Getting the Word Out
Our Founder and Executive Director, Bernard Georges, has been publicly interviewed by every major Providence television station, including the Rhode Island Public Radio station, WPRI 12-Eyewitness News, ABC 10 News, ABC 6 News, Providence Business News, Providence Journal, WPRO, RI Future, Uprise RI, Roger Williams University, Brown University, Lenouveliste, Le-Point Tele Metropole, Telegenen, and Caraïbe Journal Premye Okazyon. Our New Bridges for Haitian Success (NB4HS) social media sites have a large following in recognition of our representation of the Haitian community in the state of Rhode Island and in Haiti.
2020
Local minority community leaders want more input into Rhode Island’s COVID-19 response, Uprise RI, April 28, 2020
Community groups win grants to boost Census response, by Chris Barnett, Rhode Island Foundation, March 11, 2020
Collaborating with international leaders, by Lt. Governor Dan McKee, Greater Newport Chamber of Commerce, February 25, 2020
2019
New Bridge for Haitian Success offre une ambulance à la population de Belle-Anse, by Amos Cincir, Le Nouvelliste, January 30, 2019
2018
Ambulance donated to community in Haiti, by Nicole Dotzenrod, Valley Breeze, October 10, 2018
Lieutenant Governor Dan McKee and Town of Lincoln donate ambulance to Haiti, by Steve Ahlquist, Uprise RI, October 3, 2018
Town of Lincoln donates ambulances to Haitian community, by Madi Crognale and Shaun Towne, WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, October 3, 2018
New Bridges for Haitian Success to hold 2nd Annual Fundraising Dinner, by New Bridges for Haitian Success, Uprise RI, September 13, 2018
Fear of census common for immigrants in R.I., by Kevin G. Andrade, Providence Journal, July 5, 2018
Refugee Dream Center celebrates World Refugee Day as America turns its back, by Steve Ahlquist, Uprise RI, June 24, 2018
End to protected status hits R.I. families, by Kevin G. Andrade, Providence Journal, May 13, 2018
Práctico Innovation Helps Minority Entrepreneurs Get a Leg Up, by Bram Berkowitz, Rhode Island Inno, January 24, 2018
NAACP President Jim Vincent: We got to get conscious right now!, by Steve Ahlquist, Uprise RI, January 18, 2018
‘We shall overcome’ is response to President’s slam on Haitians, by Jen Cowart, Cranston Herald, January 17, 2018
New Bridges for Haitian Success (NB4HS) founder, Bernard Georges, has organized important press conferences with the help of Lt. Governor Dan McKee, Jim Vincent of the NAACP, and Nivar Lafourtune (see below). Georges has gained the support of leaders in Rhode Island to advocate for the Haitian community.
Rhode Island speaks out against President Donald Trump’s ignorant racism, by Steve Ahlquist, Uprise RI, January 15, 2018
Legacy of King contrasted to president, Congress at annual breakfast, by G. Wayne Miller, Providence Journal, January 15, 2018.
Providence City Councilor Nirva LaFortune: We must counter darkness and hate with love and light, by Steve Ahlquist, Uprise RI, January 14, 2018
R.I. immigrants united in criticism of Trump’s vulgar remarks, by G. Wayne Miller and Mark Reynolds, Providence Journal, January 12, 2018
2017
Providence begins discussion of Municipal IDs, by Steve Ahlquist, RI Future, August 10, 2017
Haitian Heritage Month at the State House Wednesday, by Steve Ahlquist, RI Future, May 16, 2017
Screening of documentary on RI Humanitarian aid to Haiti planned, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, March 16, 2017
Local Haitian Works To Bring Relief To His Homeland, by Chuck Hinman, The Public’s Radio, March 15, 2017
Five Questions with: Bernard Georges, by Emily Gowdey-Backus, Providence Business News, March 3, 2017
Delivering on His Promise, Alumnus Brings Disaster Supplies Directly to Haiti, by Edward Fitzpatrick, Roger Williams University, January 18, 2017
Rhode Island delivers aid to hurricane ravaged Haiti, by Steve Ahlquist, RI Future, January 18, 2017
2016
Alumni and Professor to Bring Disaster Aid Directly to Haiti, by Edward Fitzpatrick and Jill Rodrigues, Roger Williams University, October 17, 2016
Groups gather donations to help hurricane victims in Haiti, by Steph Machado, WPRI 12 Eyewitness News, October 15, 2016
Cookout in Providence will raise money to help Haiti after hurricane, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, October 13, 2016
RI organization collecting supplies for Haiti in wake of hurricane, Brian Crandall, NBC 10 News, October 10, 2016
Hurricane Matthew: Relief in Florida, silence and devastation in Haiti, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, October 8, 2016
Founder of New Bridges for Haitian Success in Providence, says he has been unable to reach his younger brother and sister in Haiti since Hurricane Matthew Struck, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, October 7, 2016
Haitian community in R.I despairs at hurricane devastation in homeland, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, October 6, 2016
Providence group gathering donations for Haiti, by Bill Tomison, WPRI12 Eyewitness News, October 6, 2016
Local Haitian community sending supplies after Matthew, by Melissa Randall, ABC6 News, October 5, 2016
Donations needed for Haiti in wake of Hurricane Matthew, by Steve Ahlquist, RI Future, October 5, 2016
Haiti, the first free black nation, celebrates freedom at the State House, by Steve Ahlquist, RI Future, May 18, 2016
Haitian heritage event set for Wednesday at R.I. State House, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, May 17, 2016
Northeast Refugee Conference targets barriers to integration, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, April 2, 2016
Recent arrivals help newcomers find their way, by Amanda Milkovitz, Providence Journal, March 12, 2016
Remembering Haiti on the occasion of the 6th anniversary of the earthquake, by Bernard Georges, RI Future, January 12, 2016
2015
Forum addresses Haitian deportation crisis, by Kyle Borowski, Brown Daily Herald, November 3, 2015
R.I.-based Haitians, Dominicans meet to discuss human-rights crisis, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, August 21, 2015
Providence forum to address deportation of Haitians from Dominican Republic, by Karen Lee Ziner, Providence Journal, August 18, 2015
Plight of Haitians in Dominican Republic prompts rally at State House, by Patrick Anderson, Providence Journal, July 28, 2015