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Obama In Haiti
US First Lady Michelle Obama made an unannounced visit to Haiti, her first, on April 13 2012.
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden landed in Port-au-Prince Haiti before continuing to Mexico.
Obama and Biden spent several hours in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince, visiting projects set up in the wake of the devastating earthquake in January.
USA Money dollar bill
They call it green back, here is a photo of the United States one-dollar bill.
The words written on it are in Haiti Creole
Lew blayi nan posh mwen gen sekirite nan kay la
sevre depi-w antre nan kay la, sevre bagay yo chanje
Once I have you in my pocket I feel safe
It's true when I have you in my pocession everything changes.
This from the song CESAR by System Band
The US Dollar, Some Haitians Call it 'Caesar'
The US Dollar has many names. There is a Haitian compas song by System Band that hails it "CESAR" French for Ceasar!
Look closely at this picture of the US One Dollar bill and you will see the written on it in Haiti Creole:
Lew blayi nan posh mwen gen sekirite nan kay la
sevre depi-w antre nan kay la, sevre bagay yo chanje!
Whenever you are in my pocket I feel safe. It is true, whenever you are around, everything changes.
This from the song CESAR by System Band
Earthquake in Haiti
More than 217,000 people were killed in the Republic of Haiti when a 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck on January 12, 2010
For Haiti Earthquake relief efforts visit:
haiti911.com
Naomi Campbell
Naomi Campbell brought many big names to help Haiti in her Feb 2010 Fashion for Relief event.
Naomi Campbell's Fashion for Relief runway show took place in Bryant Park in New York to help raise money for earthquake-ravaged Haiti.
Chris Brown, Kelly Osbourne, Donna Karan and Helena Christensen all walked the catwalk for the charity event, which raised funds for CARE.
Naomi Campbell is an English supermodel of Jamaican descent. Naomi Campbell was born in Streatham, London, England.
Earthquake in Haiti - Haitian Flag - Collapsed University
A Haitian flag sits on the rubble of the university of applied languages where 175 students died on Jan. 12 during the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, Monday, Feb. 15, 2010.
The January 12th earthquake
leveled most of the major higher education institutions in the Port-au-Prince metropolitan area.
Original photo: AP/Ramon Espinosa