Komon Ou Ye? 9 Of Our Favorite Celebs of Haitian Descent (And A Few Surprises Of Course!)

July 30th, 2012 - By Victoria Uwumarogie

Source: wohoo.co.uk

Dawn Richard

Who knew? The former Danity Kane and Diddy-Dirty Money member was born and raised in New Orleans, and is African-American and Haitian. After the earthquake, the singer went to Haiti to learn more about her people, and was influenced to help, as she and her family had lost a lot themselves in Hurricane Katrina: “Intertwining my craft as an artist and my quest to learn of my Haitian descent, we were able to put a microscope to Haiti seven months after the Quake, and show how the Haitians are coping… and how they use their Art Culture to tell their story of pain and redemption.” Ah…the more you know!

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  • CarribeanLorelei

    Not to be rude but it’s koman ou ye

  • cassie

    i know about all except the MTV vj…all black ppl have a connection to the islands or Africa. none r true American.

  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=671571496 China Maybell

    yeah all of these were known to be Haitian or at least Islanders.. as are a million other people that we meet either claim to be from New York and some of them actually get angry when I say oh New York by way of Haiti .. Jamaica.. Pr.. Trinidad. ect. cause you may not know it but Americans know who is and who ain’t.. it is hard to fool us. not to be rude but I do not know why man so many like to fake being born and raised in America when in conversation so many of the same people from the Islands claim ” oh Americans are stupid, spoiled and do not take advantage of the good things here.. I just come and take what I want.. ” they fail to realize that America loves to give to people who were not born and raised here.. but make it very difficult for those who are born and raised here ..even in the way of allowing big American companies to outsource the jobs that kept America a super power and kept Americans able to afford to live in America.however, we Americans could not go to any other Country and be handed a green card .. a home.. a job and a food stamps paid for by their Country Populated workers..so it is not Americans but American Politicians that gave it all away to foreigners. Mean while instead of being grateful.. they come and insult us to our faces.. so far for the record I have not heard of these particular celebrities making such statements.. however.. I have with my own ears heard plenty of their Statesmen and women utter such insults.

  • Ebony

    I always though Trina McGhee Davis was very beautiful. She still is.

  • tamar paoli

    you forgot lela ronchon from waiting to exhale and a quarter of the nfl…but any way I am happy ppl are finally giving haitians props : )

  • Youknowwhatiitis

    This discussion is so stupid, we all came off the same sl@ve ship, just in different locations.