Haitian Hollywood Blog

Edwidge Danticat writes novels the way some moms make dishes. She’s always at it, creating literary dishes more delicious than the last. As your girl Kreyolicious revealed recently, Untwine is the title of her upcoming YA novel. Quite a poetic title, no? It’s about the relationship of twins. Growing up, did you ever look in the mirror and wish that

There’s nothing like a joke, and there’s nothing absolutely more enjoying than a joke in Creole. Heard the one about the Haitian drug dealer on the streets of Brooklyn, trying to sell a pack of Alka-Seltzer for $50 to a drug addict? You haven’t? Then, you probably haven’t checked out Papa Jean’s feed. How about the widow who’s mourning her finances

Jozy Altidore hyped up fellow USA team soccer player DeAndre Yedlin during a friendly game with Guatemala in Tennessee over the weekend. The game took place at the Nissan Stadium in Nashville (capacity 68,798). Prior to the game, Jozy was interviewed by USA Today sports writer John Glennon and he reminisced about being in Nashville in 2009, and sco

#Team Haiti Week in Review…in which…in which I take a look at some of the things that made #Team Haiti’s week! Numa Perrier was ever the kreyolicious chick this week. She attended the Black and Sexy TV Awards in Los Angeles. Numa is one of the pioneers of the black web series movement, and nothing and no one is stopping her. Photo Credit: IG Wyclef

So… Wyclef was in Pomona, California at the Fox Theatre for the #LexusPopUpConcerts series. Here he is posing with fans. Mr. Wyclef Jean is supposed to drop Clefication soon. Kreyolicious is on the watch. Original author: Kat

Christine Souffrant has a quote she lives by: “Life is a promise…fulfill it.” She’s definitely been doing her share of self-fulfillment. As the CEO of Vendedy, an app that digitizes street vending, Christine has not only brought her dream of being a successful entrepreneur come true, but she’s helping business men and women around the nation. Vendo

Celebrity Sightings…in which…in which I track down our Kreyolicious celebrities and see what they’ve been up to. Stella Jean was all smiles at Milan Men’s Fashion Week in Milan, Italy. The Italian-fashion designer showed off her own Spring/Summer 2016 collection. Those ballerina flats she has on sure look comfortable on Stella Jean, don’t they krey

Chris Brown and Lil Wayne in Haiti? The news of these two pop stars performing a concert in Haiti was the talk of the e-parlors of #TeamHaiti. It all started when this little flyer started coming up in posts on Instagram, showing the elevated faces of Chris Brown and Lil Wayne. Then it spread on Twitter and Facebook. “It”—as in the news that Chris

Growing up, Mimi of Style By Mi didn’t have an older sister to show her the ropes in terms of styling herself. Not that she would have needed much guidance; style has always been an innate thing for her. The desire to always look different long-served as the budding stylist’s guide. She recalls being asked all the time by onlookers why she always l

Jeff Appolon is the CEO of the Poze Brand, a burgeoning fashion line that targets the Haitian-American market. For someone who has never studied fashion and merchandising, he’s doing very well for himself. It’s gotten to the point where Poze is an immediately recognizable name among the college crowd of Haitian descent. Appolon makes certain of tha