Pou tout Ayisyen toupatou, men yon ti istwa folklorik mwen pote pou ou jounen jodiya. Si se Angle ou pale, mwen rakonte menm istwa sa a sou lòt lien wap jwenn anba videyo sa a. Ou konnen mwen pa tap janm kite mwa’d mas fini san nou pa koze. Mèsi a tout moun ki toujou vizite [...]
From upscale venues with ticketed concerts to free shows at an outdoor cultural center (FOKAL); from uptown Petion-Ville to downtown Port-au-Prince and Jacmel; the 2013 Festival International de Jazz de Port-au-Prince, 7th Edition came, conquered, and went. Attended by hundreds and supported by eleven foreign embassies that underwrote their musicians, this year’s eight-day festival was accessible [...]
It was supposed to the beginning of a new school year–a season charged with expectation and optimism, not a time to be caught in other people’s petty, stale, yet violent wars. The year was 1957. Teachers, good and refreshed, had prepared thoughtful and engaging lessons. Governor Orval Eugene Faubus–hellbent on preventing children of all colors to [...]
When I found myself in the operating room for emergency surgery three weeks ago, I saw a blinding light at the end of a long, narrow tunnel from which deceased relatives beckoned lovingly. Ok. I didn’t see a bright light. There was no tunnel and no dead family members either, but the Baltimore Ravens’ logo [...]