In Conversation | As Her Memoir Returns, Karine Jean-Pierre Urges Haitian Americans to Let Passion Be Their Guide

In conversation | As her memoir returns, Karine Jean-Pierre urges Haitian Americans to let passion be their guide

NEW YORK — Few faces inspire or instill as much pride among Haitian Americans as Karine Jean-Pierre’s. From the White House podium, where she delivered daily briefings as Press Secretary and Special Advisor to the President during the Biden Administration, to social media posts and speaking engagements, Haitians across the globe tune in when Jean-Pierre makes an appearance. In her, many are reminded of the talent, dedication and beauty Haiti con…

Artist Fabiola Jean-Louis explores her Haitian heritage for inspiration

Fabiola Jean-Louis has been researching and exploring her Haitian heritage to create art that reimagines history and identity through a deeply personal lens. That work is now on display in Boston in the exhibit "Waters of the Abyss." Special correspondent Jared Bowen takes us there for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.