Growing up…
- March 28, 2018Last October when wanted an expert on the subject of healing, twenty-something Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine Dr. Naika Apeakorang was…
- March 19, 2018New York-based Dorshelle Guillaume is part a new wave of college students who are starting Youtube channels to explore their…
- March 12, 2018Kreyolicious: Growing up, what was your view of yourself as a girl in this world? Jae Nash: As a young…
- March 5, 2018Podcasts, podcasts, podcasts everywhere! Of course the Haitian-American community is not going to be left out of the podcast phenomenon,…
- March 2, 2018Kreyolicious: So, you were born in Brooklyn! Take me back to your childhood, and to the musical memories you will…
- February 14, 2018So, yesterday I was invited to an advance press screening of the Ryan Coogler-directed film Black Panther, based on the…
- February 13, 2018The self-help manual The 365 Go Get H.E.R.S Guide has just been released by entrepreneur and author Ivy Box. The…
- November 11, 2016Academia leader Dr. Marlene Daut wrote Tropics of Haiti: Race and the Literary History of the Haitian Revolution in the…
- September 6, 2016Haiti rapper Princess Eud signed a deal with music producer and record label mogul Steven Machat late last month. This…
- August 5, 2016Makeup, healthy eating, styling and fashion—Kristelle Jean-Pierre loved them all! The very idea of abandoning one for the other just…
- August 2, 2016Through her self-founded organization NOSA, the one-time Miss Leogane is using all the resources available to her to raise awareness…
- August 1, 2016Kreyolicious: The title of your memoir is rather imaginative. A Sky the Color of Chaos… You sit there, and you…
- July 24, 2016Tahisha Solages is a cook who loves to sing, not a singer who loves to cook. Though singing is a…
- July 19, 2016Carimi confirmed its breakup. Let’s say it one more time. The band Carimi has come to an end. Last night…
- July 15, 2016The artist-actor and songwriter known as B. Notes is foremost a businessman. He’s the founder of Camilien Music Group, his…
- May 17, 2016Rebecca Zama is a rising star in the music industry, known for her soulful voice and emotional lyrics. With a…
- March 18, 2016Naida Lynn croons her original composition “Wise Words” amid playful guitar strings. If she wanted to, she could probably sing…
- January 20, 2016Watch Stichiz spit out her rhymes as the sole female in the song “We Dem Zoes” alongside Mecca AKA Grimo…
- January 19, 2016If you’re from Miami, or if you’re familiar with the urban scene and everything that’s popping on South Florida, Stichiz…
- October 26, 2015is drawn to cinema. Her blood stream has fragments of celluloid sprinkled all over it, and lots of vintage cutting…
- September 30, 2015If you want to meet determination and creativity in the form of a person, meet Goretty Gordon. Goretty is the…
- August 5, 2015Kreyolicious Music…in which…in which I review a kreyolicious album— Album: Invictus, Kreyol La, Lead Vocals: Joseph Zenny, Jr Musicians: Joseph…
- April 17, 2015? Yes. I am related to him. Kreyolicious: At which point were you told that you were related to him?…
- February 23, 2015Girls like Liz Paul weren’t supposed to grow up to be savvy business women running retail empires. If anything, they’re…
- December 10, 2014Christina “Krissy” Julme, the founder of BèlNègès, sporting a tee proclaiming one of the brand’s philosophies. Check out this conversation…
- November 27, 2014Kiana Rouchon, the reigning Miss Black Florida US Ambassador is always on the move. Literally. When she’s not visiting elementary…
- November 19, 2014I Am Boundless, the latest album from Canada-based singer Katia Cadet, has a total of 18 tracks. If it was…
- November 16, 2014It probably won’t be a surprise to those who know her, but art class was Tarra Louis-Charles’ favorite elective when…
- November 10, 2014, a rapper based in Port-au-Prince, and Christina “BèlNègès” Julme, a digital entrepreneur who runs , a website that focuses…
- November 4, 2014Katia D. Ulysse fits the picture of what you’d imagine an author to be like. She sports a bright, perky…
- October 21, 2014The first thing that impresses you when you’re interviewing the crowned Miss West Coast USA Natalie Iman Duvalsaint is how…
- October 10, 2014Producer Serge Turnier, who goes by the moniker Power Surge, has his ears to the streets. Singer Olivier Duret can…
