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One thing I love about my people is the pride we possess, in anything that we do. This worker by the docks saw me taking pictures and flagged me down to take his. I’m glad he did. It is one of my favorites.

This record contains images of a town in Haiti during the 1970s.

Toussaint Louverture (May 20, 1743-April 7, 1803) was the leader of the Haitian Revolution. In his hands Louverture holds the constitution he drafted in 1800 that declared de facto autonomy from France and guaranteed an end to slavery. In response,…

Glitter artwork of Toussaint Louveture, the leader of the Haitian Revolution.

The word “Tripotay” is often known as/ said with a negative connotation, but this is a story of two childhood friends, my mother and her Bestfriend, catching up on old times and laughing like middle school girls

Part 4 of the mini hair series.

I went around the town with my mother, sister and niece and stopped by an old atelier in town. Haiti’s history with tailors is a bit complex. At the end of the 20th century, USA charities and organizations began shipping second-hand clothing into…

A painting with dark blues, purple, pink, orange

The Swearing in Ceremony of Judge Lionel Jean-Baptiste, Circuit Judge of Cook County, Ninth Subcircuit, Friday March 4, 2011, Supreme Court, Chicago, Illinois, Owen Georges Leroy Photography