Attorney Dweynie Esther Paul has become the first Haitian-American elected a judge on the New York City Civil Court. She joins an impressive team of elected Haitian-Americans in the New York Metro area, including New York State Assemblywomen Rodneyse Bichotte and Kimberly...

Members of the Haitian Roundtable (HRT) have joined New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio in condemning the threatened expulsion of thousands of Haitians and Dominicans of Haitian origin from the Dominican Republic. The possibility of a forced exodus has emerged since a deadline...

The aftermath of a 2013 decision by the Dominican Republic’s Constitutional Court denying citizenship to the children of undocumented Haitian immigrants as far back as 1929 remained one of the tragic stories of 2015. The story and its aftermath continue to resonate in the news...

Writer and academic Roxanne Gay has made quite a splash in recent years with highly acclaimed books and thoughtful articles frequently published in the New York Times. Gay, born of Haitian parents in Nebraska, earned a doctorate at Michigan Technical University and teaches...

Documentary filmmaker Michèle Stephenson, who is among the inductees on this year’s 1804 List of Haitian-American Changemakers, has won an NAACP Image Award for her book, Promises Kept: Raising Black Boys to Succeed in School and in Life – co-authored with Joe Brewster and Hilary...

The year 2014 provided plenty of evidence of the growing political clout of the Haitian-American community. Among the many firsts: a Haitian-American was elected to the U.S. Congress, representing a conservative Western state. Ludmyia Bourdeau “Mia” Love, the daughter of Haitian...

Members of the Haitian Roundtable continue to make their mark on America. For example, the Haitian Roundtable was an honoree at Radio Soleil’s 20th members of HRT were recognized by the Haitian Times on its list of 13 Haitians To Watch in 2013. Here are some other highlights of...

Haitian chef and food expert Nadege Fleurimond published her cookbook “Haiti Uncovered” in 2015. Here is a video extolling the book, which explores regional cuisines of Haiti that many Haitians don’t know about. http://www.haitiuncovered.com/

The 1804 List, named in honor of Haiti’s year of independence, recognizes Haitian-American Changemakers in the United States who have demonstrated outstanding achievement and success in their profession and proven themselves to be forces for change in their communities.

October 1st Forum at Fordham University School of Law Features Reading by Lynn Nottage, Author, Pulitzer Prize Winner and MacArthur “Genius” Fellow NEW YORK, NY– October 1, 2013 – The Haitian Roundtable, Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees, the New York Women’s Foundation, Women’s...