Last night at around 11pm, Wyclef Jean was shot in the hand while in Haiti to support presidential candidate Michel Martelly in his election. Details are…
Singer and songwriter Christopher Laroche, a.k.a. “FREEDOM” was born and raised in Haiti and last year he released a tribute song for his homeland entitled “Move On.” The commemorate the one-year anniversary of the earthquake that hit Haiti on January 12, 2010 producer Drumma Boy remixed the track. FREEDOM is the founder of Freedom Recordz, […]
An aid worker talks to CNN's Asieh Namdar about Haiti's cholera epidemic, which health officials want to keep from spreading to the capital.
Via: Allhiphop Rap star Wyclef Jean has officially stepped down as the head of his non-profit organization Yéle Haiti, as he prepares to run for President of Haiti.
The government continues to pursue rappers for their outstanding tax bill, as the IRS has placed new liens on three well known artists. First up is Haitian Presidential candidate, Wyclef Jean. According to a lien recently filed by the IRS, Clef’s Yele Haiti non-profit organization allegedly owes $2.1 million dollars in back taxes. According to […]
Hip-Hop star Wyclef Jean will announce his bid for the President of Haiti, a source has confirmed with AllHipHop.com exclusively. Sources close to Wyclef confirmed with AllHipHop.com that the rapper will announce his bid for the country’s highest office next Thursday, on August 5th. The 37-year-old was born in Haiti, but immigrated to the United […]
Via NYTimes.com If you made a charitable contribution to the relief effort in Haiti, you may be able to claim a deduction on your 2009 tax return. Normally, contributions are deductible only for the same tax year in which they are made, but both houses of Congress moved quickly to make an exception, which allows […]
Via: NewsOne Friday night’s star-studded “Hope for Haiti” telethon has raised a record-breaking $58 million, with more donations continuing to pour in from around the world, the benefit’s organizers announced Saturday.
Via: HipHopWorld.com In light of the devastation in Haiti Trina is taking things to new heights by announcing her plans to adopt a child from the embattled country. Trina made the announcement through a press release saying, “With the current state that Haiti is in right now; I personally feel like donating monetary and physical […]
Via: WRAL Within days, the government will move 400,000 people made homeless by Haiti’s epic earthquake from their squalid improvised camps throughout the shattered capital to new resettlement areas on the outskirts.
Via TheUrbanDaily.com: Almost seven years ago David Lamb and his wife Jamillah created and produced the off-Broadway play, Platanos & Collard Greens. The romantic comedy tells the story of two college students, Freeman, an African-American man and Angelita, a Latino woman, both forced to confront and overcome cultural and racial prejudices while defending their bond […]