- October 5, 2014Sarah Jane Rameau….[Photo Credit: Sarah Jane Rameau ] Rameau’s thyme leaf-soft voice runs through this ballad entitled “Jardin D’Hivers”—Winter Garden…
- September 14, 2014Delgarde at work in Haiti for Global Paints for Charity, Inc. Kreyolicious: Every non-profit initiative had a beginning, usually with…
- September 13, 2014If there’s something that’s better than a cluster of fab grooves, it’s a collection of fab grooves tied to some…
- September 2, 2014Ask Hollywood’s biggest stars who they have their assistants calling when they need their breakfast, lunch and–or—dinner plate filled with…
- August 22, 2014Budding filmmaker Myrlande Charelus has much to be proud of. She’s just completed the first year of a Master of…
- August 18, 2014Photo Credit: Chiming in, media personality observes: “Making people smile is an art form…Whether you’re at one of his shows…
- August 13, 2014One of the hottest and most prolific wordsmiths on the lifestyle, travel and entertainment journalism scene, Danielle Pointdujour writes for…
- August 7, 2014The Greater Washington Urban League along with the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities were one of the first…
- June 10, 2014Life coach and licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) Jameson Mercier of —known as The Haitian Therapist—counsels clients on everything from…
- June 3, 2014Painter Alexandra Barbot’s most electrifying career highlight thus far in her career? Her very first art exhibit in Munich Germany…
- May 22, 2014So, you were the oldest of three children growing up. Do you think that helped you built character? Absolutely! I…
- May 15, 2014Putting photographer Olivier Duong in a box is as futile counting sand at a Caribbean beach. The photographer is practically…
- April 20, 2014One of the most acclaimed authors of Haitian descent on this planet, Dany Laferrière as a member of the prestigious…
- March 8, 2014James Vergneaud’s stage name Rebel Layonn is pronounced Rebel Lion—lion as in the king of the forest. Vergneaud says it’s…
- March 1, 2014Just who is Henri Christophe and what role did he play in Haitian history? In a previous installment of Haiti…
- February 24, 2014How to describe the musical style of the artist Wesli Louissaint? It’s a little bit of world, it’s a little…
- February 14, 2014If you’re a pop music aficionado, the names of and songwriter-producers that have made an impact in that arena, can…
- February 5, 2014There are few pageant winner crowns that haven’t found their way on Medjy Mezilus’ head. Mezilus won the Miss Canada…
- January 28, 2014Leyla McCalla was born in New York, or was she? Listening to her sing on the farm-stage at the Grey…
- January 25, 2014His chimney-smoke voice belts out passionate songs with so much emotion that you’d swear that behind the microphone he’s being…
- January 11, 2014The twelve tracks on the album Viktwa (Victory) from the group DiSip De Gazzman Couleur range for hyped-up, danceable numbers…
- January 7, 2014Myabèl Cocktail Bar and Restaurant sits in a little city in Haiti called Croix-des-Bouquets. Co-owned by the attorney Regine Theodat,…
- January 4, 2014In a world where doubts are constantly being raised about the authenticity of the body parts of some of the…
- December 29, 2013Hertz “Naz” Nazaire paints from Bridgeport, Connecticut. He has ties to New York, the US city he first started calling…
- December 3, 2013The song “Konfye ak Mefyans” (Trust and Suspicion) comes across as forthright, and as having been written from the innermost…
- November 22, 2013Guerline and Hogarth Emmanuel enjoy some of what Haiti has to offer as a tourist destination. Born in Haiti, Guerline…
- November 11, 2013entitled Invasion launches off with plenty of boasting: “Some have tried to copy, others have tried to emulate. They’ve all…
- November 9, 2013Every blogger wants to be Karen Civil. Why wouldn’t they want to be her? She is an influential new media…
- November 6, 2013Featured Nov 6 2013 An Interview With Filmmaker and Journalist Jennifer Brea On Her Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Documentary It was only…
- November 4, 2013Featured Nov 4 2013 Entrepreneur Oliver Jerry Francois of I.E.E On Creating His Own Opportunities Oliver Jerry Francois is the…
- October 30, 2013If actress Sharon Pierre-Louis is a dream chaser, it’s a trait passed on from her parents. They—starting with her father—arrived…
