by Aquarius Dawn Nancy

Photo Credit Idris Solomon for The New York Times (Screenshot of) 

With keeping with the mission of Haitian American News Online (HAY Online News), we share publications we find online sharing Haitian, Haitian-American, and News of Americas that share great accomplishments with developments concerning the Haitian Diaspora. Along with our own updates on news we too share it is a mission well needed to highlight things some may not care to cover or share. Here is some information about the stretch of Rogers Ave being named by a great Emporer of Haiti, Jean-Jacques Dessaline. Read a bit below Haitian American youth online. Keep search Haitian and Haitian-American news online!

"(Caption from Image above)Haitian-Americans and local residents gathered for the celebration that unveiled Jean-Jacques Dessalines Boulevard, in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn. 

By Jeffery C. Mays

Aug. 18, 2018

Stephania Casimir, a first-generation Haitian-American, remembers her parents talking about Jean-Jacques Dessalines, a former slave who became one of Haiti’s founding fathers, but not all of the details. They came flooding back on Saturday on a street corner in the Flatbush neighborhood of Brooklyn as speakers explained why a stretch of Rogers Avenue was being co-named in honor of Dessalines, who declared Haiti’s independence after helping lead the revolt against France. “This moment means so much to the Haitian community,” said Ms. Casimir, 26, a social worker. “It shows we are strong and powerful.”" - The New York Times   (Click the Underlined The New York Times for more HAY Online)

#JeanJacquesDessalineBoulevard #FarragutRoad #EasternParkway #Brooklyn #NewYork #LittleHaitiBrooklyn #HaitianEmporer #RogersAvenue