LIVE NYC: 🇭🇹 Haitian Culture Day Parade Brooklyn, New York 2026

Added: 2026-05-12

[00:00:10]Sakbasa super friends. Super shout out.

[00:00:14]We're coming to you live from Brooklyn, New York for the annual Asian day parade. Today the streets of Brooklyn are coming live with Asian pride. This incredible energy and um what else? and a lot of um dancing and music. Stay tuned. You don't want to miss this. And let's enjoy the parade together live from Brooklyn.

[00:00:41]Yay. Ambrose SSO sack army. Hello. Wow. Happy Mother's Day and advance to everyone. Amro Jorge is here.

[00:00:55]Scott is here as well. Woohoo.

[00:00:58]Unbelievable energy already and we haven't even started.

[00:01:03]We're about to so many parades today.

[00:01:10]But I chose I picked Asian Day parade.

[00:01:15]We'll see. I hope I did the right thing.

[00:01:17]Anyhow, advance. Happy birthday to everyone. Baby K and Mommy K.

[00:01:24]Woo!

[00:01:32]Shak! Oh, he did not hear me.

[00:01:36]Thank you, Scott.

[00:01:40]This is our first time to cover this parade and I know you will not disappoint.

[00:01:49]Let us close the road already.

[00:01:52]Asian culture day.

[00:01:55]Oh, how sweet.

[00:02:10]>> Oh, NYC group. Super shout out.

[00:02:14]I do. I do win.

[00:02:28]You real the winner? Burger Burger King Burger King.

[00:02:44]And the weather today 62° F.

[00:02:49]Very mild. Very nice.

[00:02:59]>> We are getting ready to begin or we are getting ready to begin North Front and Church Avenue.

[00:03:22]Yep. Northern church and love to travel is here somewhere.

[00:03:35]>> And I hope no rain today. Rain in the forecast.

[00:03:41]Let us go to the beginning of the parade which is behind us.

[00:03:47]church having a north.

[00:04:01]This is right.

[00:04:07]And the back girls are here practicing their moves.

[00:04:16]and Dunkin Donuts for super shout out and happy mother's day to all mother.

[00:04:31]That part was brought to you by Dunkin Donuts.

[00:04:46]Okay, we are looking for the horses so we can begin.

[00:04:53]>> Have I been to this area or this neighborhood?

[00:05:06]>> Thank you so much.

[00:05:10]You know, I lost my pass, my press pass >> in an ass.

[00:05:28]>> Can I ask her where she got her >> her cash?

[00:05:35]>> I did. I did get one. That girl with a camera.

[00:05:42]>> Yes, she told me where to get one.

[00:05:48]>> We are here to ungod.

[00:06:05]So, happy Mother's Day.

[00:06:07]>> Yes, baby.

[00:06:13]>> Don't worry about they need to play the song. We belong together.

[00:06:26]>> Marshall.

[00:06:29]Let's start over.

[00:07:08]What is that? What driverless car?

[00:07:10]Whimo.

[00:07:12]Are we going to Whimo in New York?

[00:07:15]>> The first Whimo.

[00:07:16]>> Guy said he's one of the sponsors. So >> Oh, really?

[00:07:20]>> I ridd him Whimo. Is it your Whimo? I ring Whimo in San Francisco.

[00:07:24]>> Oh, yeah. How'd you like it?

[00:07:25]>> Well, tell us about Whimo. I'm I'm live now. What is your My name is Fern. So, what's your name?

[00:07:29]>> I'm Anthony.

[00:07:30]>> Anthony, tell us about Whimo.

[00:07:31]>> So, we have a Whimo vehicle here. We're proud to sponsor this event. We We want to come to serve New Yorkers. We want to be part of the community. So, part of that means showing up in the timing, right? We're here to celebrate and be part of uh the joy here.

[00:07:43]>> You're bringing Whimo to New York.

[00:07:45]>> We're working on that. So, right now, >> right now, we have vehicles that are testing around Manhattan as we speak.

[00:07:50]We're driving around autonomously and and trying to learn the street around it. How wide is the street? How steep is it? Where are the potholes? And eventually we'll be able to serve riders, but we'll have to work towards that.

[00:07:59]>> Tell us about Whimo because again, uh we from the east coast doesn't know a lot about Whimo.