- October 28, 2013It was supposed to have been like any other talent show. The lights were on, the audience was ready, and…
- October 26, 2013Talk about being at the right place at the right time! At the age of eighteen, Hencha Voigt left her…
- October 13, 2013. Of the product, she raves: “Once I step out of the shower, I apply it to my feet and…
- October 6, 2013. The city of Miragoane was to be the site of one of Haiti’s most ferocious color wars, as asserted…
- September 23, 2013Ask Stephane Achille about herself and most likely she’ll respond with a blank stare—not because she’s at loss at to…
- September 22, 2013(Two generations of the Fungcaps of Haiti pose for a family photo in 1965. Photo: Essud Fungcap Private Collection) Chinese…
- September 15, 2013Are you taken by love stories? This is a special love story. It’s between a man from Minnesota and the…
- September 3, 2013. The 1890s begun with Florvil Hyppolite as Haiti’s president (being a Haitian, his name was actually Louis Mondestin Florvil…
- August 28, 2013Sandrah Chalmers is a visual artist and painter, whose paintings are very versatile. On one hand, there are the paintings…
- August 3, 2013Carl Bazelais spent the first twelve years of his life in Haiti. In the late 1980s, he immigrated with his…
- July 26, 2013He does oil portraits. He paints scenes from history and historical figures remembered or forgotten. For instance, among Noze’s collection…
- July 18, 2013Did you know that the CEO and founder of one of the biggest public health companies in the USA is…you…
- July 15, 2013Whitney Lubin is a graduate of Florida State University, and is definitely a hair expert. She and her stylist sister…
- July 13, 2013Former Miss Teen New York USA Lisa Elizabeth Drouillard has never fallen from the spotlight since her triumphant 2011 crowning.…
- July 12, 2013Fashion designer Dayanne Danier is known for her chic women’s fashion line Bien Abyé. But she’s always wanted to intersect…
- July 7, 2013Marjorie Vail was browsing the internet one day, when she learned of the Mrs. Brooklyn International pageant. She had always…
- July 2, 2013It’s not unusual for some to earn nicknames during the college years, and nicknames that stick at that. For Jesler…
- June 30, 2013Ida Faubert led a fascinating life. She married twice, that in itself unusual for a Haitian woman of her era.…
- June 28, 2013If you didn’t know it, know it today: hip-hop is rather popular all over the world. Of course, Haiti is…
- June 24, 2013After a career that has spanned several decades, Emeline Michel doesn’t have anything to prove to anyone, but she hustles…
- June 23, 2013Marilene Phipps is just as fond of her paint brush as she is of her pen. She creates color-popping, religious-themed…
- June 17, 2013If you were to meet Melissa Laveaux on the streets of Paris, you would swear that she’s just like any…
- June 15, 2013Listening to the poetry flowing from the mouth of spoken word artist Melissa Beauvery is quite a treat. She makes…
- June 10, 2013Stephanie Villedrouin Balmir is like most typical married mothers of two, except that she has a special responsibility, the revival…
- June 7, 2013Marie-Valerie Placide’s line Bohiomania is literally taking the fashion world by storm. The line is less than three years old,…
- June 1, 2013Haitians all over are betting that Haiti’s tourism will rise again, and those whom are part of the Haitian community…
- May 30, 2013Studying konpa music band T-Vice’s musical history, it’s apparent that it’s always been about partying. In Vice World, there isn’t…
- May 29, 2013Besides being a highly respected professor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, and the author of several involved volumes such…
- May 26, 2013La Source is an inspiring documentary made by Patrick Shen, a documentary filmmaker, whose independent production company Transcendental Media is…
- May 25, 2013Haitian women are the lifeblood of Haitian society and Claudine Michel, and co-directors Mark Schuller and Renée Bergan wanted the…
- May 20, 2013The Oxford Dictionary the word quintessence as “the most perfect or typical example of a quality or class.” Surely, that…
- May 19, 2013Kevin Dorival seems to be everywhere, ever since he published The Courage to Believe, an inspirational, self-help book that chronicles…
