Haitian Appreciation Thread
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05/05/25
New DuSable Park Plans Would Bring A Boardwalk, Lush Greenery To The Lakefront
The park’s design pays homage to Chicago’s founder and first non-Indigenous Black settler, Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.
STREETERVILLE — Newly unveiled plans for the long-undeveloped DuSable Park call for a boardwalk, lush native greenery and a pavilion to help visitors learn about the park’s namesake and Chicago’s founder and first non-Indigenous Black settler.
The 3.5-acre park at 401 N. DuSable Lake Shore Drive is on a small peninsula east of Lake Shore Drive. It has been in the works since 1987, when former Mayor Harold Washington gave the land to the Park District to develop a park in honor of Jean Baptiste Point du Sable.
Ross Barney Architects and Brook Architecture, selected as the lead design firms for the park in 2022, submitted their plans this month, two years after being awarded the project.
The $15 million project is being paid for with $5 million in Open Space Impact Fees and $10 million from Related Midwest, the developers behind the 400 N. Lake Shore Drive residential tower, which is under construction across Lake Shore Drive from the park site.
Park renderings show it will be accessible from the lakefront trail, an expanded Riverwalk and a dedicated bus stop. The Riverwalk extension will be added as part of the construction at 400 N. Lake Shore Drive, according to Related Midwest.
The east end of the park will feature a boardwalk that follows the border of the peninsula. A pavilion honoring DuSable will be included, according to Ross Barney Architects. There will also be a pavilion designed by Brook Architecture where visitors can learn more about DuSable and his Potawatomi wife, Kitihawa, according to the Sun-Times.
The renderings show lush greenery resembling natural wetlands and prairie — native to Illinois — offering “a glimpse of the landscape that DuSable and Kitihawa likely experienced when they arrived in Checagou (Chicago) around 1778,” according to Ross Barney’s website.
Additional park designs include a series of mounds created from existing soil.
The project is expected to go to the City’s Plan Commission this summer, according to the Park District. No completion date was provided, but the Sun-Times reported that the park could be completed by summer 2027.
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May 11, 2025
On this edition of Here and Now, we speak with the people behind efforts to save young lives in the midst of the severe humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Coming up on Here and Now, efforts to save young lives in the midst of the severe humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
Armed, violent gangs currently control much of Haiti, reportedly 85% of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. There is also a significant shortage of basic necessities, including fuel, food and water.
The country's health system is also on the verge of collapse, while malnutrition remains widespread, especially among children.
Joining us to discuss is Pierre Michelle Kalil, founder of Friends of Haiti NY Corp, and Gregory Victorin, president of Gregory's Learning Center. The two are on a mission to save lives, empower and educate the children of Haiti
Here and Now 5/11/25: Saving young lives amid the severe humanitarian crisis in Haiti
BySandra Bookman and Eyewitness News
May 11, 2025
On this edition of Here and Now, we speak with the people behind efforts to save young lives in the midst of the severe humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
NEW YORK (WABC) -- Coming up on Here and Now, efforts to save young lives in the midst of the severe humanitarian crisis in Haiti.
Armed, violent gangs currently control much of Haiti, reportedly 85% of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. There is also a significant shortage of basic necessities, including fuel, food and water.
The country's health system is also on the verge of collapse, while malnutrition remains widespread, especially among children.
Joining us to discuss is Pierre Michelle Kalil, founder of Friends of Haiti NY Corp, and Gregory Victorin, president of Gregory's Learning Center. The two are on a mission to save lives, empower and educate the children of Haiti
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*mother is Belgian/Haitian (definitely from the Polish section of Haiti), hehehe
05/23/25
05/23/25
haiti is beautiful. just wish the diaspora cared more about the people actually living there. like actually try to help them.
I have Haitian family (by marriage) it’s widely known the diaspora doesn’t do anything for the island
Remittance is not change. Remittance is sending water bottles to a people inside of a burning building.
Has nothing to do with investing politically, educationally or socially.