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First Haitian drafted in the NFL?

Answered: Who was the first Haitian drafted in the NFL? more »

July 18, 2023 1:00 PM

Ertha Pascal-Trouillot, the first woman President of Haiti

When Ertha Pascal married Ernst Trouillot, she kept her maiden name and became Ertha Pascal-Trouillot Ertha Pascal-Trouillot achieved numerous groundbreaking milestones in her career. She made a lot of firsts in her professional life. Ertha Pascal-Trouillot made history as the first female judge in Haiti, serving on the Court of First Instance. more »

July 19, 2023 7:28 AM

Wyclef Jean's Childhood in Haiti to be Featured in Netflix Movie

Men WYCLEF Jean on Netflix Have you heard? Haitian rapper Wyclef Jean's Childhood in Haiti will soon be captured in a Netflix animated feature film. more »

October 28, 2018 8:50 PM

VIDEO: Naomi Osaka - The Grand Slam Haitian Celebration the World didn't know about

PHOTO: Naomi Osaka raises her 2018 US Open Grand Slam Title Trophy Watch how Naomi Osaka's Haitian family celebrated at the stadium after Naomi won her first Grand Slam title at the 2018 US Open more »

September 10, 2018 10:47 AM

US Open 2018: Naomi Osaka always dreamed of a Grand Slam final with Serena Williams, This Saturday, it's on!

PHOTO: Naomi Osaka - Serena Williams - US Open 2018 Haitian-Japanese Tennis Player Naomi Osaka dreamed that one day she would play Grand Slam final match against her idol Serena William. This Saturday, September 08 2018, her dream becomes a reality. more »

September 7, 2018 2:00 PM

Haiti Soccer player Dougenie Joseph, youngest player to ever start a U-20 Women's World Cup match

Team Haiti - FIFA U-20 Women World Cup France 2018 Did you know? Haiti beat many records at FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018. One of our soccer players, Dougenie Joseph, at age 14, became the youngest player to ever start a U-20 Women's World Cup match when we played against China. more »

August 21, 2018 7:15 AM

Haitian dishwashers win $2.5 million lawsuit against South Beach hotel for discrimination

USA Money dollar bill Imagine that, being called a slave at work by your boss in the 21st century in America, forbidden to speak Creole while Hispanic workers are speaking Spanish right in front of you. Doing the all the dirty jobs that others others are exempt from. more »

July 30, 2018 6:48 PM

Harvard University just named Haitian-American Claudine Gay Dean of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS)

Claudine Gay, Haitian-American FAS dean at Harvard University Great news from the Haitian Diaspora... Harvard University has just named a Haitian-American, Claudine Gay, Dean of their Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS). more »

July 24, 2018 9:14 AM

76-year-old Haitian student passed his State exams, admitted to 3eme Secondaire

At 76 years old, Haitian man Jeudy Jean Horel went back to high school Remember Jeudy Jean Horel, the 76-year-old Haitian man who went back to school to finish high school in Haiti? He just took his State exams in 9ème année fondamentale and he passed with flying colors. more »

July 21, 2018 7:04 AM

Haitian man in Chile saves a woman's life who fell from a ninth-floor balcony in a suicide attempt

PHOTO: Richard Joseph, the Haitian Hero in Chile who saved a woman who fell nine floors His name is Richard Joseph and his is a Haitian Hero in Chile... Richard Joseph saved a woman's life who fell from a ninth-floor balcony in a suicide attempt more »

November 23, 2017 6:54 AM