07.26.07
Ralph Gilles: Haitian-American designer of the Chrysler 300C
Time magazine crowned him the King of Bling while the bible on black business success, Black Enterprise, lists him in the same powerful realm as music mogul Sean ‘’Diddy'’ Combs.
To Haitian Americans, however, Ralph Gilles, the designing mind behind the Chrysler 300C, is simply one of their own.
‘’I get accolades from people I would not expect,'’ Gilles said in a telephone interview from his Detroit office. “To me it’s just a car.'’
Maybe so. But these days Gilles’ mailbox at DaimlerChrysler is flooded with requests by youngsters between the ages of 10 and 15 who want to know how they, too, can do what he does: design cars.
The curiosity factor — and the awe — comes from the fact that a Haitian kid who grew up in Canada is now a leading player in a giant U.S. corporation.
‘’I can’t believe the [number] of Haitian people who have looked up to me and consider me some kind of role model,'’ said the married father of two. “The realization you can be a beacon for a culture, that is the scary part.'’
USA House of Representatives congratulates Wyclef Jean
110th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. RES. 234
Congratulating Wyclef Jean for being named the “Roving Ambassador” for Haiti.
Ms. Waters (for herself and Ms. Lee) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs
Click this link for more info: http://thomas.loc.gov/home/gpoxmlc110/hr234_ih.xml
07.25.07
The Haitian sensation”Garcelle Beauvais” in Playboy Magazine
The bronze beauty, known primarily for her acting work on the TV sitcom ‘The Jamie Foxx Show’ and on the drama ‘NYPD Blue,‘ is also pregnant and expecting twins later this year.
SaKapFet: On the acting front, Beauvais will next be seen in the thriller ‘I Know Who Killed Me,’ starring Lindsay Lohan and Julia Ormond, due out this summer.
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