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For A Decade, ‘Sounds of Little Haiti’ Spotlights Haitian Music in Miami

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami. Also on The Miami Herald, MSN, and WLRN

For the past ten years, a courtyard in Little Haiti has served as a steady stage where Haitian music and community life meet. “Sounds of Little Haiti,” held at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex every third Friday of each month, has grown from a neighborhood gathering to a platform that draws audiences from across South Florida and visitors who seek a direct window into Haitian culture.

Opera: From Concert Halls to the Streets

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami. Also on The Miami Herald

The terrace of The Betsy Hotel on Ocean Drive looks out onto one of Miami Beach’s busiest corridors, where foot traffic, scooters, and beachgoers provide a steady backdrop in a neighborhood known more for nightlife than classical music. Co-owner of The Betsy, Jonathan Plutzik, says that set up is by design.

Horizons inversés : Migration, mémoire et avenir dans “Anba Syèl Ble a” de Jonel Juste

Par Wilner Jean Louis, publié sur RezoNodwes et VBI

Jonel Juste publie en 2025 « Anba Syèl Ble a » (Sous le ciel bleu) aux Éditions Marginales. Un recueil de nouvelles en créole, où la langue, simple et musicale, devient le lieu d’une réflexion sur la mémoire, l’exil et la spiritualité. C’est un livre qui brouille les frontières entre témoignage et fiction, entre récit intime et spéculation collective.

Under the Big Bright Blue: Jonel Juste’s Tales of Haiti’s Future Past

By Wilner Jean Louis

Jonel Juste publishes in 2025 Anba Syèl Ble a (Under the Big Bright Blue) with Éditions Marginales. It is a collection of short stories in Haitian Creole and English, where the simple, musical language becomes a space for reflection on memory, exile, and spirituality. It is a book that blurs the lines between testimony and fiction, between intimate narrative and collective speculation.

Lire «Anba Syèl Ble a», un voyage entre réalité et fiction

Par Schultz Laurent Junior pour Le National

Jonel Juste, écrivain et journaliste haïtien, publie en 2025 son recueil bilingue “Anba Syèl Ble a” (Sous le ciel bleu), aux Éditions Marginales, à Miami. Ce recueil de nouvelles, rédigé principalement en créole haïtien, se situe à la croisée du témoignage et de l’imaginaire, brouillant volontairement les frontières entre réalité vécue et fiction anticipatrice.

North Miami Finds Poetry in Trash

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami. Also on The Miami Herald

Poetry is typically found in books, its words inked onto the page to stir emotions such as love and passion. However, in the case of “Poetry on the Plaza,” it sometimes appears on public walls, crafted from recycled materials to raise awareness about environmental issues.

Women Take the Lead in Haiti’s Music Scene, Says Journalist Wilner Jean-Louis

by Jonel Juste

SPRINGFIELD, OHIO — Haitian journalist and communicator Wilner Jean-Louis says the country’s music landscape is experiencing a historic shift, with female artists now driving the industry and setting the tone for popular hits.

Urban Film Festival Paves Way For Aspiring Filmmakers, World Premieres

By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami. Also on on The Miami Herald

The 10th Annual Urban Film Festival (UFF) brings three days of film screenings, master classes, and networking events to Miami, from August 29th to 31st. The festival, founded in 2015 by Florida Film House co-founder Marco (Mall) Molinet, was created to highlight urban storytelling after he found that Black filmmakers were underrepresented at traditional film festivals.

Le journalisme, un véritable super-héros dans le nouveau Superman

Par Jonel Juste

Dans Superman (2025) réalisé par James Gunn, les spectateurs qui s’attendent au spectacle habituel de combats et de voltige pourraient être surpris par une force plus discrète qui façonne l’intrigue : le journalisme. Non pas simplement une profession ou un décor, le journalisme est présenté comme l’un des héros essentiels du film, au même titre que les guerriers cosmiques. Il joue un rôle aussi vital et décisif que Superman, Mister Terrific, Green Lantern ou Metamorpho.

Cinema: How Technology Changed the Stories We Tell

By Jonel Juste

In the 1983 film WarGames, a teenage hacker nearly triggers nuclear war by mistaking a military supercomputer for a game. The plot hinges on isolation: no quick internet search to identify the system, no smartphone to alert authorities. Today, such a premise feels almost unthinkable. A single text or Google query could resolve the crisis in minutes.

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