[00:08:04]>> So Whimo is an autonomous driving technology company. We're currently operating 11 different cities. So we're we're offering people rides with no drive in the front seat and passengers in the back seat. We've done over 170 million miles. The data shows that we're 13 times safer than than an ordinary driver because of our technology and our software all connected.

[00:08:22]>> It is an exciting I'm telling you to ride a driverless car.

[00:08:26]>> Yes. It's the future is here.

[00:08:28]>> The future is here.

[00:08:29]>> And from for millions of people across the the country and also now in the world other than Tokyo. It's a normal part of everyday life.

[00:08:35]>> Really? So I know this in San Francisco.

[00:08:37]What what other cities? in San Francisco, LA, uh Phoenix, Dallas, Houston, Miami, uh Austin, Atlanta.

[00:08:47]We're testing in New York, in Boston, in Philadelphia, in Baltimore, in Pittsburgh.

[00:08:52]>> It's going nationwide.

[00:08:53]>> Yeah. And actually globally, we're also testing as we speak in London, London, and in Tokyo. We're already testing, right?

[00:08:59]>> Way more way more way.

[00:09:01]>> Come on, Scott. Have an open mind. And uh where what is there an app, right?

[00:09:06]>> Yeah. So, there's an app you can download to access the the the service, but we're not yet active here in New York City yet.

[00:09:12]>> Not active here, but download Whimo if you want to go to San Francisco and try the Whimo or Phoenix, Arizona. Andy, thank you so much for that. Looking forward to ride Whimo in New York.

[00:09:20]>> Fantastic.

[00:09:21]>> Oh, Whimo, I noticed the one on top. Yeah, driverless car. Look at that.

[00:09:30]And see, oh god, we are distracted by rainbow. Anyhow, so you have an app. You order the Whimo on the app and um when the Whimo arrives, you have to push something on the app so it would unlock for you. Yay. And then just open the door and get in.

[00:09:54]How exciting.

[00:09:58]Oh, a Jaguar.

[00:10:00]Wow. How fancy, right?

[00:10:08]I know it's a little scary, but it is truly exciting to ride this uh driverless car.

[00:10:15]>> Party mode. Yes, we're in party mode.

[00:10:22]Scott, >> but I I got a big kick out of it riding my first Whimo.

[00:10:37]Okay.

[00:10:40]>> Yeah, it is a high-end uh the vehicle way.

[00:10:48]Yeah, you need to life or food, >> but like what Andrew said, it is safer.

[00:11:24]I'm sure they do.

[00:11:46]I'm going >> nice shirt.

[00:11:59]Camera camera.

[00:12:04]Where's camera?

[00:12:06]>> Camera. Come here.

[00:12:31]along with everybody.

[00:12:33]So everybody joined the parade and then we'll see again.

[00:12:38]So today today we're here and everybody that's happy >> nice shirt right now.

[00:13:05]What did you call you?

[00:13:07]>> Okay, I need photographers.

[00:13:09]>> Okay, I got you.

[00:13:10]>> You're not agent, but >> you got it. All right.

[00:13:38]>> Thank you.

[00:13:43]Let's go.

[00:13:50]>> Thank you, Lord.

[00:14:23]We're about to start super from down the follow I How's all the traffic rules?

[00:14:33]>> Doesn't oversp speed.

[00:14:56]And the first time I saw this driverless car in San Francisco, I was stunned. I ran after it.

[00:15:03]>> Yes, I did.

[00:15:08]Anyhow, let us focus.

[00:15:14]Tra's about to start.

[00:15:19]It's 11.

[00:15:20]>> I was shooting shooting. I was getting >> 11 everyone.

[00:15:35]>> Oh, what is this?

[00:15:37]>> Is that a DYI uh musical instrument?

[00:15:46]aware that instrument >> and what do you call an instrument?

[00:16:21]Dogson Arasmus.

[00:16:23]>> Yeah.

[00:16:34]>> She's calling her friends.

[00:16:45]3 >> and the parade has just commenced.

[00:17:21]You have to make the music. You have to make the music. Get the music.

[00:17:28]Get the music.

[00:17:33]Heat.

[00:17:48]Heat.

[00:18:08]Heat. Heat.

[00:18:17]Slack machine.

[00:19:05]Northshine Avenue here.

[00:19:28]But the horses are the horses are way ahead of us.