- May 12, 2013Moms are great beings. But does it seem like Haitian moms are in a category all by themselves? Or does…
- April 23, 2013The photography community in France counts Henry Roy as one of their own, and one of the best at what…
- April 21, 2013Award-winning thespian Alexandra Foucard is what some might call a quad threat. You read correctly. She is a singer, a…
- April 15, 2013Elsie Augustave is a brand new voice in Haitian literature worth listening to. Her debut novel The Roving Tree brings…
- April 14, 2013When someone directs the statement, “Tell me about yourself” to Fabrice Armand, the Haiti-born New Yorker is sometimes at loss…
- April 3, 2013How did you interest in film begin? I’ve been fascinated with the film world for as long as I can…
- April 1, 2013Myrvine Bernadotte is of that generational segment born in Boston, and raised by Haitian parents, who came to the United…
- March 25, 2013Nathalie Cerin has been singing all her life, but it wasn’t until 2009 that the singer-songwriter-performer decided to seriously pursue…
- March 11, 2013Can Haiti’s tourism get its groove back? For Dina Simon of My Haiti Travels (MHT Global, LLC), that is the…
- March 2, 2013Above: Rose Jeudy President of Haiti Staffing and Business Resources (HSBR) in her office in Haiti. Looking for a job?…
- February 23, 2013It took the death of his father to open the eyes of Richard Petit, and lead him to discover his…
- February 18, 2013Don’t you dare doubt Gary Klang’s Haitianess, starting with his last name. Klang, it turns out, is as much French,…
- February 14, 2013There’s that one person in your life who you cherish like no other. That one person, who, if you woke…
- February 11, 2013Davidson Toussaint is succeeding where some thought he never would: in the Haiti tourism business. With Haiti Tourism Inc, the…
- February 9, 2013Who here thinks that Haiti is a great tourist destination, and one that will regain its footing at the top…
- February 4, 2013A couple of the members of the HEY team strikes a pose. Sainvil is second from the right. Growing up…
- February 1, 2013Did I mention that I’m writing a book? Yeah, I am. Mè wi! I guess I should have brought it…
- January 29, 2013Call her Our Model in Romania, as Antonnela Senatus, 21, is the only known model from Haiti on the runways…
- January 15, 2013Q & A Why don’t we start off with you telling us about yourself? Where do I begin? I was…
- January 7, 2013Above: Some of the bèl timoun of BelTiFi Inc…Diana Prud’homme, Director of Social Media and Interaction, Judith Jacques Director of…
- January 6, 2013. Trouillot is the , some for the juvenile audience and she’s the creator of novels like [The Infamous Rosalie]…
- December 23, 2012When most people meet Francie Latour, they’re probably surprised to learn that she only has two hands. After all, she…
- December 7, 2012Whatever problems Haiti may have, and whatever it may be lacking, it’s not in want when it comes to songs…
- November 24, 2012The acting bug bit the Haiti-born Patrick Rameau in Africa, of all places. He was living in the Congo (at…
- November 13, 2012Tifany Sejour, professionally known as Tifane, has an arresting voice. This fact is more than clear in her debut album…
- October 28, 2012Her name is Melly B—B as in Bosschaart, and Melly as in Mélina, and when you hear , you’re certain…
- October 25, 2012Photo: Martine Stephenson (standing) and Gabrielle Rigaud (sitting) are the masterminds behind Perle Hospitality. Haiti’s hospitality and tourism industry will…
- October 21, 2012Natalia Stines is 5’9, and that’s before she slides her well-moisturized feet in a pair of stylish, high-heeled pumps. Her…
- October 2, 2012For anyone on the international art scene, and especially those who collect and appreciate Haitian art, Claude Dambreville is a…
- October 1, 2012Most future filmmakers don’t start out as International Business majors, but that’s exactly what happened to producer/screenwriter/actor Robinson Vil. Vil,…
- September 24, 2012Should students in Haiti be taught in three Languages? The woman behind The School of Choice—Ecole de Choix—in Mirebalais seems…
- September 11, 2012If you were to ask a Haitian—actually anybody—to put together a list of the best books about Haiti written in…
- September 11, 2012If you were to ask a Haitian—actually anybody—to put together a list of the best books about Haiti written in…
