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*Wyclef Jean’s Yéle Haiti foundation has some bookkeeping issues. From the start, the org has been on the raised eyebrow radar. Now some shadiness is coming out. The charity is at the center of a recently filed lawsuit filed by a consulting firm that never got paid. HVC Global Hospitality Services provided job training for [...]
*The African Film Festival is currently city hopping in New York, displaying some of the most remarkable movies and short films related to the African diaspora. “Stones in the Sun,” a film by Haitian-American filmmaker Patricia Benoit, captures the essence of a reality not frequently shared on camera. Inspired by her own family’s exile from [...]
*Wyclef Jean’s Haiti charity is to close following allegations of financial mismanagement. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] The Fugees star co-founded Yele Haiti in 2004 to assist in the wake of Hurricane Jeanne, which devastated his native island. The organization was also involved in aid efforts following the Haiti earthquake in 2010. However, the charity [...]
*Last week we published part one of our story gleaned from our interview with world-renowned performer and activist Wyclef Jean. In that piece our focus was on getting the entire Lauryn Hill story out in the open as the section that deals with the Fugees break up is the most talked about chapter of his [...]
*She was a little girl growing up in Haiti performing shows for her family 30 years ago. Now, all grown up, gorgeous and famous, Garcelle Beauvais shares her journey from the small country to Hollywood in an exclusive talk with BET.com. “Coming from Haiti, growing up the way I did, I’m doing things now I [...]
Mark Zuckerberg isn’t the only modern student genius that came out of Harvard. The Facebook maker/creator was actually roomies with Haitian Olympian Samyr Laine, who is scheduled to compete in the triple jump in London. Although he’s American born, Laine’s parents are originally from Haiti. In 2007, the athlete made his first pilgrimage to mom [...]
Per The Chicago Tribune In preparing his 1997 movie “Titanic” for 3-D, James Cameron reportedly reshot a scene because an astronomer told him that the position of the stars was wrong in the original movie. Christine LeBrun, 35, of Palatine, said there’s another historical inaccuracy in Cameron’s original blockbuster that she wishes he’d corrected for [...]
*Oprah Winfrey’s new primetime series “Oprah’s Next Chapter” (Sundays, 9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT) will expand to air Sundays and Mondays through February. The series, which features Oprah as she steps outside of the studio for conversations with newsmakers, celebrities, thought leaders and real-life families, will expand to air part two of her interviews starting Monday, January [...]
*Kim Kardashian can’t catch a break. The woman is now fighting off rumors that she made a trip to Haiti for show. On her website, that’s becoming something like a Clorox for her life, she made a post to clean up the negative report of her visit by the National Enquirer. “Our mission was to [...]
*OK, it’s time to hold your nose and read because … the National Enquirer is reporting that reality TV star Kim Kardashian tried to repair her tattered image by visiting earthquake-ravaged Haiti on a ‘mercy’ mission. Kim evoked the wrath of television viewers after she filed for divorce 72 days after her made-for-TV nuptials to [...]
*Now that Oprah Winfrey is not confined to the four walls of her TV studio, she’s out and about meeting folk and building some strong international relationships. This week, the media mogul is visiting the president of Haiti, Michel Martelly. His hope is to partner with Winfrey to rebuild the country, attract investors and ultimately, [...]
*Former Fugee and Haitian presidential candidate, Wyclef Jean, was talking politics with a reporter from Women’s Wear Daily at Donna Karan’s New York Fashion Week after-party when something most unusual came out of his mouth. He admitted, “I have to tell you this: I am a huge fan of Sarah Palin.” Say what? The die-hard [...]
*Wyclef Jean has been honored in his native Haiti for his continued efforts to raise the profile of the troubled country. Haiti’s new president, Michel Martelly, bestowed the distinction on Jean “as a sign of the utmost appreciation for his dedication to the promotion of Haiti across the world” in a special ceremony in Port-au-Prince [...]
*Although it’s only been a little while since Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson broke up, it looks like the actor is moving on. He was recently spotted having dinner with Garcelle Beauvais at the Sunset Tower Hotel in Hollywood. E! Online reported that Penn arrived first and sat along at the bar before he was [...]
*After some rumors that Lauryn Hill will reunite with her former band mates (The Fugees) in a performance at the Haitian presidential inauguration, it’s been deemed a false report. “This performance announcement was unfortunately false, as Ms. Hill is currently on tour in the U.S. and will be performing in Santa Barbara, California that evening. [...]
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