[00:20:01]Wow. Beautiful street line streets. Wow.

[00:20:10]I know.

[00:20:29]This is S.

[00:20:32]But the horses right there.

[00:20:39]Okay.

[00:20:55]Heat.

[00:21:01]Smoking and dancing at the same time.

[00:21:36]Super fresh don't do this at home.

[00:21:40]Only professionals do that kind of stuff.

[00:21:45]Yeah.

[00:21:49]Don't try that on super fast.

[00:21:54]Let's go.

[00:21:59]I like that.

[00:22:35]Oh, music and dance company.

[00:22:44]Heat.

[00:22:54]Heat.

[00:23:28]I'm not Heat.

[00:23:45]Heat.

[00:23:53]Heat. Heat.

[00:24:16]Heat.

[00:24:34]Heat.

[00:24:40]Heat. Heat.

[00:25:07]Woo!

[00:25:20]Hey!

[00:25:38]marching band office of the Brooklyn moral president.

[00:25:45]Where's the president?

[00:25:53]Thank you guys.

[00:26:20]Dragon disappointment.

[00:26:35]Someone's driving it.

[00:26:38]Burn super shout out.

[00:26:54]nothing down. 1 2 3 machine.

[00:27:35]might shove you.

[00:28:12]Sasha demon. Wow.

[00:28:41]Wow.

[00:28:56]Heat. Heat.

[00:29:06]Single.

[00:29:34]Sit down.

[00:29:41]Wow.

[00:29:56]>> Thank you.

[00:30:00]We belong.

[00:30:15]Maybe I feel like Maria is going to sing after this, right?

[00:30:28]The microphone is just fantastic.

[00:30:40]one.

[00:30:41]>> You can have like that. That's beautiful. The canvas >> the video the video has the rethink foods.

[00:30:52]Yes, we in Flatbush.

[00:30:55]You're all great community board.

[00:30:59]>> He's pretty. Thank you.

[00:31:08]>> That was a nice one.

[00:31:30]Come back on 361.

[00:31:35]>> Oh, are they going to perform?

[00:31:39]>> There you go. Hi. Hi.

[00:31:41]>> Are they going to perform?

[00:31:43]>> Yes.

[00:31:54]No, I don't eat. But thank you. I eat for day. I want back. But thank you.

[00:32:00]Smile.

[00:32:09]>> Hi.

[00:32:15]That's a cute bag.

[00:32:18]>> We think food.

[00:32:38]Looks like we have to go to the end of the parade so we can see them perform.

[00:32:54]We're enjoying our carnival.

[00:33:08]No matter.

[00:33:46]Oh, run Marshall.

[00:34:20]girl. Happy birthday. Super quick to you.

[00:34:30]Happy birthday.

[00:35:05]I want to hide.

[00:35:19]It's a very festive drop.

[00:35:39]Baby, I used to put on my but shorty.

[00:36:08]She told me she need performance on the streets.

[00:36:48]S for I am the God of the place of peace.

[00:37:39]Hallelujah.

[00:37:43]We are supposed to be Thank you.

[00:38:11]>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.

[00:38:28]>> So much history on their grass.

[00:38:43]Thank you.

[00:38:49]Poor car.

[00:39:12]Back.

[00:39:22]Everybody everybody 100 represented. Yeah.

[00:39:58]Heat.

[00:40:21]Jesus.

[00:40:30]Heat. Heat.

[00:40:51]Heat. Heat.

[00:41:27]I think the grand Woohoo!

[00:41:50]Heat.

[00:42:09]Heat.

[00:42:26]Mama We love Panama.

[00:42:56]Let's see.

[00:43:20]>> Is there a Is there a a grand stand?

[00:43:23]>> I think we're going to move up to him.

[00:43:26]cuz that's where they're going to perform.

[00:43:28]>> Yeah, it's all just floats, right? No, we have to in the end.

[00:43:33]>> Okay, let's go. I think it's it's the end.

[00:43:36]>> Super friends. I think it's almost the end of the parade. So, we'll go to the to the end of the parade or beginning of the parade.

[00:43:47]I want to see them perform.

[00:43:52]>> Maria super loud.

[00:44:07]there's going to be another parade in New York in Manhattan rather upper west side for Haitian Day parade.

[00:44:28]I remember these dresses, anime dresses, colorful and very flowy, very fun dresses.

