Haitian American model, Vanessa Nina became an overnight celebrity in the Haitian Music International world after she was featured on Carimi’s video “Mwen Dezole. ” Vanessa is only 5 feet tall and with her beauty, and professional success so far, it is down to individuals like her to demonstrate that beauty does not conform to [...]

By Gina Athena Ulysse–Paulette Poujol-Oriol, who died March 11 at age 84, left her birth country, Haiti, a legacy that is immeasurable. She was one of Haiti’s most ardent feminist leaders, as well as an unmatched cultural producer and worker.
She was born in Port-au-Prince on May 12, 1926 to Joseph Poujol, founder of the Commercial [...]

Last week president Martelly say “The Haitian woman is the foundation of our society” so we wanted to run this article again to continue to bring to light the plight so many Haitian girls in Haiti.
The earthquake that struck Haiti on two years ago, left many thousands of children orphaned, lost or separated from their [...]

By M. Skye Holly–
At home on my kitchen table sat a prominent reminder of my childhood. A fragment of the little girl I was, the young woman I am and a sort of tangible question mark about who I will become. When I noticed it the other afternoon, a wave of nostalgia blurred my eyes [...]

Friend of Haiti in NY and a partner of Haitienne Magazine just came back with some fantastic photos from their recent trip to Haiti last week. Michelle Kalil one of the key people in Friend of Haiti in NY organization, is doing such a great jobs to make the people of Fond Verrette, Fond de [...]

This week Haitienne Magazine had the pleasure to speak with Pastor Louis Pierre the father of DR Danielle Pierre in Chicago Heights, IL. He and his daughter are doing tremendous work in Chicago Haitians community and in Saint-Etienne, Haiti. His vision is to bring water to the mountaintop of Saint-Etienne in order to implement its [...]

Haitienne Magazine contributor and staff Kristina Renee in Kuantan Pahang Malaysia Teaching English in Malysia under Fulbright Program. We are so proud of her, and wanted to share this program with our Haitienne  readers.
The Fulbright Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program
Sponsored by the United States Department of State, the Fulbright Program provides [...]

Haitian Jason Pierre-Paul is an American football defensive end for the New York Giants of the National Football League. His nickname is JPP. Pierre-Paul was born in Deerfield Beach, Florida to parents who emigrated from Haiti in 1983.
At one point in his life, Jason Pierre-Paul didn’t want to be a football player. But after a [...]

On the 21st of December 2004, my life changed forever. Our family had been on holiday in Le Touquet, France to celebrate my 40th birthday and after four days in the country, we were heading back to England by Ferry.  Before doing so, we simply had to stop at Le Supermarche to stock up on [...]

Carole Berotte Joseph is the nation’s First Haitian born US College President, the fourth president of Massachusetts Bay Community College (MassBay) in Wellesley Hills, MA. She will be its first woman president since its inception. She served as the college’s chief executive for almost a year already, before becoming president. Dr. Joseph, the eldest daughter [...]