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New York Photographer Back To Haiti
By Michael Boyajian
Upon his arrival this week in Haiti New York photographer Kevin C. Downs was greeted by the surreal spectacle of Spike Lee and his film crew in the Port Of Prince airport. Things had certainly changed from when Downs had first been to Haiti soon after the quake had hit that beleaguered country when the people were in total despair and everything was in ruins.
On the Ground in Haiti
By Michael Boyajian
I recently interviewed two Haitian relief workers who were on the ground witnessing the utter destruction of one of the poorest countries on the planet. They were noted New York photographer Kevin C. Downs and photojournalist James Helmer.
Brooklyn Attorney Helps Forgotten Victims of the Haitian Earthquake
By Michael Boyajian
America is not a perfect place but it is a generous country and there are many heroes here whose stories go untold. I would like to tell you about one hero in particular, Brooklyn attorney T.K. Small. T.K. has Muscular Dystrophy and spent a good portion of his early life in a children’s hospital in Westchester County. The plan there was that once he turned eighteen he would be sent to an out of state nursing home where he would be warehoused for the rest of his life.