[00:44:49]>> We belong.

[00:45:06]it.

[00:45:07]>> Let's go there.

[00:45:08]>> That's our end of the parade.

[00:45:17]>> But I cannot pull, you know.

[00:45:42]Let it go.

[00:45:52]Left, left, right, left, left, left, left, right, left.

[00:46:23]You going to perform?

[00:46:27]>> Looking forward to it.

[00:46:37]>> Yep. No performances on the on the parade. One rule.

[00:46:44]They're saving their energy for the big performance s and we are at North Nordstrom Avenue.

[00:47:00]Until then, oh, Panama Parade is going to be here also.

[00:47:06]I remember now this neighborhood.

[00:47:10]Let's go.

[00:47:19]Let's go.

[00:47:21]>> Run, girls. Run.

[00:47:24]>> Stay your position.

[00:47:31]Non back push. Yep.

[00:47:40]It's very pretty here.

[00:47:43]The streets are lined with trees on either side.

[00:48:21]Hi.

[00:48:26]Nice building.

[00:48:42]We are in the hearts of Brooklyn.

[00:49:12]Where are you standing?

[00:49:20]Half the travel is behind me.

[00:49:50]I see.

[00:49:58]I see.

[00:50:11]>> Yes. National Bible.

[00:50:23]Police officer exam free.

[00:50:40]>> Look how pretty the streets are.

[00:50:53]Yes.

[00:51:04]>> Yes.

[00:51:10]Rise up.

[00:51:26]Wow. Huge laundromat.

[00:51:48]Oh, nice. Thanksgiving Chinese food to take out.

[00:52:03]My god, this part is long.

[00:52:22]Come on.

[00:52:34]Oh, Nasha likes Nasha likes the view. Uh-huh.

[00:52:48]My family.

[00:53:23]Hey there.

[00:53:37]Hi. You want to say hello here?

[00:53:42]Let me see.

[00:53:56]Heat.

[00:54:08]Heat.

[00:54:17]Heat. Heat.

[00:54:37]voice.

[00:54:45]The boys tell me my name is Mash anything.

[00:55:12]Heat.

[00:55:16]Heat.

[00:55:36]Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes.

[00:55:47]>> Oh, he's on the street or on the phone.

[00:56:00]Northshot and Avenue B. Now Enjoy your carnival.

[00:56:29]>> Are we nearing the end? I think we're nearing the end >> for the beginning of the parade.

[00:56:51]Little angels, little Caribbean queens are getting ready to perform. Ooh, bread fruit. Yum, yum, yum. Bread fruit.

[00:57:07]Zuka, Idaho.

[00:57:11]Thank you.

[00:57:28]>> Oh, no sanitation department.

[00:57:31]>> Clearing after the horses. Dang, no budget.

[00:57:37]>> There were two horses and no sanitation department.

[00:57:44]Uhoh, they're fresh.

[00:57:49]>> Sorry, Super Friends.

[00:57:52]No budget for this parade.

[00:57:57]Where's Marion?

[00:58:00]We ask Marian to clean after the horses.

[00:58:30]Right. But I don't see them right now.

[00:58:33]Maria I see very few turn up very >> well you know it's early >> oh food >> wow $749 9. Wow, that is cheap.

[00:59:05]Super fast. A like $13 at least or $10.

[00:59:09]That's a bargain.

[00:59:12]The meat place here in Brooklyn. Oh, and um chicken legs 39 cents. Wow.

[00:59:28]Drumst. Wow. That is a marquee like ready to take your Oh, we are in Manila.

[01:00:14]Ready?

[01:00:28]Go.

[01:00:52]I see I sh I sh I sh I I sh I sh I sh I shine for my love Yeah.

[01:01:41]>> The other one. I'll get the other one.

[01:01:44]>> We use oxtail and uh the face. Oo, a lot of um skin. Fit skin.

[01:01:51]>> Thank you for recording.

[01:01:54]>> You're welcome. You're welcome. Thank you, too.

[01:01:58]>> Are they going to perform down there?

[01:02:00]>> I hope so. They should be able to.

[01:02:02]>> How far are we? How many more blocks?

[01:02:04]>> We have a couple more. Two more blocks.

[01:02:06]>> Two more. Okay.

[01:02:08]>> Long though.

