Wyclef Jean

Matt Damon, Wyclef Jean, and the Power of Diversity

Julia Moulden | Posted 12.13.2011 | Impact

Read More: Toronto, Onexone, Matt Damon, Un, Diversity, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, Maytree, Video, Impact News

"Leadership is a powerful symbol -- it defines who belongs and who does not. When someone sees someone like themselves in a position of power and influence, it makes them feel valued and it gives them something to aspire to."

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Did Wyclef Jean Personally Profit From His Haiti Foundation?

Posted 11.30.2011 | Impact

Read More: Video, Wyclef Jean Haiti Charity, Haiti Earthquake, Amisphere Farm Labor Inc, Wyclef Jean Charity Allegations, Haiti, Samosa SA, Fugees, Yele Haiti Foundation, Wyclef Jean, Impact News

Wyclef Jean has come under fire again for allegedly partaking in shady charitable transactions, but the Grammy winner says that the claims are "mislea...

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Did Wyclef's Charity Waste Millions In Donor Money?

Posted 11.28.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Wyclef Jean Yele Haiti, Wyclef Haitian Charity, The Fugees, Wyclef Jean Yele Haitian Relief, Wyclef, Haitian Earthquake Relief, Wyclef Jean Charity Scandal, Yele Haiti Misused Funds, Wyclef Jean, Black Voices News

Wyclef Jean's charity, Yele Haiti, is coming under scrutiny again for squandering millions of dollars in charitable donations. The New York Post re...

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Eminem, Wyclef Jean & More: Today's Famous Birthdays

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.17.2011 | Celebrity

Read More: Eminem, The Help, Famous Birthdays, October 17, Celebrity Birthdays, 'NSYNC, October 17th, Ziggy Marley, Celebrity News, Wyclef Jean, Celebrity News

In a world with nearly 7 billion people, chances are someone famous is celebrating their birthday today. And indeed: Eminem, Wyclef Jean, and more ...

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30 Dumbest Universities In America

Dumb As A Blog | David Moye | Posted 11.22.2011 | Weird News

Read More: Dumb Students, Nyu, Furman University, Competitive Eating, 3D Porn, University of Mississippi, Dumb Colleges, Harvard, University of Pittsburgh, Wyclef Jean, 30 Dumbest Universities in America, Weird News News

These days, colleges not only offer no guarantee of better jobs, but are increasingly unaffordable, taught by disinterested graduate students, and pre...

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Major Celebrity Obama Supporter Now Loves Sarah Palin

Posted 11.15.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Wyclef Jean Haiti President, Wyclef Jean Haiti, Wyclef Jean Sarah Palin, Wyclef Jean, Sarah Palin, Entertainment News

Back when President Obama got elected, Wyclef Jean promised to sit in the freezing cold January morning to watch him get sworn into office. "I'm like ...

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Miguel Atwood Ferguson: A Different Grand Performance

Wyatt Closs | Posted 10.05.2011 | Los Angeles

He brings together genres seamlessly with his viola from hip-hop to classical and will have you gnashing or gritting your teeth with his mad orchestral skills. This Friday night shouldn't be any different for Miguel Atwood Ferguson.

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Wyclef Jean Describes Being Shot In Haiti: 'Shock and Awe'

people.com | Mark Gray | Posted 05.28.2011 | Entertainment

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Wyclef Jean is looking on the bright side of his being shot in Haiti last week. ...

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On the Move to Change

Wyclef Jean | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Haiti Earthquake, Wyclef Jean Haiti, Wyclef Jean President, Wyclef President, Wyclef Jean, Haiti, Haiti Elections, 2011 Haiti Elections, Wyclef Jean Shot, World News

Despite the many stories about my wound on the eve of the Haitian election, the story shouldn't be about my hand.

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How Do You Spell Democracy?

Craig and Marc Kielburger | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Education, Mirlande Manigat, Haiti, Haiti Elections, Michel Martelly, Marc Kielburger, Development, Craig Kielburger, Wyclef Jean, World News

Peacekeepers and observers may produce fairer elections in Haiti -- but education is the first step towards democracy.

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Wyclef Jean Shot In Haiti

AP | TRENTON DANIEL | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

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PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Musician Wyclef Jean said Sunday that a bullet grazed his hand as he stepped out of a car to make a telephone call, but ...

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Which Colleges Landed Celebrity Professors This Year?

Posted 05.25.2011 | College

Read More: Russ Feingold, Arlen Spencer, Judith Butler, Celebrity Profs, Celebrity Professors, Richard Ford, Lawrence Summers, Mario Vargas Llosa, Wyclef Jean, Slidepollajax, College News

Those who prescribe to the old adage "those who can't do, teach," will have to think again -- this year, a slew of writers, politicians and even celeb...

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Wyclef Jean Threatens Protest Over Haitian Election Recount

guestofaguest.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

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Last night we caught up with Wyclef Jean at the Urban Zen Center. In Eli Obus's Video, the Haitian musician explains how he's handling the election re...

