SEPTIMA POINSETTE CLARK (1898 – 1987) “We are living now at a time when the question is: Who’s going to do it and when? — not whether it can…
MIA LOVE (1975 – ) “My parents always told me, in order for people to see you as an equal, you need to act as an equal and be…
MARIE ST. FLEUR (1962 – ) “We must shape our own destinies here. Power concedes to no one. You must go out and get it.” Marie St. Fleur was…
MARIE FERDINAND-HARRIS (1978 – ) “I am a proud example of someone who had a tough upbringing but uses sports as a vehicle to win in life.” Marie Ferdinand-Harris,…
JOSEPHINE PREMICE (1926 – 2001) “At times, cultures that seem exotic are represented through gross exaggerations. My mission will be to clarify and reveal the truth about Haitian culture.”…
ELIZABETH CLARISSE LANGE (1784 – 1882) “She came to Baltimore in 1813…She saw a need in educating children of Caribbean immigrants and slaves, a practice which was illegal at…
EDWIDGE DANTICAT (1969 – ) “Art is Haiti’s own ambassador—it can make its own path…Haiti’s more nuanced and complex face often comes across in its art.” Edwidge Danticat is…
EDMONIA LEWIS (1844 – 1907) “That is what I tell my people whenever I meet them, that they must not be discouraged, but work ahead until the world is…
DR. ROSE MARIE TOUSSAINT (1956 – ) “When we are rejected in the world, we will recover only as we begin to realize that we must hold on to…