Posts Tagged ‘Haiti’
Artist Najee Dorsey’s ‘Resistance’ Showcases Black Heroes and Heroines
Art is indeed subjective, and every now and then an artist’s work can grab you so profoundly that you wonder why you are so drawn to it. It literally speaks to the individal looking at it. Najee Dorsey is such an artist, and definintely someone to watch in the art world. A self-taught figurative artist…
Read MoreActor Sean Penn, Ambassador at Large for Haiti Receives 2012 Peace Summit Award
“He is the only movie star I’ve ever known to move into a (muddy) tent for three months.” –Bill Clinton
Read More40 Girls & Some Shoes’ Sylvia Webb Paves the Road for Atlanta’s Homeless to Walk With Dignity
Whether it’s working with Health Through Walls, an HIV support initiative operating in prisons, providing support to a Haitian orphanage or giving shoes to the homeless right here in Atlanta, Sylvia Webb’s mission is the same — to give back to those less fortunate. As the artful activist explained to rolling out in an interview at STK…
Read MoreFace Beast or Mark of the Face?
Each year, there are tales of prophecy regarding the end of the world and the second coming of Christ by Christianity’s most vocal believers. They speak of the exorbitant occurrence of natural disasters such as the earthquakes in Chile, Japan, Haiti and, most recently, in Ethiopia as well as the devastation of floods and tornadoes…
Read MoreBilly Blue’s Rap Verses Shaped By Harsh Struggles in Haiti
Although he was born in New York and raised in Miami, Billy Blue’s most trying moments occurred during his time in Haiti. Those experiences inspired him to tell his life story through rhyme. As one of the newest members of Konvict Muzik, Billy Blue seeks to represent a new breed of Southern emcees. –a.r. How…
Read MoreEarthquakes Hit Ethiopia Days Ago; Still No Mention on Major Media Outlets
On Monday, June 20, I sent out a tweet noting that a major volcano had erupted resulting in an earthquake in Ethiopia and Eritrea. The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a total of 14 light to moderate earthquakes in the border area on Sunday evening, with the strongest being two 5.7-magnitude earthquakes, both centered…
Read MoreDeath Toll of the Cholera Epidemic in Haiti Reaches 5,000
The death toll of the cholera epidemic in Haiti has now reached 5,000. An outbreak of cholera, a disease which had not been documented in Haiti for decades, was confirmed in Haiti in October 2010. According to figures released by Haiti’s Health Ministry, nearly 3,000 Haitians are still hospitalized with cholera after the outbreak infected…
Read MoreWyclef Jean Happy His Shooting Brought Attention to Haiti’s Election
Although Wyclef Jean was shot in the hand last week while on a political trip to Haiti, the musician and activist is claiming that he’s just happy that his shooting brought attention to Haiti’s presidential election. “It brought light to the fact that there was an election going on that day,” Jean told people.com on…
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