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Top Ten Private Initiatives in Haiti Supplement Big Players in 2010-11

Jim Luce | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: We Can?T Have That Foundation, Sandy Mitchell, Rotary International, Mirlande Manigat, Partners in Health, Marcel Duret, Hopital Albert Schweitzer Haiti, DePaul University, Anne Hastings, American Institute of Architects, Leogane, Collaborative Design for Sustainable Housing Haiti, Federation Des Caisses, Jurate Kazickas, Wyclef Jean, Yele Haiti, Hugh Locke, Jim Luce, James Jay Dudley Luce Foundation, Cine Institute of Jacmel, Yele Corps, Port-Au-Prince, International University Center Haiti, International Museum of Art Haiti, YMCA Haiti, Noushin Ehsan, Petite Goave, Orphans International Worldwide Haiti, Konsey Nasyonal Finansman Popile, Stanford L. Luce, Kenneth Merten, Haitian Diaspora, Larry Mellon, Microfinance, Zafen, Haitian Hometown Associations, Bob Cushman, NPH Saint Damien Hospital, Haiti, Fonkoze, Hopital Ste Croix Leogane, Katleen Felix, New Haiti, Teach the World on-Line, Achilles Kids, Ecole De La Redemption, Benjamin Gilman, International YMCA, Deschapelles, Coopcab, World News

Haiti needs hope -- and so many private initiatives doing so much could do even more -- with your support. There is so much hope for Haiti. Let's fund it.

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Haiti's New Crisis

Wyclef Jean | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: The National Election Observation Council, Election Day, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, Haiti Election, Haiti Earthquake, Haiti Election Fraud, World News

At this moment, my fears for the people of Haiti are winning out over my optimism. Many are afraid the events around this election are setting the country on a path that will ultimately lead to civil war -- the worst possible outcome.

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WATCH: INTERNATIONAL ART: World Festival Of Black Arts And Cultures In Dakar This Month

Posted 05.25.2011 | Arts

Read More: Dakar Festival, Ballet, Documentary Film, African Art, Dance, Performance Art, Film, World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures, Angelique Kidjo, Slidepollajax, Wyclef Jean, Carlinhos-Brown, Arts News

1966 marked the first ever World Festival of Black Arts and Cultures held in Dakar, Senegal; this celebratory event brought together people of differe...

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Meet Brown University's Newest Fellow

AP | Posted 05.25.2011 | College

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island's Brown University says hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean (WY'-klef zhahn) has accepted an appointment as a visiting fellow...

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Wyclef Jean Hospitalized, Suffering From Stress

AP | MESFIN FEKADU | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Wyclef Jean Hospitalized, Wyclef Jean Stress, Wyclef Jean, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

NEW YORK — A representative for hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean (WY'-klef zhahn) says he has been hospitalized at an undisclosed location. The 37-ye...

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What You Gonna Fight For?

Wyclef Jean | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics

Read More: Election Time, Barack Obama, November Election, Wyclef Jean, Theywinulose, Politics News

The Nov. 2 midterm elections are another chance for the youth of America to speak and be heard. Everyone who voted for change and hope two years ago needs to show that they're all in this for the long haul.

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Haitian Orphans Launch Celebrity Intervention in LA

MP Nunan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy

Los Angeles - A group of Haitian orphans is in Los Angeles for a week-long trip to raise awareness for the cause they consider essential to the recove...

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Beyond Wyclef: What Haitians Want From Elections

Beverly Bell | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Earthquake, Wyclef Jean Haiti, Elections, Haiti Reconstruction, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, Haiti Aid, Haiti Earthquake, Haitian Elections, World News

We'll participate in elections once the candidates respond to our demands, once they address the problems of people living in temps, once they stop forcing women to sleep with men who control distribution of humanitarian aid to get any.

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Former Fugee Pras Not Backing Wyclef In Haitian Presidential Bid

AP | JOHN CARUCCI | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

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NEW YORK — Wyclef Jean's presidential bid in Haiti is receiving criticism from his childhood friend and fellow Fugees bandmate, Pras. The Haiti...

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Sean Penn 'Very Suspicious' Of Wyclef Jean's Haitian Presidential Bid

popeater.com | Posted 05.25.2011 | Entertainment

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Rapper and former Fugees singer Wyclef Jean made the first televised announcement of his bid for Haitian president last night on CNN. After several sa...

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Dear Wyclef: Do Business, Go Green

Michael Seager | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Instead of focusing on making a difference in Haiti through the public sector, why not try the private? Let me tell you about some good social enterprise ideas, and who might find them appealing in Haiti.

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Haiti: Working Together at Last

Wyclef Jean | Posted 05.25.2011 | World

Read More: Clinton Global Initiative, Haiti Earthquake, New York, Haiti, Wyclef Jean, World News

As horrific as it was, the earthquake in Haiti provided a chance to begin the reconstruction process anew. And the gatherings in New York reinforce the urgency of the need to focus the world's attention on Haiti.

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