On February 22nd, 2017, State Representative, Erica Thomas, and Governor Nathan Deal celebrated the Haitian community and its contributions to the State of Georgia. Together they declared February 22nd “Haitian Day” in Georgia; a day that will always be remembered in the history books for Haitian Americans living not only

January 12th, 2017 marked the 7th anniversary of the earthquake that devastated Haiti in 2010 and what better way to help memorialize that day in Haiti’s history than a huge gospel concert with a international award winning artist such as Kirk Franklin. With some 10,000 people in attendance, The ‘Rise