- September 3, 2012Garcelle Beauvais is the pride of the Haitian community, not because she’s an actress in Hollywood who happens to be…
- August 16, 2012The legendary Alix Ambroise Jr.’s journey has been different to say the least. It took him from Port-au-Prince, Haiti—where he…
- August 13, 2012The hyphenated word multi-faceted was made for people like . Voltaire-Marcelin has written short stories, as in the short narratives…
- August 8, 2012Sooner or later Shadine Ménard had to be part of something big—creatively-speaking. She grew up as the daughter of legendary…
- August 6, 2012can be best described as “alive”. Her works of art are characterized by the use of vibrant colors, larger than…
- August 1, 2012Chef Ron Duprat is bringing Haitian cuisine to the world stage with his week-long , which runs from August 3-9.…
- July 25, 2012Hermanie Pierre’s head must feel weighed down from tiara burnout. Consider the pageants she’s won: Miss Saline County USA, Miss…
- July 23, 2012, is the culmination of rocker Yohann Doré’s childhood love affair with rock. A love affair that had obstacles and…
- July 22, 2012For a time in the 1980s, singer-songwriter-composer was what Marvin Gaye and Bob Dylan were in the 1960s, a sort…
- July 19, 2012J.Philippe, born Jasmine Philippe is an emerging rapper. Born in New Jersey to Haitian parents, the curvy MC— petite in…
- July 18, 2012Curiously enough, included a track entitled on the album, about a city, whose ground until recently she had never stepped…
- July 16, 2012to attract black Americans to come live to Haiti. The publicity campaign, complete with branding ambassadors (Boyer called them agents,…
- July 11, 2012The next time you watch the award-winning TV series Beauty and the Beast, the romantic comedy Splash, The Tuskeegee Airmen…
- June 14, 2012Nora David is probably the most easy-going handbag designer you will come across. A self-professed hater of boredom and lover…
- May 24, 2012Vincent Ogé was such an example—as in he was born in 1755 of a black mother and a white father,…
- May 13, 2012Haiti’s beauty queens have been many, Claudinette Fouchard, Gerthie David, Evelyne Miot, Marie-Edith Vaval, Sarodj Bertin and now Anedie Azael.…
- May 1, 2012, became her connection to the show business world in Haiti, and little Misty Jean often performed on stage during…
- April 13, 2012Eunide Edouarin—the Haiti-based rapper more popularly known as Princess Eud—doesn’t like to do interviews. “When I’m being interviewed,” the raptress…
- March 30, 2012When Jean-Robert Cadet released his book Restavec, it was a trailblazer from so many angles. It was the first time…
- March 19, 2012Jacques Stephen Alexis, a noted novelist of his time, disappeared in 1961 never to be seen again. Historians have said…
- March 6, 2012David Dupoux, the leader of the band Krezi, is like the protagonist in a 2000’s underdog novel, who gets beat…
- February 14, 2012Creating dangerously—that’s what Edwidge Danticat’s writing ancestors did. One of the most acclaimed writers of this century and last, and…
- February 8, 2012In the 1960s, the 1970s, black models shined, and very, very few shined as lustrously as Jany Remponeau Tomba, who…
- February 7, 2012Standing at 5’6, Easher Parker has sparkling doe eyes, glistening white teeth that make one think that she wouldn’t have…
- February 1, 2012In the mid-1990s, Haitian actor and film director Jean-Gardy Bien-Aimé took a crew of young actors with him to Cap…
- January 17, 2012Richard Sénécal. Just say this name to Haitian movie fans, and you get an instant smile, and in the next…
- December 30, 2011At first glance, Palm Beach millionaire Frank McKinney might be mistaken for the lead singer of a 90’s era heavy…
- December 21, 2011Jason Fleurant is a young painter based in West Palm Beach, Florida but his work has the stamps of three…
- August 12, 2008Featured Jul 18 2013 Yap Mennen: Jean-Guilmond Orelien or The Public Health Industry’s $18 Million Founder and CEO on Entrepreneurship,…
- August 12, 2008Featured Apr 14 2013 Yap Mennen: Fabrice J. Armand, Entrepreneur and Philanthropist When someone directs the statement, “Tell me about…
- August 12, 2008Featured Dec 23 2011 Jimmy Jean-Louis Talks About the Toussaint L’ouverture Movie, Family Life and Hollywood In a matter of…
- August 12, 2008Featured Jun 21 2013 Haitian Music Spotlight: “Yon Lèt Pou Ayiti” by Wyclef Jean + Lyrics Haiti is on the…