« Drapo m nan – Bélo » : Yon chante pou repanse lavi ann Ayiti

Mizik la byen rantre nan san nou. Li fè lavi nou koule bèl lè n ap tande l. Se transpòtasyon yon emosyon grandyoz, yon seri pawòl tounèf ki plen lavi. Se te nan lane 2017 plizyè chantè te rasanble sou direksyon atis Bélo pou yo pote chedèv sa a ki fè rapèl sou plas drapo ayisyen an nan tout listwa limanite.

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Little Haiti Book Festival 2025: Yon bèl jounen echanj kiltirèl

Jonathan Thermidor

Festival sila a se yon pòtvwa, yon bèl lide, yon moman kè kontan kote tout koulè twal, tout koulè moun, tout bèl jès ak tandrès te rasanble pou valorize kilti ayisyen an nan divès kalte dimansyon.

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Little Haiti Book Fest Keeps It Core But Reflects On Top-Of-Mind Issues

Written by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on The Miami Herald

Miami’s Little Haiti is known for the vibrancy of its pastel murals and the rhythmic sounds of music filling the air. On Sunday, May 4, during Haitian Heritage Month, a quieter expression of Haitian identity will take center stage: the written word. This year, the 11th edition of the Little Haiti Book Festival at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex will offer more than books; tightly woven into event programming are themes of community displacement and immigration instability.

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Piano Slam: Sounds of the Future, Music of the Present and Past

by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on WLRN and The Miami Herald

Poetry combined with hip-hop, classical and pop music has young poets competing for prizes from $100 to $1,000 at this year’s Dranoff 2 Piano Fusion “Piano Slam.” The music-poetry mashup is at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday, April 23.

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Traveling Eco Art Bus Brings Art, Storytelling To Barry University

By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Traveling from Colorado to South Florida with her family aboard their eco-friendly bus,  Cara Judea Alhadeff, Ph.D., author, photographer, and performance artist will visit Barry University  for a three-day festival and art exhibit titled “Eco-Art: Beyond the Anthropocene.”

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Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum Presents ‘This Woman’s Work’

Written By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on The Miami Herald, The Miami Times, WLRN, and Yahoo

Black policing in Miami was not always as integrated as it is today. Black officers were once marginalized. The Black Police Precinct & Courthouse Museum proposes to tell the story and imprint it into collective memory through its various exhibits, such as the recent “This Woman’s Work: The Power of A Woman’s Touch,” an exhibition honoring Black women in the judiciary and law enforcement in South Florida.

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J’ai vengé la race

Par Maurice Sixto

Voici “J’ai vengé la race”, l’une des œuvres les plus populaires de Maurice Sixto en langue française. Une œuvre rare qui a fait l’objet de diverses études, et à laquelle au moins un ouvrage et des articles ont été consacrés. La voici retranscrite pour votre délectation.

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Haitian Art from the Heartland to Miami’s Little Haiti

Written by Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

Also on the Miami Herald

Haitian art has journeyed from Iowa to the walls of Miami’s Little Haiti. Titled “Global Borderless Caribbean XVI: Haiti in the Heartland,” the public art exhibition, is a collaboration of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex, Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, the Waterloo Center for the Arts in Waterloo, Iowa, and the “Haitian Arts: A Digital Crossroads” (HADC) project.

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‘I Dream A World’ At New World Dedicated to Black Trailblazers

Written By Jonel Juste for Artburst Miami

The New World Symphony launched “I Dream a World” in 2022 serves also as a platform to encourage dialogue about the enduring relevance of Black artists in shaping American culture. This year’s festival is a four-concert series beginning Thursday, Feb. 6 at the New World Center.

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Haitian Artist Jacques Adler Jean Pierre Injured in Springfield Snow Accident

By Jonel Juste

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Jacques Adler Jean Pierre, a prominent Haitian artist, journalist, and comedian sustained a broken left foot on Saturday, January 4, following a snow-related accident.

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