[01:02:09]>> It is long blocks.

[01:02:17]Two long blocks.

[01:02:22]>> A lot of eating. Wow. 79 cents.

[01:02:25]>> I need to move to Flatbush now. 79 cents.

[01:02:38]>> And a laundromat open 24 hours.

[01:02:45]Time for a Japan. parade happening in about an hour from from now. Maybe an hour and a half or so.

[01:03:20]>> Oh, PS361 May 25th Memorial Day is Memorial Day already soon.

[01:03:45]Run, girls, run.

[01:03:50]Is that your school?

[01:03:55]>> Oh, really?

[01:04:01]That's their school.

[01:04:13]up. Up.

[01:04:41]Wow.

[01:04:47]My Rocker pool.

[01:05:28]Come on.

[01:05:30]Let's assign That's mine. How big?

[01:06:22]>> Oh, she's lolling it. She's so pretty.

[01:06:25]Everyone's so pretty.

[01:06:38]Happy birthday.

[01:07:01]Hey, hey, hey. Go ahead. Smile. Don't look at me. Smile. Look at the camera.

[01:07:17]>> Keep doing it. Keep dancing.

[01:07:30]Cash. No.

[01:07:34]>> No cash yet.

[01:07:39]>> Look at the bubble. Bubble.

[01:08:00]that guys.

[01:08:01]That's one.

[01:08:08]>> Oh, money.

[01:08:30]record which one thing on his own.

[01:08:49]Graph Mixer, thank you so much for a super chat. Mercy kaching kaching and everyone here.

[01:09:00]I'll show you how to describe what she's wearing.

[01:09:07]Okay.

[01:09:14]This one just says hi.

[01:09:27]You know why?

[01:09:40]>> No, I'm not sure.

[01:09:57]These kids have so much energy.

[01:10:03]>> Oh, we found that.

[01:10:14]Quiet.

[01:10:38]>> We will go now. Huh?

[01:10:55]>> Thank you.

[01:11:01]>> Nash said not for that.

[01:11:03]>> Nash said that high was not for you.

[01:11:06]>> Not for you.

[01:11:07]I was not for you.

[01:11:16]>> I know it's exhausting. I'm exhausted.

[01:11:24]>> What time is it?

[01:11:30]>> You want to go to Japan right now?

[01:11:35]We'll go to the end and then go.

[01:11:38]>> We'll go to the beginning of the We caught up finally.

[01:12:22]>> Yeah, we ate margaritas.

[01:12:47]Oh, I told you again.

[01:13:22]I get my name.

[01:13:27]National Key to you.

[01:13:59]Everybody.

[01:14:19]Hallelujah.

[01:14:37]Stop.

[01:14:48]I got it.

[01:15:12]Thank you.

[01:15:26]>> Oh, nice. Heat. Heat.

[01:16:01]Woo!

[01:16:07]Heat!

[01:16:29]15 there.

[01:16:44]I think.

[01:16:46]>> Oh yeah.

[01:17:24]Heat. Heat.

[01:17:41]Everybody in the house.

[01:18:15]Oh yeah. Oh yeah.

[01:18:21]Heat. Heat.

[01:18:55]Green.

[01:19:14]Heat.

[01:19:34]Heat.

[01:19:45]Heat. Heat.

[01:20:05]Hey, hey, hey.

[01:20:25]Beat up.

[01:20:52]>> Thank you.

[01:21:00]Vinegar Mercy.

[01:21:33]I know. I can't.

[01:21:59]Don't forget Brownsville Excellence Marching Band.

[01:22:36]Awesome.

[01:22:40]>> Nice work.

[01:22:43]Brownsville Exodus Marching Band.

[01:22:45]Woohoo.

[01:22:52]We believe >> you're very talented group.

[01:23:11]>> Amazing energy.

[01:23:37]You're cool.

[01:23:59]Heat. Heat.

[01:24:28]I think it's a No. No, it's not.

[01:24:36]That nice to the choir.

[01:25:04]Jennifer performance art performing arts.

[01:25:08]>> Oh, good. What's that last time on the number two?

[01:25:27]>> Great job everyone. Thank you. Great job everyone. Thank you. Woohoo.

[01:25:32]>> Thank you. Thank you. Great job.

[01:25:38]>> Thank you everyone. Great job.

[01:25:42]>> Good job everyone.

