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Haiti has its very own lean chocolate bar, and it’s called Askanya made by Askanya Chocolateries. The brand was created by three entrepreneurs whom are based in Haiti. As of this writing, the brand is available in 10 locations in…
The word “versatile” is used to describe a lot of things and people, but it won’t be a waste to use it on visual artist and illustrator Marlie Decopain. She’s designed storyboards for Nike, Time Warner Cable, Coach, Dove, Prudential,…
Follow along as I continue my interview with illustrator and visual artist Marlie Decopain. Marlie has worked with Nike, Prudential, and pop star Rick Martin, creating eye-catching visuals and illustrations to help them promote their brands. She’s a graduate of…
In Part One of my interview with Tamara B. Rodriguez, the Miami-based, Haitian-American recalled how she was able to explain her breast cancer diagnosis to her kids by writing Hair to the Queen!, a picture book. Follow along as we…
UCF Crowns First Haitian-American Homecoming King AND Queen In History of University Written by kreyolicious with UCF crowned a Haitian-American homecoming king and queen! According to the university, this is the…
If there’s anything certain about the road to entrepreneurship, it’s that there will be obstacles. For Ilio Durandis, the brain behind Haiti Bioscience, a science and tech venture targeting Haiti’s youth, funding was initially an issue. He sent around several…
Gina Samson’s world is full of trips, exhibits, and painting sessions. It’s a wonder she’s able to put some time aside to do interviews. This past September, she and four other artists of Haitian descent, took part in a joint…
Painter Gina Samson has lived the path of the visual artist and painter. While drawing on her innate talent, she also studied art at the Fashion Institute of Technology and the New York University School of Continuing Education. Her paintings…
Academia leader Dr. Marlene Daut wrote Tropics of Haiti: Race and the Literary History of the Haitian Revolution in the Atlantic World, 1789-1865, a book the critic Anna Brickhouse praised as the “first exhaustive study of the transatlantic print culture…
Well, well, well. What do we have here sitting on the lap of entrepreneur Carline Smothers, the CEO of Zoe Beautee. It’s none other than a doll…Carline…And not just any doll. It’s a Haitian doll…a Haitian-American doll! Look for it…