VIA: New York Times Barely 18 hours after an earthquake devastated Haiti on Jan. 12, the Rev. Pat Robertson supplied a televised discourse on the nation’s history, theology and destiny. Haiti has suffered, he explained, because its rebellious slaves “swore a pact with the devil” to overthrow the French two centuries ago. Ever since, he […]
VIA: New York Times PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Their holy books vary widely and so does their disaster apparel. Devotees of Supreme Master Ching Hai, a Vietnamese spiritual leader, wore fluorescent yellow vests on their way into quake-damaged Haiti. Mormons wore their trademark white shirts and ties. And an array of others — Scientologists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, […]
The long awaited remake of the 1985 charity song “We Are The World” premiered during the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics. As we previously reported, the remake will benefit Haitian earthquake relief efforts. Check it out: Download to donate at World25.org. RELATED: Common Says Leave “We Are The World” Alone And Make A New […]
VIA: AJC.com The body of Diane Caves, a 31-year-old Atlanta woman on temporary assignment to Haiti, has been found, according to the National Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which dispatched her to Port-au-Prince just before a massive earthquake on Jan. 12. She is the first known Atlanta fatality from the disaster that claimed an […]
VIA: AJC.com Five Haitian earthquake victims, including an 18-month-old with brain injuries, were airlifted Tuesday night to Dobbins Air Force Base and taken to different area hospitals. A network of hospitals was waiting to accept the injured, said Kevin Bloye, spokesman for the Georgia Hospital Association, which coordinates local disaster preparedness efforts. “When things like this […]
VIA: Elev8.com Last weekend, following the 25th Annual Stellar Awards ceremony held in Nashville, Kirk Franklin banded together a group of gospel music artists billed as Artists United for Haiti to record “Are You Listening: A Love Song For Haiti.” The single was immediately made available for sale on the Internet. None of the artists […]
VIA: New York Times PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Maxi Extralien, a twig-thin 10-year-old in a SpongeBob pajama top, ate only a single bean from the heavy plate of food he received recently from a Haitian civic group. He had to make it last. “My mother has 12 kids but a lot of them died,” he said, […]
VIA: CNN.com One returned to her Haitian roots, to give voice to women, honor their stories and shape their futures. Another urged women to pack a courtroom in Haiti, where she succeeded in getting a guilty verdict against a man who battered his wife. A third joined the others and helped change the law to […]
VIA: CNN.com Friday night’s star-studded “Hope for Haiti” telethon has raised a record-breaking $58 million, with more donations continuing to pour in from around the world, the benefit’s organizers announced Saturday. The preliminary figure is a record for donations made by the public through a disaster relief telethon, according to a news release from telethon […]
Many celebrities came out to support and perform during the “Hope For Haiti Now” telethon that aired on all major networks Friday night. The telethon, put together by George Clooney,wanted to raise millions for the earthquake survivors in Haiti. George Clooney pledged $1 million of his own money, as did Leonardo DiCaprio and other stars. Check out the […]
VIA: Reuters Beyonce and Madonna have joined Friday’s “Hope for Haiti Now” celebrity telethon for the earthquake-ravaged Caribbean nation, and actors George Clooney and Leonardo DiCaprio will each donate $1 million to the cause, their representatives said on Thursday. Beyonce will perform in London and Madonna will take the stage in New York in the […]
After word spread that Kanye had been banned from tonight’s telethon benefiting Haiti on MTV, reps from the network are denying it. MTV Networks representatives issued the following brief statement: “We reached out to Kanye (through his people) about performing on the telethon. We did not hear back definitively but we DID ask him to […]