[01:26:18]Next, let's find out the stop.

[01:26:27]Pizza Mario free food.

[01:26:47]>> I think it's free. The food is free.

[01:26:54]I didn't want to get it right.

[01:27:07]Oh, smells good.

[01:27:11]>> Are you married? Yes, she has bags.

[01:27:17]>> I know I'm married. The smell. I know she has bag.

[01:27:27]Oh, wait. Wait. I I think I'm going to perform here.

[01:27:44]Mercy.

[01:27:45]>> Would you like to get in there?

[01:27:58]Excuse me.

[01:28:15]>> Ready for the second part.

[01:28:19]>> Hello. Hello. Hello everyone.

[01:28:23]>> Excuse me.

[01:28:27]As we wait for the more of the food to arrive, we're just going to begin.

[01:28:32]Thanks so much for making this journey with us and this beautiful weekend.

[01:29:08]I hear something.

[01:29:10]See, >> they're connected over there.

[01:29:13]>> It looks like What else?

[01:29:48]>> Super friends. I'm hungry.

[01:29:50]>> We're hungry.

[01:29:52]We think food is on a mission to create a more sustainable.

[01:29:59]>> I did not read >> Asian culture parade and festival.

[01:30:09]>> Oh, chicken stew, rice and peas. Kala.

[01:30:14]Oh, sweet plant. Wild.

[01:30:26]How are you?

[01:30:44]>> Yes. I don't know.

[01:31:20]Where's this guy?

[01:31:42]very tired of the rain. The very colorful internet I remember the the move Heat. Heat.

[01:32:35]Heat. Heat.

[01:32:41]Heat.

[01:32:54]Heat.

[01:33:02]Heat.

[01:33:20]Heat.

[01:33:36]Heat. Heat.

[01:33:46]Heat. Heat.

[01:34:06]Heat.

[01:34:24]Heat.

[01:34:30]Heat. Heat.

[01:34:52]Heat. Heat.

[01:35:14]Heat. Heat.

[01:35:35]Heat.

[01:36:00]Heat.

[01:36:11]Oh yeah.

[01:36:32]Heat.

[01:36:35]What's down there?

[01:37:11]Heat. Heat.

[01:37:20]Heat.

[01:37:38]Heat.

[01:38:07]You should watch this.

[01:38:20]Okay.

[01:38:26]We got to cut the bag. We got to cut the bag.

[01:38:52]Thank you. Give it up for the lovely dad. I love it. So, we are here at the 7th annual Haitian Culture Day parade brought to you by Life of Hope. And we want to thank everyone for coming out.

[01:39:03]We have a part two that's coming this way. So, please make your way down here everybody. just went to the stage.

[01:39:11]>> Drums and Blue Moons. That's number one.

[01:39:13]International Dance Association 2017 inception. Thank you. Drums and Rubles.

[01:39:19]Now, everyone make your way this way, please. We're going to have a a start off for you today. Thank you once again to Michael for putting this together, executive director >> Perez Lama for putting this together every single year. As you can tell, the rain held up most of the part of the day. And now we're going to start bring a few intellectual officials to say a few words. Actually, I'm gonna come over to her.

[01:39:44]>> Okay. Hello. Hello. Assembly member.

[01:39:48]>> Oh, hello. Tell us who you are. I am assembly member Herman.

[01:39:54]>> Come on.

[01:40:00]Yes. Okay. Come on.

[01:40:06]Okay, five of them.

[01:40:15]I'm waiting for that.

[01:40:30]My name is me right Bashard Herman.

[01:40:33]tonight. The assembly member of this district, Little Maiden. Welcome to Little Hades.

[01:40:43]>> I am just excited that all of you are here today to celebrate the artification parade cultural day where we expose our culture, let people know who we are.

[01:41:01]>> Yes, it is. It started to to rain.

[01:41:04]>> But we are people who fight. We are people.

[01:41:08]>> But the parade is over.

[01:41:12]>> They're going to be performing here.

[01:41:13]>> I stand before you.

[01:41:16]>> They're giving away free food, I think.

[01:41:19]>> How many of you know?

[01:41:23]>> Yes.

[01:41:25]He was the one who took us to the victory line in 1803 and making Haiti the first black republic to be independent. Yes. Dale >> and because of that >> Haiti is the mother of freedom.

