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Leyla McCalla On Cultural Heritage, Her Solo Album, And Creative Fulfillment
Leyla McCalla was born in New York, or was she? Listening to her sing on the farm-stage at the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, you’d swear...
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6 min read


Marilyn Louis: Journey Into Art, An Interview
Painter Marilyn Louis’ biggest project at the time she’s being interviewed by Kreyolicious.com is an art project for the Museum of ...
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Miss Haiti International Miami Norma Gustave On Beauty, The Crown and Activism
Norma Gustave was crowned Miss Haiti International this past March in Miami, and traveled to Chicago this past November to represent...
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Author Martine Chevry On Her Book Life Interrupted+ Her Advice to Newbies About Self-Publishing
Like many published authors, Martine Chevry devoured tome after tome as a kid. Her favorite author during that time was the author Judy ...
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Collage Artist Mirlande Jean-Gilles On Art And The Business of Art
A rainbow…A rainbow is what immediately pops in the mind, when one first views the work of collage artist Mirlande Jean-Gilles. For the ...
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Rose-Anne Gabriel: Canada’s Chefanista On Cooking And Her Advice to Aspiring Chefs
Rose-Anne Gabriel is a professional chef and caterer living in Canada. Born in Montreal, Gabriel moved to Haiti as a child, and ...
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Starting a Restaurant Business in Haiti: The Lawyer-Turned-Entrepreneur Behind Myabèl Tells How She
Myabèl Cocktail Bar and Restaurant sits in a little city in Haiti called Croix-des-Bouquets. Co-owned by the attorney Regine Theodat, the...
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Miss Teen Haiti Lydia Lucien On Beauty, Goal-Setting and Volunteerism
Sixteen year-old Lydia Claire Lucien calls Pignon—a small town in central Haiti—home. Born of a Haitian dad, and an American mom, Lucien...
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3 min read


Edwidge Danticat: The Interview On Creating Dangerously
Creating dangerously—that’s what Edwidge Danticat’s writing ancestors did. One of the most acclaimed writers of this century and last,...
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Tamara Bertrand: Haiti’s Queen Bee On Her Singing Career – Kreyolicious.com
There’s interesting story behind singer Tamara Bertrand’s stage moniker Queen Bee. The Haiti-born and based singer earned the name “La ...
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5 min read

Filmmaker and Journalist Jennifer Brea On Her Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Documentary
It was only a matter of time before Jennifer Brea did a documentary. An experienced journalist, Brea has covered hard-hitting stories and...
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6 min read


BEL: A New Ladies’ Movement in Haitian Music
BEL, a musical band project made up of female musicians, promises to breathe new soul into the life of Haitian music. The group is led by...
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5 min read


Model Hencha Voigt Talks Beauty, Fashion, And The World Of Modeling
Talk about being at the right place at the right time! At the age of eighteen, Hencha Voigt left her home in Haiti to go attend college...
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8 min read


Author Myrlande Sauveur Discusses Her Inspirational Book
Considering her MBA background (with a concentration in Business Management from Strayer University), it would seem that if Myrlande ...
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New Voice, New Chords: An Interview With Singer Sherlee Skai
Singer Sherly Debrosse goes by the flashier name Sherlee Skai. Her voice warrants it. Her vocal style is a cross between a 1990s R&B ...
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4 min read


Hair Sculptor And Visual Artist Joanne Petit-Frere On Her Artistry And Basquiat
Astonishing, vertigo-inducing, mouth-dropping would be some of the words to describe the work of hair sculptor and visual artist Joanne ...
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3 min read


Actress Dominique LaFleur On Acting, Beauty and Lookism
Dominique LaFleur literally lives for acting. The New York-born, Boston-residing actress is the second female of her generation to be ...
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5 min read

Yap Mennen: How Blogging and Social Media Queen Karen Civil Built An Empire
Every blogger wants to be Karen Civil. Why wouldn’t they want to be her? She is an influential new media princess and the head honcho of...
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7 min read


Kreyol Essence: How Two Entrepreneurs Built a Beauty Brand and Created Job Opportunities in Haiti
Like most hair and beauty-based firms, Kreyol Essence started off with a beauty disaster. Yve-Car Momperousse was having her hair done...
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Actress Sharon Pierre-Louis On Mean Girl Acting Roles And The Hollywood Life
If actress Sharon Pierre-Louis is a dream chaser, it’s a trait passed on from her parents. They—starting with her father—arrived to Miami...
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