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Tomorrow is Haitian Flag Day, are you ready to celebrate and show your pride? In Haiti and throughout the US, Haitian Flag Day is a major national holiday celebrated with great fanfare on the grounds of the national palace. In The United States for example,…

The Meaning Of the Haitian Flag – “May 18th, 2013″

May 17, 2013

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University Of South Florida Class of 2013 Mathematics Major Ketner Merise Shows His Haitian Pride. Don’t forget to email your Haitian Pride pictures to Lunionsuite@gmail.com, May is Haitian Heritage Month lets celebrate it in style.

University Of South Florida 2013 Graduate Ketner Merise Show Haitian Pride

May 15, 2013

Check out this adorable Haitian prince in training! Kiva DaDiva says that her little boy loves his Haitian dad and he’s definitely showing a lot of Haitian Pride. Happy Haitian Heritage Month Don’t forget to email your Haitian Pride pictures to Lunionsuite@gmail.com, This is our…

Another Proud Haitian Baby…

May 14, 2013

According to TheSentinel: WASHINGTON, District of Columgia (defend.ht) – The NYPD will receive the U.S. Secretary of State’s Excellence in Criminal Justice Assistance Award for deploying dozens of Creole-speaking, Haitian-American police officers to assist in Port-au-Prince after the 2010 earthquake. New York Police Department Commissioner…

Six Haitians NYPD Receives State Department Award for Work in Haiti

May 14, 2013

USF students representing Haiti at the 2013 Annual Florida Caribbean Student Association Conference 2013. I am sending in my Haitian Pride picture in honor of Haitian Heritage Month. I am really proud to be Haitian and American. Love your page! – Jessica Jean Louis I am enjoying…

Jessica Jean-Louis & University of South Florida Students Show Haitian Pride

May 14, 2013

This past weekend in Miami, a few of my friends and all of South Florida attended the first annual taste of Haiti event in Miami. From what I have been told, I missed a spectacular Haitian event, which I am very sad about. So for…

Photos From Taste Of Haiti Event In Miami

May 13, 2013

According to Beaumontenterprise.com: Former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide made a rare public appearance Wednesday and thousands of supporters shadowed the ex-leader’s motorcade following a court hearing. The swelling crowd of backers who chanted songs and waved posters of Aristide in Haiti’s capital pointed to the…

Thousands Follow Ex-Haiti President Aristide After Court Appearance

May 10, 2013

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Fanm Ayisyèn

May 6, 2013

The Haitian Education & Leadership Program provides merit- and needs-based university scholarships in Haiti to straight-A students from disadvantaged backgrounds. HELP’s mission is to create, through merit- and needs-based scholarships, a community of young professionals and leaders who will promote a more just society…

(HELP): Haitian Education & Leadership Program

April 25, 2013

Institution Saint-Louis de Gonzague is a Roman Catholic school (primary and secondary) in Haiti. It is run by the Freres de l’Instruction Chretienne (F.I.C) (Brothers of Christian Instruction). School colors are red and green. The most prestigious school in Haiti, it was founded in 1890…

Vintage Haiti: Institution Saint Louis de Gonzague, 1920 Haiti

April 18, 2013

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According To Brooklyn Street Art: Parisian Street Artist C215 has been traveling again, this time to Port Au Prince in Haiti, where he drew many curious audiences during the week-long visit to watch him create his evocative stencil portraits on columns, in doorways, along narrow…

Parisian Street Artist C215 Color The Street Of Port Au Prince in Haiti

April 18, 2013

Oprah Winfrey holds hands with actor Sean Penn at a refugee camp in Haiti.

In 2011, Oprah Winfrey was spotted holding hands with actor Sean Penn at a refugee camp in Haiti. She was filming a TV special highlighting the humanitarian efforts of Sean Penn. His non-profit organization provides assistance to people displaced by the 2010 earthquake. Here are some…

TBT Video – Oprah In Haiti Refugee Camp 2011

April 18, 2013

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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow. — Abdul Kalam This was a special day. After a 16 hour travel day the day before, we hopped on a bus the very next morning at 5am to drive to…

Snapshot: Girl Overlooking Cap-Haitien, Haiti

April 18, 2013

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Haitian Pride

April 13, 2013

Haitian Pride

April 12, 2013

A picture Of the lake Peligre in Haiti, it was created by Peligre Dam on the Artibonite River. Lake Péligre (French: Lac de Péligre) is the second largest lake in Haiti, and is located in the Centre Department. Tracy Kidder describes it as “beautiful, blue…

Snapshot : Lake Peligre in Haiti

April 11, 2013

This is such good news, the last U.S. hotel chain to run a hotel in Haiti was the Holiday Inn. It closed in 1998 because of political instability. Aimbridge Hospitality Proudly Opens The Best Western Premier Petion-Ville, Haiti, The First Full-Service US Brand Hotel In…