[01:41:45]>> Mother of freedom.

[01:41:46]>> Yes. Haiti has paved the way for so many other countries to gain their freedom.

[01:41:53]And when people talk about the United States, >> Oops.

[01:42:04]When people talk about the United States, >> United States that their independence went 70 1776, not too far from now. Haiti got their independence, right? That's right. 1804.

[01:42:27]And so I just wanted to say thank you for being here today. Thank you for all of our sponsors. Thank you, Life of Perez. Thank you for all of our elected officials. You know, there's lots going on with its Haitian people. They're trying to kick us out. They're trying to take our rights away as citizens, as immigrants, and we're fighting. But exactly. But we're together.

[01:42:59]>> We stick together. Together we will honor.

[01:43:04]>> Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much.

[01:43:09]Two points.

[01:43:11]Okay.

[01:43:14]Be shut.

[01:43:16]Love you. God bless you. Thank you.

[01:43:22]All right. Good morning.

[01:43:25]>> How we doing?

[01:43:26]>> If you feel good, make some noise this morning.

[01:43:30]>> You all look so beautiful. I'm Larry Ste Blackman. I'm on the life of hope team and it's my honor to introduce all of our community leaders. Up next, we have a dynamic leader in the New York State Assembly. He rep He represents the 33rd Assembly District. Please give it up for a seven number card for everybody. Well, that's the extent of my trail. So, my name is Clive, New York City, 337 district. Really excited to be here for for for Haitian uh independence and Haitian flag day. Get yourselves around the board.

[01:44:14]First of all, Haiti got it going on.

[01:44:17]Both my parents are from Haiti. My mom is say, my pops and my girl mother, right? But really important for us to make sure that we fight for our culture.

[01:44:30]We fight and represent to make sure that we know and folks know in this world and in this country that Haitians are here.

[01:44:37]Haitians are running the world. That we're running New York City. that we are contributing and that we we have a bright bright future and a bright tomorrow. We all know that we gained our independence over 425 years ago. But we have a brighter future and I'm really excited about our future here in this country and in Haiti. Celebrate today everyone. Happy Haitian Black.

[01:45:04]>> Come on y'all. Put your hands together for a similar number in Vanel.

[01:45:08]>> All right. Up next, we have a fighter for the entire city that comes from this community that represents this community every single day. He's the greatest public advocate I've seen in my lifetime. And I've seen a few. Put your hands together for Javani Williams.

[01:45:32]drop Williams.

[01:45:39]That's all I got. Crankhead Barney in the house. Everybody say what's up to crackhead Barney over here.

[01:45:47]Peace and blessing. Love and light to all. Where's DJ Black and the Allstars?

[01:45:51]They're on my float. I want to give them a shout out. Shout out to Life Perez.

[01:45:55]All my colleagues over here. This is my daughter. She is also a Haitian in her blood. Say what's up.

[01:46:05]>> And in September, she's going to Wells Mloud. We are real proud of her.

[01:46:11]>> So, I'm going to do this citation, but real quick, I just always whenever I can make sure I'm celebrating Haiti, the Haitian culture, the Haitian people.

[01:46:20]Thank y'all for being the first black folks to take me to where I was. Thank y'all for doubling the size of America, although we're not doing so great right now. But we have a debt of gratitude to the Haitian community and the Haitian country that we have never paid. And I apologize for that from whatever space I can. But we got a lot of work left to do. And really quick, I got to say something else. Everybody might get a little mad, but when I'm in the Caribbean spaces, my Grenadian places, my Haitian faces, I got to say this. We got some orange madness in the White House going on. And some of that is because too many of us drank the orange Kool-Aid.

[01:47:00]>> And we got to be real and honest about that. I know some people get mad at me when I say it, but I'll come back and get y'all before the next election, but we got to be honest about what happened.

[01:47:10]That Kool-Aid looked too good to too many of us. And now, as we say in Grenada, licks him with side. That's what we catching. Licks, licks, licks.

[01:47:20]So, I'm hoping that we learn the lesson when we get out of this. It never just happens to other people. There are no good immigrants and bad immigrants. We got to link arms together and get through this. I will always make sure that I am clear that whatever I'm talking about, whether it's women's issues, immigrants issues, there is antilackness that exists in all of that.

[01:47:41]And I'm going continue to call it out.

