2020 Calendar Journal HABNET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Brief History & Mission HABNET (HAITIAN-AMERICAN BUSINESS NETWORK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE) is a network of business owners, investors and professionals established as a Division of HAAPA, aka HAAPA-PAC in 2004. In 2008 HABNET became a Chamber of Commerce and an independent entity in 2009. We are dedicated to promoting higher business standards and better business methods, as well as fostering trade and commerce in the community. We provide business education and financial literacy to our members and the public. We promote the general welfare and prosperity of the community by encouraging entrepreneurship, investment and civic engagement. We are a not-for-profit institution performing a public service to empower, and champion the cause of, the Haitian-American small business community and other underrepresented communities. Our Mission is to holistically support and promote entrepreneurship, investment and civic engagement, primarily but not exclusively, in underserved immigrant communities.

Vision Having a dynamic entrepreneurial group in the United States that is civically engaged with a common purpose, which is to Educate ourselves to Participate successfully in the Economic and Civic life of our community, thereby Elevate and Empower ourselves.

Goals Increase financial literacy & business education programs in our community. Increase the number of HABNET Member M/WBE Certifications. Strengthen the relationship between member businesses and elected officials. Increase HABNET Membership.

Programs Financial Literacy/Business Education and Support Services are the bi-monthly Business Education and Financial Literary sessions for members and the community. Featuring sessions such as “Entrepreneurial Boot Camp” and “Teachings of Best Practices to Running a Small Business.” As well as M/WBE Application Assistance; Business Plan Assistance; Business Financing Assistance and more.

Workforce Development & Job Placement is a program that trains people to work in a specific field and/or company, usually that of a HABNET member. The first phase of the program involves training at HABNET. The second phase of the program is placement based on the participants’ interest, which is matched with a prospective employer.

Young Entrepreneur Citizen Program (YECP) is a combination of financial literacy, workforce development, civic education, entrepreneurship, and mentorship. The program is designed to harness the leadership, technological, communication and interpersonal skills of young people and simultaneously prepare them as the next generation of civic-minded entrepreneurs.

Toussaint L’Ouverture Symposium and Small Business Expo is an educational and recreational program that brings awareness to the historical achievements of Toussaint L’Ouverture, a 19th century national Icon of Haiti, in order to spread the L’Ouverturian principle. The principle emphasizes the importance of civics and economics as means of empowerment. Member businesses are showcased at the event thereby creating opportunities for participants to network.

Neighborhood Development is coordinated by HABNET by organizing the FS Nostrand Merchant Association and supporting its mission to synchronize the efforts of the merchants and residents of Nostrand Avenue toward promoting and maintaining a clean and safe environment conductive to commercial and social activity, while showcasing and preserving, the corridor’s unique multicultural and largely Caribbean characteristics.

“In a capitalistic and democratic society few individuals are as influential as the entrepreneur who is civically-engaged.” ~Jackson Rockingster, President & CEO, HABNET Chamber of Commerce

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David Morriset, Esq Yvans Morisseau Margarette Tropnas,LMSW Roberto Samedy Max Jean-Paul, Ed.D Frantzy Pierre-Louis ADVISORY BOARD

James Sanon Fritz Clairvil Hassan Bakiriddin Mahadya Mary ADMINISTRATION STAFF

Jackson Rockingster, MA Osmarc Gaspard, EA Daniel Heredia Afshan Begum FOUNDERS Dr. Sophia Lubin was vigorously involved in Mr. Claudy Dorestant is a founding member the inception of HAAPA, which led to the of HAAPA and HABNET. He is currently the creation of HABNET. She currently serves as owner of Dorestant Tax Services offering the interim vice president of The Alliance assistance with tax preparation, and Relief Mission for Haiti, an organization planning for individuals. He is a Certified devoted to aiding the town of Archaie in Teacher of Mathematics and holds a Master Haiti. She has committed at least ten years of Science Degree in Economics from to helping Haiti on all fronts and remains a Brooklyn College. very active part of the African Diaspora.

