Events

After a three year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Haitian Roundtable is thrilled to announce that the 1804 List of Haitian American Changemakers and Ones To Watch Induction Ceremony and Dinner Reception will take place on June 10, 2023, from 6:00pm-10:00pm, at the New York Academy of Medicine in New York City.

HRT recently announced the launch of a national call for nominations for 1804 list. In honor of our 15th anniversary we will recognize 15 Haitian-Americans who have demonstrated outstanding achievement, have been proven forces for change, and have helped to create a better understanding of Haiti and the Haitian community. Since 2012, HRT has inducted over 160 community, industry and thought leaders of Haitian descent to the 1804 List.

Please click here to submit your nomination and the deadline is February 17, 2023.

An art exhibition to benefit the Haitian Roundtable will take place on Thursday June 9 and Saturday June 11 under the patronage of Jérémie Robert, the Consul General, and the Consulate General of France in New York. The exhibit will feature the work of 27 artists of Haitian descent and all artwork shown at the consulate general, located at 934 Fifth Avenue, will be for sale.

Honorary Event Chair:
Camille Joseph-Goldman
Group Vice President for Government Affairs,
Charter Communications

Sponsor:
Charter Communications

On February 28th, please join the Haitian Roundtable for our 2022 Haitian History is Black History virtual program celebrating Haitian independence, history, culture and honoring three trailblazing Haitian Americans:

The Honorable Rita Joseph
NYC Council Member, CD-40

Karine Apollon
Chief Diversity Officer
NYC Department of Education

Errol Pierre
Senior Vice President,State Programs
Health First

Our host will be Lionel Moise, Emmy Award Winning News Anchor, Host, Correspondent and 2016 1804 List One to Watch.

As part of our event's festivities, HRT friend and community partner, Nadege Fleurimond of Fleurimond Catering will demonstrate a special recipe. We will end the evening with an interactive Haitian History Trivia Game where the winner will win a prize.

RSVP REQUIRED:
https://bit.ly/haitianhistory

On Tuesday, June 30th at 5:00pm, please join the Haitian Roundtable for a special event with award-winning author Dr. Peniel Joseph discussing his new book The Sword and The Shield: The Revolutionary Lives of Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The conversation will he moderated by award-winning architect Rodney J.E. Leon. 

Dr. Peniel Joseph is a scholar and the Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Race and Democracy at the Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs at the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Joseph is also a 2016 Inductee of the Haitian Roundtable’s 1804 List. 

Rodney Leon is the architect of the National African Burial Ground Memorial and the United Nations Ark of The Return Memorial to the Victims of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. 

Given the these historic times, this conversation will be a powerful exploration of the civil rights legacy of the 1960’s to the present day.   

To RSVP: info@thehaitianroundtable.org (zoom credentials provided upon registration) 

Purchase The Sword and The Shield at:

https://www.basicbooks.com/titles/peniel-e-joseph/the-sword-and-the-shield/9781541617858/

Karine Jean-Pierre Recounts Her Haitian-American Experience

Karine Jean-Pierre’s mother worried about her career choice until she landed a job in the White House. Reflecting on the concerns of Haitian parents about their kids having a “good job” was just one of the highlights of Jean-Pierre’s delightful conversation with CBS correspondent Vladimir Duthiers on Nov. 6.

The evening discussion and book signing was sponsored by NYU’s McSilver Institute and the Haitian Roundtable. Jean-Pierre and Duthiers both shared experiences of growing up as Haitians in the U.S. that had heads nodding in agreement in the capacity crowd. She detailed how her experiences as an immigrant led her to a decision to work in politics—despite her family’s misgivings.

Jean-Pierre, a political analyst for NBC and MSNBC, is the Chief Public Affairs Officer for MoveOn.org. She served as Regional Political Director for the White House Office of Political Affairs before becoming Deputy Battleground States Director for President Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.

The book, Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America (Hanover Square Press), is s an inspiring memoir and call to action which chronicles her experiences—from growing up in New York’s Haitian community to working in the Obama White House and charting a path for others to help change the face of politics. She was inducted into the 1804 List of Haitian-American Changemakers by The Haitian Roundtable in 2015.

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The September 29 meeting brought together the leadership of the Digicel Foundation, non-profit arm of Haiti's largest mobile service provider, with members of HRT's board of directors and stakeholders from the Haitian-American community. The purpose of the meeting was to learn more about Digicel's philanthropic efforts to expand educational opportunity for school age children in Haiti, provide technical assistance to Haitian teachers and construct new schools.

On Dec. 11, several filmmakers participated in a discussion as part of the Haiti Dialogue Series: Spotlight on Film event sponsored by The Haitian Roundtable.

Here are clips from their films:
Boomerang - Warrington Hudlin
In the Eye of the Spiral - Raynald Leconte
Stones in the Sun - Patricia Benoit
Blackout - Jerry LaMothe
American Promise - Michelle Stephenson