Rose Guerrier, Executive Creative Director and co founder of Creole Jam, poses for a portrait with traditional Haitian dresses on display at the Haitian float for West Indian Parade.
The Haitian Times www.haitiantimes.comBy Leonardo March
BROOKLYN—New York City Carnival is back, officially, that is.
After two years of virtual or informal gatherings, the West Indian American Day Carnival Association is preparing the 53rd edition of the Carnival parade on Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn on Labor Day weekend.
And Haitian groups are getting ready.
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