Ms. Samille V. Jean-Pierre is a Hofstra Mr. Pierre Michel is a senior Public Health University alumna with a B.A. in Political Advisor for the NYCDOHM Tuberculosis Science and Biology. She is one of the program. Mr. Michel is a cofounder and founding members of HAAPA and HABNET served on the Executive Board of HAAPA and has flourished as a public relations (2004-2006). For ten years he served as expert and journalist. She is also the founder President of ADAEF, the Alumni Association and CEO of JP Relations LLC, a full service of Ste. Enfance that was established to help public relations and marketing firm within support children in Croix-des-Bouquets, his Haitian arts and culture. original hometown in Haiti.

Mr. Karl Lherrisson is a graduate of Brooklyn Mr. Yvans Morisseau is Interim Acting College. He is also a founder and served as Chairman of the Board of Directors of one of two Technology Officers of HAAPA. A HABNET and is in charge of HABNET Senior Network Administrator / Manager at outreach in Miami, Florida. He co-founded Sakonnet Technology, LLC, and the Principal the Haitian American Business Network, of Lherrisson Technology Solutions. He a division of HAAPA, Inc, dedicated to is effective at team building, vendor promoting higher business standards and negotiations and maximizing the benefits of better business methods as well as fostering applicable infrastructure. trade and commerce in the community.

Mr. Louis Loncke is the Principal of LogiTech Mr. Jackson Rockingster is President and IT Solutions Inc., where he oversees a wide CEO of HABNET CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. array of tech services for the company’s Mr. Rockingster is a co-founder of HABNET corporate, non-profit and small business and HAAPA-PAC. He serves as Vice-Chair of clientele. Honored with a Citation by the Flatbush Nostrand Junction Business Council Member Jumaane D. Williams and Improvement District, and serves on the recognized as one of the founders of HAAPA board of the Flatbush YMCA. He is also a and HABNET, Mr. Loncke has made an impact County Committee Member with the 42nd in the IT solutions field as well as among the Assembly District and is an Adjunct Professor Haitian and Caribbean community. at Metropolitan College of New York. Notable People of Haitian Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal January 2020 arie Clotilde Janvier | Janvye MENTAL AWARENESS MONTH M“Toto” Bissainthe (1934 – 1994) was a Haitian actress and singer known for her innovative S M T W T F S blend of traditional Vodou and rural 1 2 3 4 themes and music with contemporary lyricism and arrangements. Born in Cap- Haïtien in 1934, she left Haiti at an early age to pursue her acting studies abroad. The Griots was the troupe that gave the 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 first performance of Jean Genet’s play “The Blacks.” She also worked with the playwright Samuel Beckett and the director Valentine’s Day (US) Roger Blin and acted in several films. With a groundbreaking performance in 1973 at La 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 vieille grille in Paris, Bissainthe established herself as singer-songwriter-composer, stunning the audience with her soul- stirring renditions of original compositions that paid homage to the lives, struggles, 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 miseries and spirituality of working class and rural Haitians. The singer and actress President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) Toto Bissainthe was recognized by many as a CARNIVAL (HAITI) champion of Haitian music abroad. An artist in exile, Toto Bissainthe will be unable to return to the Haiti that so 26 27 28 29 30 31 inspired her until the departure of Jean- Claude Duvalier in 1986. However, the multiple disappointments of the unending democratic transition and political infighting would forever embitter the outspoken artist, who had long dreamed of a return to help IMPORTANT DATES: rebuild her motherland. jan 15: BUSINESS EDUCATION SESSION IN ENGLISH & CREOLE | 6:45PM - 9:00PM | HABNET 1401 Flatbush ave, Suite 203, Brooklyn, NY 11210 Notable PeoplePlaces of of HaitianHaiti Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal February 2020 Février | Fevrye BLACK HISTORY MONTH S M T W T F S 1

