Gap chooses 3 designers with Haitian roots for special denim collection
Overview: Three Haitian American designers chosen for particular Hole and Harlem’s Vogue Row denim collaboration. NEW YORK — Three designers […]
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Naïka on identity, diaspora roots and the music behind “Layers”
Overview: French-Haitian singer-songwriter Naïka discusses her multicultural upbringing, the emotional layers behind her music and the way her work resonates
Rasin Okan reclaims Haitian roots music with debut album ‘Jou Ma Lonje’
Overview: Rasin Okan, Brooklyn’s solely rasin sèch band, launched its first album, Jou Ma Lonje, on July 19. Cultural employee
New pope’s Haitian ancestry affirms the diaspora’s deep American roots
Overview: The latest affirmation that the newly elected pope is descended from Haitian and Creole ancestors from New Orleans has
Step into the Haiti of the past at Sophia LaCroix’s ‘Roots and Realism’ exhibit
Overview: Haitian-American artist Sophia LaCroix brings Roots and Realism: A Haitian Artist’s Memory to Pompano Seashore, Florida. The exhibition, opening
Zen Ayiti: A two-day escape with spiritual artifacts, yoga, organic food and roots music in Port-au-Prince
Overview: On Feb. 1-2, an initiative led by Vodou chief Vélina Elysée Charlier and Laetitia Brandt, known as “Zen Ayiti”—an
James Madison Dukes win first bowl game, two players salute Haitian roots
Overview: James Madison College Dukes (JMU) made historical past with their first-ever bowl recreation win, defeating Western Kentucky College 27-17