U.S. Hotel Chain Best Western Opens Doors In Petionville, Haiti

April 8, 2013

According to Dailytoreador: The fashion in Haiti is about to get a little more Hi-Tech. The Hi-Tech fashion group hosted a Dresses for Haiti service project Friday in the apparel design and manufacturing sewing lab. The finished dresses were donated to the Dresses for Haiti…

Dresses Travel From Lubbock to Haiti in Hi-Tech Style

April 2, 2013

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New video from Rap Kreyol artist Wendyyy Traka titled “Kitem Montrew Ke Lanmou Ekziste” , directed by Cigey Design Cute Video source

New Music Video: Wendyyy “Kitem Montrew Ke Lanmou Ekziste”

March 27, 2013

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On Saturday, March 16th, Mindless Behavior introduced the world to the new milkshake at Millions Of Milkshakes. The Mindless Behavior milkshake is inspired by S’mores and the guys themselves. First, Princeton adds Ray Ray’s favorite candy, a Hershey’s chocolate bar. He then adds tons of…

Mindless Behavior Get Milkshake & Proceeds Go To Haiti

March 27, 2013

I’ve always been in love with Toms, I’m definitely going to purchase both styles of these shoes. According to Popsop: TOMS, a brand known for its philanthropy that found incarnation in the One for One policy, is launching an art-focused project Haiti Artists Collective to…

TOMS Collaborates with 30 Haitian Artists for Limited-Edition Shoes

March 27, 2013

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Photo Of The Day: Haitian Pride

March 19, 2013

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If you are a Haitian living in South Florida, you are well accustomed to Chef Creole. This is my favorite place to get a nice plate or Griot or fried fish. Although I lived about 40 minutes out from the closet location, my husband and…

Meet Chef Wilkinson “Ken” Sejour of Miami’s Chef Creole Restaurant

March 19, 2013

According to online sources: Sean Penn‘s Haiti relief organization has received a grant of $8.75 million to support survivors of the devastating 2010 earthquake in the country. The actor-activist signed the grant with the Haitian government and the World Bank for a 16-month project to…

Sean Penn’s Haiti Relief Organization Receives $8.75Mil Grant

March 19, 2013

Check out their website Here Or Contact Haiti Tourism Here I would love love love to stay here for a weekend!

The Beautiful Royal Oasis Hotel In Petionville Haiti

March 12, 2013

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Thank you for this information post by blogger Naika in Balance: Castor oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the castor bean (technically castor seed as the castor plant), Ricinus communis. Castor oil is a colorless to very pale yellow liquid with mild or no odor or taste. It is a triglyceride in which approximately 90 percent of…

Why Haitians Love Our Castor Oil (L’huile Palma Christi/Mascreti) via Naïka in Balance

March 4, 2013

Since I love my Haitian Boys so much, I had to check out this song and video. Haitian singers “BEL”’s first single is titled “Haitian Boy” which is apparently an anthem for their love and appreciate for Haitian Boys. According to the group: “BEL” created the…

New Music Video : Haitian Artist BEL “Haitian Boy”

February 28, 2013

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While most students are preparing to party and get drunk this spring break, these high school students will be traveling to Haiti to give back. According to online sources: While most Indiana high schoolers are worried about grades or their social lives, a group of…

Group Of High School Students Spring Break Mission Trip To Haiti

February 28, 2013

Pix Of The Day : Bicha

February 27, 2013

Jacques Stephen Alexis (Gonaïves, Haiti, 22 April 1922–Mole St-Nicolas, Haiti, c. 22 April 1961) was a Haitian communistnovelist. He is best known for his novels Compère Général Soleil (1955), Les Arbres Musiciens (1957), and L’Espace d’un Cillement (1959), and for his collection of short stories,…

Haitian Black History: Haitian Author Jacques-Stephen Alexis

February 27, 2013

On March, 11, 2011, we mourn the loss of one of Haiti’s literary fore mothers who died of a heart attack at the age of 84. According to MsMagazne: Paulette Poujol-Oriol, who died March 11 at age 84, left her birth country, Haiti, a legacy…

Haitian Black History: Women’s Right Leader Paulette Poujol-Oriol

February 22, 2013

If you’ve never heard of this dance troop you should definitely do so right away: The stage is set. Haiti – magic, beauty, culture, misunderstood. Haiti – art, tradition, survival, Ayikodans. It is powerful, intense, sensual and spiritual. It is story-telling through dance; bringing the…

Haitian Artistic Director & Dancer Jeanguy Saintus Goes Dark For Ayikodans 25th Anniversary

February 21, 2013

According to Wikipedia: Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), better known by his stage name Jason Derülo, is a Haitian American singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. After producing records for several artists and writing songs for Cash Money Records, co-founder of the label Birdman, Young…

SpotLight: Haitian America Singer Jason Derulo

February 21, 2013

Jean-Fernand Brierre (23 September 1909 – 1992) was a Haitian poet. Born in Jérémie, Brierre worked as a politician and diplomat. He is recognized “as one of the most brilliant Haitian writers.” Poet, dramatist, and Haiti’s ambassador to Argentina. He emerged in the 1930s as…

