Visual Artist Makeda Enlightens the Nature Within
In the Amharic language of Ethiopia, MAKEDA means beauty. MAKEDA is also the name professional dancer and visual artist Christina...
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MJ Fievre
- 6 min
Raising Gabi: the Life of a Modeling Teen
The creator of Ebene Naturals, Fayola Nicaisse is a business woman and a bit of a philanthropist. She is also the mother of Gabi, 15, who...
Kreyolicious
- 2 min
Miss International Haiti 2013 Clara Luce Lafond: An Interview
Clara Luce Lafond is Miss International Haiti 2013. The only daughter in a family of four brothers, Miss Lafond worked in the field of ...
Kreyolicious
- 9 min
Visual Artist Sandrah Chalmers On The Art of The Painting
Sandrah Chalmers is a visual artist and painter, whose paintings are very versatile. On one hand, there are the paintings that depict...
MJ Fievre
- 6 min
Claire Van Goodman: Beyond Expectations
It was about 10 years ago that Claire Judine Saintil-van Goodman started van Goodman Photography & Art (“vanP&A”) and became a...
Kreyolicious
- 2 min
Award-Winning Author Edwidge Danticat’s 4 Pieces of Writing Advice to Writers
You’ve read her books; you’ve been to her book signings and every time you’ve read a news notice about her winning a literary award, you...
Kreyolicious
- 4 min
Beaudelaine Pierre of The Haitians InCommon Project on the Haitian Community in Minnesota
The Haitian community in the state of Minnesota is vibrant and growing. One of the leaders in that community is Haiti-born Beaudelaine ...
Kreyolicious
- 7 min
Mrs. Brooklyn International Marjorie Vail Sounds Off on Pageants, Beauty, Identity and Gender Roles
Marjorie Vail was browsing the internet one day, when she learned of the Mrs. Brooklyn International pageant. She had always wanted to be...
Kreyolicious
- 7 min
Fashion Designer Dayanne Danier Is Going for the Greater Good
Fashion designer Dayanne Danier is known for her chic women’s fashion line Bien Abyé. But she’s always wanted to intersect it with...
Kreyolicious
- 6 min
Edwidge Danticat on the Writing Process, and Her New Novel Claire of the Sea Light
Edwidge Danticat has an obsession with the sea, from The Children of the Sea, a harrowing story from her short story collection Krik?...
Kreyolicious
- 11 min
Rachèle Magloire and Chantal Regnault: What Becomes of the Abruptly Deported
(What Becomes of the Abruptly Deported: Rachèle Magloire and Chantal Regnault Discuss Their Deportation Documentary) Deportation has...
Kreyolicious
- 7 min
SuCh a Talent, SuCh a Voice: An Interview
Not too many singers can claim that their first major performance was at the Grammys. Su Charles can. As a member of the Jazz Ensemble...
Kreyolicious
- 6 min
The President’s Daughter: writer Ida Faubert (1883-1969) Remembered by Her Grandson
Ida Faubert led a fascinating life. She married twice, that in itself unusual for a Haitian woman of her era. She was born in...
Kreyolicious
- 6 min
Melissa Laveaux: Interview With the Singer-Songwriter and Guitarist
If you were to meet Melissa Laveaux on the streets of Paris, you would swear that she’s just like any other girl about town. Sure, she ...
Kreyolicious
- 7 min
Former New York Teen USA Lisa Drouillard on Beauty, Developing Confidence, and Being a Feminist
Former Miss Teen New York USA Lisa Elizabeth Drouillard has never fallen from the spotlight since her triumphant 2011 crowning. ...
Kreyolicious
- 2 min
Dayana Mercier, Haiti’s Teen Music Sensation: An Interview
At 19, Dayana Mercier is one of Haiti’s biggest teen sensations. She is a college student, attending Université Quisqueya. She is a...
Kreyolicious
- 7 min
Melissa Beauvery: Spoken Word Artist Interview
Listening to the poetry flowing from the mouth of spoken word artist Melissa Beauvery is quite a treat. She makes her poetic...
Kreyolicious
- 4 min
Presenting…Designer Gaelle Pierre of the G’s Addiction Fashion Line
Some fashion design students can’t wait until they walk the stage so that they can get started with their fashion design careers....
Kreyolicious
- 5 min
Sophia Domeville: An Interview with the Visual Artist and Painter
The first time Sophia Domeville displayed showed talent for drawing, she was five years old. Little Sophia would draw on all the walls...
Kreyolicious
- 4 min
Michele Stephenson Reflects on the Haiti Cultural Exchange Film Festival
One of the most looked-forward-to events of the New York-based organization Haiti Cultural Exchange is its annual film festival. In its ...
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