ort-de-Paix (Haitian Creole: Pòdepè Por Pòdpè English: Port of Peace) is a 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 commune and the capital of the Nord-Ouest department of Haiti on the Atlantic coast. It has a population of 462,000 (2015 IHSI Valentine’s Day (US) estimate). Port-de-Paix used to be a large exporter of bananas and coffee. 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 The town was founded in 1665 by French filibusters, driven from Tortuga Island by the British occupiers. In 1676 the capital of the French Colony of Saint-Domingue was moved from Tortuga to Port-de-Paix, and it remained the seat of government until 1711 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 when the capital was moved to Cap-Français. President’s Day (US) In 1676, Padrejean escaped from slavery in Ash Wednesday (US) CARNIVAL (HAITI) the Port. In 1679 the town saw the first black slave revolt. The area saw great success during the 18th century but on February 27, 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 1903 the town was almost entirely destroyed by fire, and never attained its former status.

IMPORTANT DATES: feb 5: fs NOSTRAND MERCHANT ASSOCIATION MEETING | 6:45PM - 8:30PM | ALOUETTE’S BEAUTY SALON, 1624 nostrand ave, brooklyn ny 11216 feb 28: strategies for getting the job you want | 6:30PM - 8:30PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 Notable People of Haitian Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal March 2020 uce Turnier was Mars | Mas WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Lborn on February 24, 1924, in the southern coastal town of Jacmel, S M T W T F S Haiti. After a hurricane ravaged the South of Haiti 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 in 1937, her family moved to Haiti’s capital, Port-au- Prince -- drawing the teenage Luce closer to a major movement in Haitian art that was 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 about to emerge. In 1945, at the age of 21, she became one of the few female founding Valentine’s Day (US) artists at Haiti’s Centre d’Art, a training center and gallery space that became the cradle of an art movement often referred to as the 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Haitian Renaissance. One year later, at the age of 22 and without ever having left Haiti, Luce made her international debut when the Museum of Modern Art in Paris included her work in an exhibition sponsored by the 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 United Nations world heritage organization UNESCO. Around this time, she began to President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) experiment with abstraction and collage. CARNIVAL (HAITI) She was a pioneer in Haitian art, whose career spanned 50 years and three countries. Her style incorporated European influences, 29 30 31 while always staying true to Haiti’s colors, its textures, and its people. It was only after returning to Haiti in 1972 that Luce truly became famous within the country and abroad. Today her work is shown in galleries IMPORTANT DATES: and museums worldwide. mar 5: m/wbe certification workshop | 6:45PM - 9:00PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 mar 19: credit repair workshop | 6:45PM - 9:00PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 Notable PeoplePlaces of of HaitianHaiti Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal April 2020 Avril | Avril AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 arché en Fer or Marché de Fer M (English: Iron Market) also known as the Marché Hyppolite and the Marché Vallières is a public market in Haiti’s capital, Port‑au‑Prince. It was 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 damaged by fire in 2008 and destroyed in the 2010 Haiti earthquake, but was

