Caribbean Life: Prayer vigil for Haiti in Brooklyn
Little Haiti BK, in partnership with the Office the Brooklyn Borough President, Haitian-American community organizations and the National Action Network, held a prayer vigil for Haiti on Sunday at Newkirk Avenue, between Nostrand Avenue and
NY Daily News: Brooklyn’s Little Haiti community worried about turmoil in homeland
Residents and representatives of Brooklyn’s large and worried Haitian population are asking President Biden to ensure the protection of refugees and relatives in their homeland still reeling from the recent assassination of the embattled nation’s
Caribbean News Network: US Urged to Create Easier Pathway for Haitians Seeking Political Asylum
Several Haitian American legislators and groups, including New York State Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, chair of the Brooklyn Democratic Party, have called on the Joe Biden administration to “create an easier pathway” for Haitians seeking
Gothamist: Eric Adams Urges Democratic Unity At Fundraiser For Brooklyn Democrats
Eric Adams also threw his support behind county leaders across the city, particularly Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, the head of the Kings County Democrats in Brooklyn. Read more.
NY Daily News: New York City politicians reveling in new Black power surge
“We have a lot of people elected who are the firsts,” said state Assemblymember Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn, a Haitian-American who doubles as Brooklyn’s Democratic district leader, the first Black woman in the city to be
Brooklyn Daily Eagle: Brooklyn Democratic Party celebrates election wins at Williamsburg bash
The Brooklyn Democratic Party hosted a Blue Victory Soiree on Wednesday to honor the city’s frontline workers and healthcare heroes while celebrating the election of diverse Democratic nominees from across the borough. “Tonight we are