Haitian Black History: Poet Jean-Fernand Brierre

February 21, 2013

Pix Of The Day: Haiti

February 18, 2013

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Cap-Haïtien Haiti Kanaval 2013

February 18, 2013

I love reading the post over at my fellow blogger Kreyolicious blog. Here is a very good article on How a Group of Haitian-American Childhood Friends Got Together to Help Youths in Haiti. Growing up in Philadelphia, Herman Dolce, Angelo Antoine, Marc Antoine, Gary Joanis,…

Repost: How a Group of Haitian-American Childhood Friends Got Together to Help Youths in Haiti

February 18, 2013

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According to Miami Herald: A 102-year-old Haitian woman from North Miami, who spent hours in line to early vote last year, will sit with First Lady Michelle Obama for Tuesday’s State of the Union address. At age 102, it’s possible Desaline Victor is the oldest…

Michelle Obama Invites 102 Yr-Old Haitian Woman To White House For Today’s State Of The Union Speech

February 12, 2013

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Most Haitians speak Haitian Creole. And yet, the country’s traditional language of education is French — which less than 10 percent of Haitians speak fluently. According to FoxNews: Teenagers in blue-and-white uniforms pour out of classrooms of this boarding school at the edge of Haiti’s…

Is Haiti Teaching Kids In The Wrong Language?

February 11, 2013

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According to the HuffPost: Six days a week, the rail-thin athlete sets off at daybreak, his neon-green running shoes glowing in the grey light of dawn. It’s hard not to notice Astrel Clovis. He’s one of the only runners ever seen in Port-au-Prince, where there…

Repost: Astrel Clovis, Haiti Runner, Hopes For Marathon At Home As Country Rebuilds

February 7, 2013

Jean Price-Mars (b. 15 October 1876; d. 1 March 1969), born in Grande Rivière du Nord, was a Haitian teacher, diplomat, writer, and ethnographer. Price-Mars served as secretary of the Haitian legation in Washington (1909) and as chargé d’affaires in Paris (1915–1917). In 1922 he…

Haitian Black History: Author & Diplomat Jean Price-Mars

February 7, 2013

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For black history month I am going to do my best to continuously feature Haitian people who contributed to the advancement of people of African descent. Ertha Pascal-Trouillot (born August 13, 1943) was the provisional President of Haiti from 1990 through 1991. She was the…

Haitian Black History: Haiti’s 1st Female President Ertha Pascal-Trouillot

February 6, 2013

According to Haitian Times: Jean Léopold Dominique was born to an affluent family in Haiti. Dominique was educated in agronomy in France and Haiti. In a country where one’s standing could be measured by the lightness of skin, a mixed-race agronomist from a well-to-do family…

Haitian Black History: Journalist Jean Léopold Dominique

February 6, 2013

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Meet Madame Max Adolphe, her maiden name is Rosalie Bosquet. Mrs. Max Adolphe was born in Mirebalais on September 10, 1925. She started her milice career as the commandant of Fort-Dimanche/Fort La Mort. In 1963, she became chief commandant of Port-au-Prince. The writer Danny Laferriere…

Meet Madame Max Adolphe: The Right Hand Woman of Duvalier During His Presidency

February 5, 2013

Haiti, land of blue sea and green hills, white fishing boats on the sea, and the hidden huts of peasants in the tall mountains. People strong, midnight black. Proud women whose arms bear burdens, whose backs are very straight. Children naked as nature. Nights full…

Vintage Haiti: Langston Hughes’ Haiti Scrapbook, 1931

February 4, 2013

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Photos of Kanaval 2013 In Jacmel Haiti

February 4, 2013

According to HuffingtonPost: Every foreigner landing at Port-au-Prince airport is greeted — before even reaching passport control — by the sound of a band playing traditional twoubadou music, but on January 23 the fanfare was amped up. Passengers climbing out of a flight from Canada…

Repost: Is Haiti The Caribbean’s Best New Destination? By Paul Clammer

February 1, 2013

“The truth behind Black History MDCCCIV” When it comes to history, Remember that they weren’t slaves but in truth they were enslaved people, and there is a difference. Remember that they didn’t fight for Haiti, because Haiti didn’t exist yet; they fought for Freedom. And…

Happy Black History Month……….

February 1, 2013

“Life doesn’t get easier or more forgiving, we get stronger and more resilient.” According to CarribeanLife Georges Exantus thought he’d never dance again. He was lucky just to be alive. The earthquake three years ago in Haiti’s capital flattened the apartment where he was living…

Haitian Dancer Who Lost Leg During Earthquake Can Salsa Again….

January 31, 2013

We’re welcoming back Keziah Jean, Videographers/Communications Officer, after representing the only film school in Haiti, Ciné Institut, at the Haiti Optimist fundraising event in NY last Saturday, January 26. Above is a photo of Keziah with Ben Stiller and Massena César, a Haitian producer and…

Artist For Haiti: Meet Videographers/Communications Officer: Keziah Jean,

January 29, 2013

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