restored. In February 2018 it burned Valentine’s Day (US) again, with one of the two halls being destroyed. The market consists of two iron‑framed halls, 22,000 sq ft each, 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 connected by a gate with four domed towers and with a clock on the gate’s façade. The entire structure is painted red, with green accents. Designated as a “historical heritage” 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 by the Institut de Sauvegarde du Patrimoine National, it was rebuilt President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) and reopened a year after the CARNIVAL (HAITI) earthquake. Bricks recovered from buildings damaged in the earthquake 26 27 28 29 30 were reused in reconstruction and the same French corporation that manufactured the original roof tiles made the replacements. The restored market was reopened in 2011 by Bill Clinton, former President of the IMPORTANT DATES: APR 1: HABNET BOARD MEETING | 7:30PM - 8:30PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 United States. APR 2: FS NOSTRAND MERCHANT ASSOCIATION MEETING | 6:45PM - 8:30PM | ALOUETTE’S BEAUTY SALON, 1624 nostrand ave, brooklyn ny 11216 APR 26: Toussaint L’Ouverture Symposium & Business Expo | 6:00pm - 10:00pm | BKLYN BOROUGH HALL, 209 JORALEMON ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11201 Notable People of Haitian Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal May 2020 Oswald Durand Mai | Me HAITIAN HERITAGE MONTH (September 17, 1840 - April 22, 1906) was a Haitian poet and politician, S M T W T F S said to be “to Haiti what 1 2 Shakespeare is to England, and Dante to Italy.” He was also a Haitian writer and poet of French and Creole expression, considered as the 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 national poet of Haiti. Besides he was also judged as a Romantic poet and the most prolific one in the nineteen centuries. In his text, Choucoune 10 11 12 13 14 15 16Valentine’s Day (US) Oswald Durand extols the beauty of the Haitian woman. These 20th-century successors such as René Depestre, and Jacques Roumain congratulated Oswald Durand for his authentic 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 expressions and honored him as a forerunner of Haitian indigenism. He was born in the northern part of Haiti, in the city of Saint-Louis du Nord. In 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) 1842, both his parents died in the CARNIVAL (HAITI) earthquake that devastated the city of Cape Haitian. Oswald Durand, and her sister, were welcomed in their maternal grandmother who raised 31 them. He spent most of his childhood outside the city where he was born. Because of political instabilities in Haiti, he was forced to leave school IMPORTANT DATES: and to educate himself without having MAY 2: M/WBE CERTIFICATION WORKSHOP | 6:45PM - 9:00PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 recourse to a teacher. MAY 6: HAITIAN UNITY DAY | 9:00AM - 4:00PM | LEGISLATIVE OFFICE BUILDING, 1ST FLOOR, 198 STATE ST, ALBANY ny 12210 MAY 7: FS NOSTRAND MERCHANT ASSOCIATION MEETING | 6:45PM - 8:30PM | ALOUETTE’S BEAUTY SALON, 1624 nostrand ave, brooklyn ny 11216 Notable PlacesPeople of of HaitianHaiti Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal June 2020 Juin | Jen CARIBBEAN AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5 6

