UNBROKEN (by Tico Armand)

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Ms. Pan-Caribbean Pageant: Miss Haiti

lakouzazou:

I met this sweet lady in Haiti. I was there to collect plants for the University of Florida, but I got so much more from the trip. Being in the presence of a 95 year old woman is a blessing. I have an insurmountable amount of reverence towards her. She is the grandmother of my friend Jid, but I loved her and she quickly became my Grann.

She spoke softly but I was able to see her strength. She chose to live on her own, even though her children and grand-children don’t approve of her choice. She told me that she didn’t want to be dependent. I met her an early morning, she was walking to the market. She aged beautiful, I bet she was gorgeous in her youthful days. The last time we spoke was on Mother’s day.  She said she missed me. The thought of her brings me joy.

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We started the revolution!

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“That Earthquake that took place is part of me. I am known as one of the poorest in the Western Hemisphere, I am known as many things that depicts ugliness, I am a mockery of their perception of me, me who was the first black nation to gain independence in Latin America.

I am Haiti.

Born to a family with little to nothing, I was chosen from the womb to be GREAT!!  Not perfect but perfectly settled within my imperfections. Left Haiti at a very young age to the streets of Brooklyn where life was tough. Didn’t grow up with a mom or dad therefore, I learned quickly to appreciate what I did have.”

(via Biography - Haitian Model - Tico Armand)

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braintame:

Yes, yes I do. 

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famoushaitians:

President and CEO, Dodge; SVP, Product Design, Chrysler

Age: 39

Marital status: Married

Highest Education: Master’s degree

Born in New York City to Haitian immigrants, Gilles started drawing cars as a toddler. He joined Chrysler right out of college and rose to Chrysler’s…

Eunide Edouarin (above), aka Princess Eud, is relatively small but she commands attention, her voice strong but easy, a sly smile spreading across her face.

“I just got out of my head any notion that girls don’t rap or whatever, and I did what I needed to do,” says Princess Eud.

She grew up in a poor neighborhood on a hillside overlooking Port-au-Prince. She was one of seven children. She sang in church, and then joined a neighborhood rap group, followed by several bands including the group Mystik 703. Then she went solo, pairing up mostly with fellow 703 member, Ded Krezi.

Her growing fame at home led to invitations to play overseas, in Cuba and Japan. No matter that she raps in Creole.

Eud is now working on her first solo album, combining rap with a variety of other styles, to show off her range.

There is another popular Haitian female rapper, maybe less polished but just as powerful.

Jean Cylien Marie Innocent, aka Captain J. Ruff (Photo: Amy Bracken)

Jean Cylien Marie Innocent, aka Captain J. Ruff made a splash in 2006, when Wyclef Jean held a hip-hop competition in her Port-au-Prince neighborhood Belair. The theme: cleaning up the streets.

Of the 12 finalists, she was the only woman.

At the time of the competition, Belair was just recovering from a period of politicized gang violence. And J. Ruff began to work with a Brazilian group, Viva Rio, working with children as young as seven-years-old who had been drawn into the violence, in her neighborhood and others.

(via blog.ipapkreyol.com and Female Rappers in Haiti Find Their Voice | PRI’s The World)

thisisjamaica:

READ A BOOK

Wyclef Jean Discusses New Book “Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story” in SoHo

Multiplatinum musician, producer, and actor Wyclef Jean will be speaking about his life, his music career, and his new memoir Purpose: An Immigrant’s Story, co-written with New York Times best-selling author Anthony Bozza, today (September 16, 2012, at 4:00pm) at Apple Store-SoHo, located at 103 Prince Street, New York. Jean will read from the memoir and close the session with a short performance. Purpose will be on the shelves on September 18, 2012.

Publisher’s Description: Wyclef Jean is one of the most influential voices in hip-hop. He rocketed to fame in the 1990s with the Fugees, whose multiplatinum album, The Score, would prove a…..

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September 8 // Afro Misik DJs // 2 – 8pm // FREE

Oyasound Productions :

GetOpen Sessions :

Bamboo Sounds Entertainment

:: present ::

AFRO MIZIK An AfroHouse Excursion with Haitian Roots

with : DJ Sabine : DJ AQuaBeaT : Serge Negri

& Live Performance by The Earthman Experience with DJ Hard Hittin Harry

at Dekalb Market

Sept. 8  2pm – 8pm

: Flatbush Avenue & Willoghby Street :

A, C, F, R to Jay Street /

B, Q, N to Dekalb Avenue /

2, 3, 4 to Nevins Street

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Lol Happy Labor Day #lol #haiti #haitian #laborday #toofunny #truestory (Taken with Instagram)

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Sis and moi at Labor Day Parade