Karl Vieux of CaRiMi talks about the devastation inflicted upon Haiti and what it means for him and the country. By Erik Parker Carimi (Karl Vieux on the far right) Photo: Courtesy of Carimi Erik Parker is a freelance writer who was in Haiti when the earthquake struck last week. This interview took place on Friday
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Haitian Musician Caught In Earthquake Shares His Story
Wyclef Jean has defended the financial irregularities of his foundation Yele Haiti by arguing he started it with his own money. However internal documents obtained by Gawker reveal that the former Fugee made no contribution during its first year. In defending his foundation at a press conference earlier this week against accusations that it has a history of mismanaging funds , Jean said, “I started the charity with my own funds.” Earlier, in a YouTube video , Jean claimed, “I myself have put $1 million inside my own foundation.” Jean has aggressively raised funds for Yele Haiti since the earthquake last week, urging people to give to the organization through a texting campaign in television appearances—including a visit to Oprah today
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Documents: Wyclef Jean Launched His Personal Charity with Other People’s Money
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Wyclef Jean has defended the financial irregularities of his foundation Yele Haiti by arguing he started it with his own money.
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Internal Documents: Wyclef Jean’s Personal Charity Launched with Other People’s Money
Where Wyclef Jean goes, awareness of and aid for Haiti’s earthquake- (and now aftershock-) wrought devastation, follows. This morning, the erstwhile Fugee and briefly scandal-plagued…
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Wyclef to Oprah: "Haiti Don’t Need No More Photo Ops"
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A powerful 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Haiti on Wednesday morning, shaking buildings and sending screaming people running into the streets only eight days after the country's capital was devastated by an apocalyptic quake. The U.S. Geological Survey said the new quake hit at 6:03 a.m.
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Haiti recovers from powerful 6.1 aftershock
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This week on Embedded, the UK's queen of ethereal electro-pop Imogen Heap performs her new album “Ellipse” live for the first time. Plus, self-proclaimed bad kids The Black Lips raid Southern California bookstores and Seasick Steve performs in Paris.
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Red Cross, UNICEF break down where contributions can go. By Gil Kaufman A Haitian boy washes himself in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on Wednesday Photo: Chris Hondros/ Getty Images Since a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti last Tuesday, more than $200 million has been raised via text, phone calls and mail by the dozens of worldwide relief organizations that rushed in to help the devastated Caribbean island nation. (Head here to learn what you can do to help the people of Haiti.) American Red Cross spokesperson Eric Porterfield, those donations are turned into vitally needed resources for the more than 3 million people displaced by the quake, as of Sunday, said the organization had collected pledges of $22 million through a program where cell phone users can donate $10 by texting “90999.” “I need a better word than ‘unprecedented’ or ‘amazing’ to describe what’s happened with the text-message program,” organization spokesperson Roger Lowe told The New York Times .
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Haiti Earthquake-Relief Donations: What Does Your Money Buy?
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Singer will appear with Wyclef Jean on ‘The Oprah Winfrey Show’ Wednesday. By Jocelyn Vena Rihanna Photo: Shareif Ziyadat/ FilmMagic Rihanna will join Wyclef Jean for a special episode of “The Oprah Winfrey Show” on Wednesday (January 20), focusing on the devastation in Haiti in the wake of last week’s 7.0 earthquake and what people can do to help
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Rihanna Covers ‘Redemption Song’ On ‘Oprah’ To Benefit Haiti Relief
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The season five semi-finalist is back in the spotlight after father Scott Brown’s victory in Massachusetts. By Joel Hanek Ayla Brown performs on season 5 of “American Idol” Photo: FOX Ayla Brown didn’t win “American Idol” back in season five, but she could have another shot at stardom following her father’s victory Tuesday night.
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