assin Bleu (Haitian Creole: B Basenblé; Blue Basin) is a natural water site located 12km northwest 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 of the city of Jacmel, in the Sud-Est department of Haiti. It is a series of Valentine’s Day (US) three pools along the Petite Rivière de Jacmel. To access the site, you need to go in 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 the direction of La Vallée-de-Jacmel, and then Bassin-Bleu from the village of Bassin-Bleu. Access is not very difficult with a four- wheel drive vehicle. It is a winding 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 road in the mountains allowing access to the site. Getting into the best open President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) part and for diving from several levels CARNIVAL (HAITI) requires about a 20 minute hike, then roping down a 12 ft rock face. Locals are often present for guidance and 28 29 30 steadying. The site consists of three pools: Bassin Palmiste, Bassin Bleu, and Bassin Clair. The latter is by far the most well-known with a cascade of 10 metres (32.8 ft) falling into a IMPORTANT DATES: JUN 3: HABNET BOARD MEETING | 7:30PM - 8:30PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 pool of turquoise water. The mineral- JUN 4: FS NOSTRAND MERCHANT ASSOCIATION MEETING | 6:45PM - 8:30PM | ALOUETTE’S BEAUTY SALON, 1624 nostrand ave, brooklyn ny 11216 rich waters can turn muddy brown JUN 25: ANNUAL SUMPTUOUS SAMPLING EVENT | 6:00PM - 9:00PM | TROPICAL PARADISE BALLROOM, 1367 UTICA AVE, BROOKLYN NY 11203 after heavy rainfall. JUN 25 – JUL 7: EAST FLATBUSH RESTAURANT WEEK | 8:00AM - 12:00 pm | FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN NY Notable People of Haitian Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal July 2020 any Laferrière Juillet | Jiyè DANCE APPRECIATION MONTH D OC OQ (born Windsor Kléber Laferrière, 13 April 1953) is a Haitian-Canadian S M T W T F S novelist and journalist who 1 2 3 4 writes in French. He was elected to seat 2 of the Académie française on 12 December 2013, and inducted in May 2015. Born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and raised in 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Petit-Goâve, Laferrière worked as a journalist in Haiti before moving to Canada in 1976. He also worked as Valentine’s Day (US) a journalist in Canada, and hosted television programming for the TQS 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 network. Laferrière published his first novel, Comment faire l’amour avec un nègre sans se fatiguer (How to Make Love to a Negro Without Getting Tired) in 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 1985. The novel was later adapted into a screenplay by Laferrière and President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) Richard Sadler, earning a Genie CARNIVAL (HAITI) Award nomination for best adapted screenplay at the 11th Genie Awards in 1990. The film adaptation of the 26 27 28 29 30 31 novel starred Isaach De Bankolé and was directed by Jacques W. Benoit. Laferrière writes exclusively in French, although some of his works have been published in English translation by IMPORTANT DATES: David Homel. JUL 2: FS NOSTRAND MERCHANT ASSOCIATION MEETING | 6:45PM - 8:30PM | ALOUETTE’S BEAUTY SALON, 1624 nostrand ave, brooklyn ny 11216 JUL 13: WHITE AND GOLD BOAT CRUISE | 6:00PM - 11:00PM | AMBERJACK YACHT, PIER 10, 2100 EMMONS AVE, BROOKLYN NY 11235 JUN 25 – JUL 7: EAST FLATBUSH RESTAURANT WEEK | 8:00AM - 12:00 pm | FLATBUSH, BROOKLYN NY Notable PeoplePlaces of of HaitianHaiti Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal August 2020 Août | Out IMMUNIZATION AWARENESS MONTH S M T W T F S 1

he Citadelle Laferrière or, Citadelle 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 T Henri Christophe, or simply the Citadelle (English: Citadel), is a large mountaintop fortress in Nord, Haiti, located on top of the mountain Valentine’s Day (US) Bonnet a L’Eveque, approximately 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the city of Cap-Haïtien, 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area, and 8 kilometres (5.0 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 mi) uphill from the town of Milot. It is one of the largest fortresses in the Americas and was designated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 President’s Day (US) and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Ash Wednesday (US) as a World Heritage Site in 1982— CARNIVAL (HAITI) along with the nearby Sans-Souci Palace. The mountaintop fortress has itself become an icon of Haiti. The 30 31 Citadel was built by Henri Christophe, a key leader during the Haitian slave rebellion (1791–1804), after Haiti

