Delray?s Southeast Second Avenue renamed Toussaint L?Ouverture WayDelray Beach’s City Commission is at long last acknowledging the many ways in which the Haitian Diaspora living there has added to the community’s economy, culture, and diversity. The Commission has decided to rename Southeast Second Av... |
Bridge connecting Garonne River in Bordeaux France to be named after Toussaint LouvertureThis would be a great achievement to the Haitians which makes the country get recognition globally for one of its Heroes Toussaint Louverture. The French Government has proposed to name after the Hero of Saint Domingue, present day Haiti, a bridge ... |
Mariette Saintvil, Florida Mayor Village of El PortalMariette Saintvil is held with high esteem as the first Haitian American woman elected mayor of a municipality in America. She took the position of El Portal Mayor after her predecessor Audrey Edmonson was selected to the County Commission. Edmonso... |
Lionel Saint Eloi, Haitian artistLionel Saint Eloi was born to a mason and to a tailor on June 25, 1980, in Port au Prince. He is an artist whose work involves painting and sculpturing. This artist started painting in 1972 after joining the Centre d’Art. He specialized in ... |
Marie Clotilde ?Toto? Bissainthe, founder of Griots Theatre Company Marie Clotilde “Toto” Bissainthe, a Haitian actor and singer, was born in Cap-Haïtien in 1934. Bissainthe studied abroad after she completed her basic education in Haiti, beginning her artistic career as one of the founders of Grio... |
Dennis Smith, Haitian ArtistDennis Smith was born in Soissone la Montagne, which is a small city in Haiti, in 1954. He had a lot of interest in art, especially well refined paintings. Just after attaining the maturity age of 18 years he got into art fully and painted his firs... |
Dieuseul Paul, Haitian ArtistDieuseul Paul was born in 1952 in Damiens, Haiti. Though Paul started painting in 1974, he was one of the five members who started Saint-Soleil school of art in Haiti in 1973. He was a Voodoo painter, whose painting was a vocation. The spirit revea... |
Jacques Louissaint, Haitian ArtistJacques Louissaint was born on June 2, 1944 in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. This artist taught himself how to paint and started painting at the age of 17. He later decided to advance his knowledge of art at Academie des Beaux Arts in Paris. In the earl... |
Prosper Pierre-Louis, Haitian ArtistProsper Pierre-Louis was born on October 12, 1947, in Bainet, near Jacmel, Haiti. He was one of the main contributors to the local school of the Saint Soleil art movement. At the age of 16 he moved to Port-au-Prince. There he took a number of odd j... |
Ramphis Magloire, Haitian ArtistRamphis Magloire was born on April 14, 1961 in Petionville, Haiti. He lived with his father, a house painter, his mother Louisianne St. Fleurant, a cook in the art colony called Saint Soleil and one of the founders of the Saint Soleil painting move... |
Robert Saint Brice, Haitian ArtistRobert Saint Brice was born in the 1893 in Petionville, a Haitian city. He was raised by Maitre Turnbull, a famous member of the Episcopal Church. He however deviated from this path of this man to become a voodoo priest. Voodoo had a major influenc... |
Saint Pierre Toussaint, Haitian ArtistSaint Pierre Toussaint was born in 1923 and lived in Planton-Café, a small hamlet near Kenscoff, the well-to-do district, 1500 meters above Port-au-Prince. He spent 50 years of his life time as a gardener and devoted the rest of the years of... |
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