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>Jeff Johnson Reports for The Grio and talks to Big Tigger on the Conditions in Haiti

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>It has been one year since the tragic earthquake devastated the country of Haiti. Just taking a look at the picture of the government building in the background let’s us know that more support is needed. Jeff Johnson of MSNBC and the Grio called in to The Big Tigger Morning Show on WPGC 95.5 in Washington, D.C. to give the latest on the progress in Haiti. [Listen Here] A great report that gives a clear indication on what needs to be done in Haiti and a discussion on what Wyclef Jean’s role should be as the country tries to recover … Continue reading >Jeff Johnson Reports for The Grio and talks to Big Tigger on the Conditions in Haiti

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>Hot 97 Cipha Sounds Suspended Indefinitely For Haitian HIV Comments

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>http://www.vladtv.com/embed/34940/?video_id=34940During a segment about giving out condoms to help reduce the spread of AIDS in Haiti, Cipha “joked” that he didn’t have to worry about HIV because he didn’t “mess with Haitian women.”DJ Cipha Sounds (Luis Diaz) of the “Cipha Sounds and Peter Rosenberg Morning Show” has been suspended from Hot 97 @hot97 (WQHT) New York indefinitely, over the on-air comments made about Haitian women.Additionally, Hot 97 revealed that Cipha Sounds will immediately undertake “sensitivity training” focused on the Haitian community and the serious nature of the HIV/AIDS problem within the community. “Cipha made an immediate public apology and recognizes … Continue reading >Hot 97 Cipha Sounds Suspended Indefinitely For Haitian HIV Comments

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WNYC presents “Haiti’s Future: New York City Speaks”

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WNYC’s Jerome L. Greene Performance Space will present “Haiti’s Future: New York City Speaks”, a platform for key voices in New York to convene and explore many of the wide-ranging consequences of the tragedy. Farai Chideya, multimedia journalist and contributor to WNYC and PRI’s The Takeaway, and Garry Pierre-Pierre, Editor and Publisher, Haitian Times, will moderate a panel of elected officials, economic and media experts, community activists, and everyday Haitian-Americans in a discussion of the earthquake’s impact from Haiti to NYC to the world. Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer will provide opening remarks, and Deputy Manhattan Borough President Rose Pierre-Louis, … Continue reading WNYC presents “Haiti’s Future: New York City Speaks”