gained independence from France at IMPORTANT DATES: the beginning of the 19th century. AUG 5: HABNET BOARD MEETING | 7:30PM - 8:30PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 aug 6: FS NOSTRAND MERCHANT ASSOCIATION MEETING | 6:45PM - 8:30PM | ALOUETTE’S BEAUTY SALON, 1624 nostrand ave, brooklyn ny 11216 AUG 26: WEEKEND WALK | 11:00AM - 7:00 pm | NOSTRAND AVE, BROOKLYN NY 11226 Notable People of Haitian Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal September 2020 ean Price-Mars Septembre | Septanm HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH J(15 October 1876 – 1 March 1969) was a Haitian doctor, teacher, politician, diplomat, writer, S M T W T F S and ethnographer. Price-Mars served 1 2 3 4 5 as secretary of the Haitian legation in Washington, D.C. (1909) and as chargé d’affaires in Paris (1915–1917), during the initial years of the United States occupation of Haiti. In 1922, 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Price-Mars completed medical studies which he had given up for lack of a scholarship. Valentine’s Day (US) Price-Mars championed Negritude in Haiti through his writing, which 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 “discovered” and embraced the African roots of Haitian society. Price-Mars was the first prominent defender of vodou as a full religion complete with “deities, a priesthood, a theology, 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 and morality.” He argued against the prevailing prejudice and ideology President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) which favored European cultures CARNIVAL (HAITI) from the colonial period and rejected non-white, non-Western, elements of the cultures of the Americas. He 27 28 29 30 deplored the elite’s abandonment of the tradition that had emphasized the nation’s achieving independence from French colonialism, and he attacked the elite for their “inability IMPORTANT DATES: to promote the welfare of the Haitian sep 2: HABNET BOARD MEETING | 7:30PM - 8:30PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 masses.” SEP 29: ELEVATION & MEMBER APPRECIATION LUNCHEON | 4:00PM - 7:00PM | KINANM LOUNGE & BAR, 856 atlantic ave, brooklyn ny 11238 Notable PeoplePlaces of of HaitianHaiti Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal October 2020 Octobre | Oktòb BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH S M T W T F S 1 2 3 he Sans-Souci Palace is a palace in T Haiti in the town of Milot, Nord, located approximately 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) northeast of the Citadelle Laferrière, and 13 kilometres (8.1 mi) 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 southwest of the Three Bays Protected Area. It was the royal residence of King Henri Valentine’s Day (US) I (better known as Henri Christophe) of Haiti, Queen Marie-Louise and 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 their two daughters. It was the most important of nine palaces built by the king, as well as fifteen châteaux, numerous forts, and sprawling summer homes on his twenty plantations. Its name translated from French means 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 “carefree”. Under his reign, the palace was the President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) site of opulent feasts and dances. CARNIVAL (HAITI) It had immense gardens, artificial springs, and a system of waterworks. 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 Though Sans-Souci is now an empty ruin, at the time its splendor was noted by many foreign visitors. One American physician remarked that it had “the reputation of having been one of the most magnificent edifices IMPORTANT DATES: of the West Indies.” oct 7: HABNET BOARD MEETING | 7:30PM - 8:30PM | habnet 1401 flatbush ave, suite 203, brooklyn ny 11210 oct 15: real estate investment seminar | 6:30PM - 8:30PM | ymca, 1401 flatbush ave, multi-purpose room, brooklyn ny 11210 Notable People of Haitian Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal November 2020 umane Casimir Novembre | Novanm ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS MONTH L was born in 1920, in a very small town in Gonaives. Her known history S M T W T F S began at the age of 13, 2 3 4 5 6 7 when a pianist 1 discovered her talents, and encouraged her to pursue music. At the 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 age of only 14, Lumane left Gonaives, moved to Port-au-Prince with nothing but a Valentine’s Day (US) guitar. Port-au-Prince, the Capital of the Country with the highest annual 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 tourist visits in the Caribbean, was full with opportunities. Before she knew it, she was singing with some of the most famous bands in neighborhoods around the capital, 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 such as The Legba Choir, a folk group; The National Folkloric Troop, Le Jazz President’s Day (US) Ash Wednesday (US) des Jeunes, one of the most famous CARNIVAL (HAITI) band at the time, and so many more respected artists. Lumane Casimir represented the title 29 30 “Emperatrice of Haitian Music” that is conferred to her decades after her death, when she was chosen as the honorary singer to sing at the Country’s 145th years Independence Celebration, in 1949, in front of IMPORTANT DATES: thousands of spectators from all over nov 5: business corridor forum | 6:45PM - 8:45PM | ymca, 1401 flatbush ave, multi-purpose room, brooklyn ny 11210 Haiti and the world. Notable PeoplePlaces of of HaitianHaiti Ancestry 2020 Calendar Journal December 2020 Décembre | Desanm IMPAIRED DRIVING AWARENESS MONTH S M T W T F S 1 2 3 4 5

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