‘Dominica After Maria’ on Display
“Dominica – After Maria,” opening May 12, features the work of artists from Dominica and other Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Maria, reports Brooklyn Paper.
“Dominica – After Maria,” opening May 12, features the work of artists from Dominica and other Caribbean nations hit by Hurricane Maria, reports Brooklyn Paper.
Members of the Caribbean LGBT community in Queens expressed their hope and disbelief to a court decision in Trinidad and Tobago that could pave the way for the decriminalization of homosexuality, reports Caribbean Life.
At this year’s Haitian Flag Day celebration in Brooklyn, Assemblywoman Rodneyse Bichotte will promote her campaign to designate parts of the Flatbush area as the “Little Haiti Cultural and Business District,” reports Brooklyn Paper.
The Haitian Times describes what resulted from disunity between organizers of a April 20 demonstration meant to capitalize on the anniversary of the community’s historic march in 1990.
Joelle Fontaine, the designer behind the I Am Kréyol fashion line, speaks to The Haitian Times about her goal of producing an entire collection in Haiti and creating jobs for women.
Haitian community leaders are planning an April 20 march to speak out against Trump but “unfortunately for them, it will not have the intended impact,” Garry Pierre-Pierre writes in The Haitian Times.
B. Nandi Jacob hopes her comedic play about an undocumented immigrant, opening April 7 in Bedford-Stuyvesant, draws attention to the plight of Caribbean immigrants, reports Caribbean Life.
Zellnor Myrie, a Brooklyn lawyer running against state Sen. Jesse Hamilton, speaks to Caribbean Life about the “civil rights issue of our generation.”
The Paid Care Division of the NYC Department of Consumer Affairs released a first-year report on its activities.
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a group of Haitian TPS holders over the termination of the status, reports The Haitian Times.
BRIC is holding an exhibit of artists from Haiti, the Dominican Republic and their diasporas through April 29, report The Haitian Times and Brooklyn Paper.
A thriving community needs not just political representation but also robust small businesses and grassroots organizations, writes Garry Pierre-Pierre in The Haitian Times.
When it comes to Haitian community leaders, “the pull of Haiti is too strong for them to resist and remain focused on the prize ahead,” writes Garry Pierre-Pierre in a Haitian Times column calling for a new generation of Haitian-American leaders to empower the community.
BRIC TV visits Radio Soleil, one of dozens of radio stations in Brooklyn serving the Haitian community.
TPS recipient Farah Larrieux speaks to The Haitian Times about the impact of the end of the status on Haitians in the U.S. and in Haiti.