In a country where memory grows fragile under the weight of successive crises, some men choose to hold the pen the way one holds a lamp. Claude Bernard Sérant is one of them.
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In a country where memory grows fragile under the weight of successive crises, some men choose to hold the pen the way one holds a lamp. Claude Bernard Sérant is one of them.
In a world where music often leans toward spectacle, Ben-Gaddi Fontilus reminds us that sound can still be sacred. Psalmist, guitarist, and performer, Ben-Gaddi embodies a rare harmony: the seamless marriage between art and religion.
At 32, Wegherley Joseph carries on his shoulders a childhood dream: to one day see a Haitian film compete with Hollywood productions on global platforms. Born in Limbé, in northern Haiti, this self-taught producer, director, and editor represents a generation of creators who refuse to accept that Haitian cinema must settle for supporting roles.
Don Kerry Formeus moves through the world not as a man bound by a single identity. Instead, he is a vessel for myriad forms of expression.
Don Kerry Formeus was born on November 7, 1993, in Grande-Desdunes, in the Artibonite department. He is a singer-songwriter and rapper in the Haitian Baptist evangelical community of the United States.
In the quiet spaces between lectures on anatomy and clinical rotations, a different care is being practiced. Himler Dort, a 23-year-old nursing student, carries an essential tool.
Every February, the United States observes Black History Month, a nationwide celebration of the achievements, culture, and creative genius of Black Americans and the wider African diaspora. For CreARTivity, whose roots run from New Jersey through the Caribbean to the world, it is one of the most important months of the year, because so much of what moves modern culture began with Black creativity.