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Ayiti Cheri!!! (Taken with instagram)
Dr. Henri Ford, Pediatric Surgeon Extraordinaire
It was quite a leap for Haitian-born Henri Ford who knew no English to attend John Jay High School in Brooklyn—where he was called “Frenchie”—and then go on for his B.A. at Princeton, not to mention moving from there in record time to Harvard Medical School, but for this Vice President and Chief of Surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and Vice Chair of the Department of Surgery at the Keck School of Medicine (USC), affiliated with Children’s Hospital, “leaps” are “challenges.” In fact, he laughs, recalling a saying of a classmate years ago, “excellence will silence all your critics.” Considering Dr. Ford’s considerable reputation as a surgeon and as a heavily funded and much published researcher in pediatric surgery, his specialty, it must be pretty quiet out there.
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Happy Haitian Flag Day
Wonder who the artist is of this beautiful piece. i’m so in love…
In Haiti, a New Stadium Will Rise →
(Source: ellaroche)
#haitian #art #westvillage #manhattan #nyc (Taken with Instagram at Donna Karan)
I'm Black, So What?: Haiti →
Bound, flogged, tortured
Brought from Africa to the Caribbean’s sandy shores
You fought back
Viscously, Fearlessly, Relentlessly
Victory, freedom at last!
Slave no more – Haiti, first free black republicOnly to have your back bowed again
Poverty, dictatorship, violence, unrest
You fought…
Haiti Cultural Exchange (HCX) is a Brooklyn-based non-profit organization established to develop, present, and promote the cultural expressions of the Haitian people. HCX does this through innovative and engaging programs featuring a plethora of talented artists, visionaries, and educators. HCX collaborates with numerous organizations to present Haitian culture to a wider audience. HCX has collaborated with the Brooklyn Museum, Five Myles Gallery, New York HIstorical Society, MoCADA, and WBAI just to name a few. You all are already used to seeing HCX’s events all over this blog because they are constantly providing the community with some of the coolest events in NY, which give us the opportunity to experience Haitian culture in a unique way.
“La Belle Vie: The Good Life” Documentary
Great Documentary of a Haitian American’s Journey To Find The Beauty In Her History, The Haitian American Story
Color and Class Is Investigated, Hope and Aspiration Documented, and Identity Struggles Discussed