[01:47:42]But we can't use that to join the hate machine and the hate talk and that orange Kool-Aid. But let's get that Kool-Aid back and let's move forward as we go together. Yes.

[01:47:52]>> Okay. Some of y'all going to talk about me when I leave, but it's all right. It got to be said because there's too much foolishness going on and we knew what was going to happen with that.

[01:48:04]>> Might be good to know I lost. There's at least five votes I lost. I got to get him back later.

[01:48:11]>> I think when he's doing a good job, I think he's doing a decent job right now.

[01:48:16]Uh, he's got some tough things. There's some things I got to push him on a little bit, but so far I think he's doing all right. She wants to know if me and mom Donnie was doing a good job. How yall feel about me and mom Donnie right now?

[01:48:28]>> That's not bad. That's not bad.

[01:48:30]>> That's not bad.

[01:48:31]>> I think there's pushing on so far.

[01:48:36]>> I'll tell you later. Let me do the citation real quick.

[01:48:39]>> The public eye of the city of New York.

[01:48:40]The certificate is awarded to Jesus Luke in recognition of dedicated service to community and cause on the occasion of 7th annual Haitian protein parade and festival on this day May 9th. Divine Williams is Jesus here.

[01:48:54]>> You didn't get the fish.

[01:48:56]>> Are you Jesus?

[01:48:59]>> Give it up. Give it up. Jesus in the house.

[01:49:03]>> Fish are easy to eat.

[01:49:04]>> Huh?

[01:49:05]>> Fish is easier to eat.

[01:49:13]to have the bus train.

[01:49:18]>> Same for Jeant Leon. Shantel Shantel, that's you. You was kicking me off the floor.

[01:49:26]>> Super fresh. I think I'm going to end here.

[01:49:29]>> Let's walk over to the train station.

[01:49:31]Why? Before you end.

[01:49:32]>> Why?

[01:49:33]>> So you can see some of whatever.

[01:49:35]>> Oh, okay.

[01:49:37]First, >> we have to go to Manhattan.

[01:49:42]>> Meeting and walking.

[01:49:48]>> All right.

[01:49:50]>> Okay.

[01:49:50]>> And this is and I'm so honored that her family is on my throat. I don't know if they're still here for and everything she has done for me.

[01:50:03]Our spirit. I don't know if our family is still here.

[01:50:07]I know a lot of you >> DJ DJ DJ >> McDonald's.

[01:50:31]>> All right, let's give it up for our public advocate. Y'all, make some noise out here.

[01:50:36]>> Sorry.

[01:50:38]>> All right, the rain is holding up. We're going to do it. Representing the 46th Capital District, please welcome Council Member Mercedes Naris.

[01:50:56]>> Super. You have to go to Manhattan.

[01:51:07]free.

[01:51:14]>> I need chips.

[01:51:15]>> Yeah, they're free.

[01:51:16]district.

[01:51:38]>> May I have paper?

[01:51:42]>> Thank you.

[01:51:43]>> Mercy.

[01:51:44]>> Mercy. Mercy.

[01:51:47]I have rice on my chin.

[01:51:50]>> Our black people first.

[01:51:53]>> Is this for you?

[01:51:56]>> I love each other.

[01:52:00]>> Thank you.

[01:52:04]>> So many free things to be had.

[01:52:08]the problem that we're going through.

[01:52:10]That's the reason I have my colleagues here and making sure your issues is our yellow every second. If you want to know what I do for the black city of New York, Google me, follow the money and you know what does it mean? So, I appreciate you.

[01:52:31]Omar is busy. Her bags are going to be full of goodies after this. Hi Santo and watches from Costco from Costco and I want to say thank you to all of you.

[01:52:55]>> Super is now. I'm going to end it right here.

[01:53:01]Once again, >> thank you.

[01:53:03]>> You're going it's going to spill.

[01:53:07]>> I am going to end here.

[01:53:08]>> That's right. Wow. All the money, y'all.

[01:53:11]>> All right. Next up, we have another person who is an educator. Inspire. She has a great history in public relations.

[01:53:20]Represents this community so well. We fly in the other day. Give it up for the council member from the 40th council district, council member Rita Joseph.

[01:53:32]>> Super friends, thank you so much for joining us today and for the super chat sack.

[01:53:39]Stay safe and stay kind. Goodbye super fans.