12/8/2016

BayyinahBelloWikipedia

BayyinahBello
FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia

BayyinahBello(born1948)[1]isaHaitianhistorian,teacher,writerandhumanitarianworker,whoinher
earliercareerspent15yearslivingandtravellinginWestAfrica,includingfouryearsinNigeria,aswellas
inBenin,Togo,[1]andothercountriesintheregion.[2]
NowbasedinPortauPrince,sheisthefounderofanorganizationforhistoricalresearchcalledFondation
MarieClaireHeureuseFlicitBonheurDessalines,popularlyknownasFondasyonFlicit(FF),named
afterMarieClaireHeureuseFlicitBonheurDessalinestheEmpressconsortofHaitiandwifeof
revolutionaryleaderofHaitiJeanJacquesDessalines.[2][3]Intheaftermathofthe2010Haitiearthquake,
thenonprofitorganizationFriendsofFondationFlicitwassetuptodirectlysupportFF,focusingon
rebuildingthecountry.[4]SheisalsoaprofessorofhistoryattheStateUniversityofHaiti.[5]

Biography
BayyinahBellowasborninPortauPrince.[6]AftercompletingherprimaryeducationinHaiti,[1]shewent
attheageof12tojoinherfatherinLiberia.ShesubsequentlystudiedinFranceandintheUS,returningto
theAfricancontinenttostudyinNigeria,wheresheearnedamaster'sdegreeinlinguistics,amongother
qualifications.[1]In1969shewentbacktotheUS,wheresheworkedasapublicistandintheevenings
taughtFrench,andafterthebirthofherfirstchildin1970shewroteherfirststoryforchildren.Shewenton
tohavethreeotherchildren,hersonsbeingHashim,Siddiq,Akil[7]andherdaughterAmeerahBello.[1]
ReturningtoHaiti,shetaughtattheuniversityandalsofoundedabilingualschool,CitadelInternational
School.[1]ShesubsequentlytaughtEnglishandArabicinTogo.
In1999shedecidedtostartanorganizationdedicatedtohumanitarian,socialandeducationalworktoaid
thepeopleofHaiti.ItwasnamedFondationMarieClaireHeureuseFlicitBonheurDessalines,usually
shortenedtoFondationFlicit(FF),inhonourofthewifeofJeanJacquesDessalines,whowasaslave
first,learnedtoreadandwrite,thenbegantoteach,workingfortheliberationofthecountry,andultimately
livedtobe110years.[3]Soonafterthe2010Haitiearthquake,theFriendsofFondationFlicitwassetup,
anassociatednotforprofitorganizationthatishelpingHaitianpeopletorebuildtheirowncountry,and
raisesfundsforgrassrootprojectsontheisland.[4]
InApril2014,ProfessorBellowasoneof10honoreesattheGaladesFemmesenFlammesthatcelebrated
Haitianwomen"whoselivesandprofessionalworkhavepavedthewayforabetterHaiti".[8]Asaleading
historian,sheregularlylecturesandparticipatesininternationalconferences,speakingonHaitian
topics,[9][10][11]includingarecentkeynotespeechinBrooklyn,NewYork,attheStanleyEugeneClark
ElementarySchoolforaWomen'sHistoryMonthcelebrationinMarch2015.[5]

References
1. "BayyinahBello(Biography)"(http://www.lesproductionsyd.com/Staff_bb.html),LesProductionsYoleDrose.
2. Sokari,"InterviewwithHaitianHistorianBayyinahBello"(http://www.blacklooks.org/2014/03/interviewwithha
itianhistorianbayyinahbello/),BlackLooks,29March2014.
3.
"Interviews:EarthquakeSurvivorsTellTheirStory"(http://www.friendsoffelicite.co.uk/Pages/Part1.aspx),
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayyinah_Bello
1/2

12/8/2016

BayyinahBelloWikipedia

3. "Interviews:EarthquakeSurvivorsTellTheirStory"(http://www.friendsoffelicite.co.uk/Pages/Part1.aspx),
FriendsofFondationFelicite,2010.
4. "BirminghamcharitycontinuestohelpHaitioneyearon"(http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/birmingham/hi/people_an
d_places/newsid_9359000/9359653.stm),BBCBirmingham,12January2011.
5. LamontMuhammad,"ProfessorBayyinahBellokeynotesWomensHistoryMonthprogram"(http://amsterdamn
ews.com/news/2015/apr/02/professorbayyinahbellokeynoteswomenshistorym/),AmsterdamNews,2April
2015.
6. "EarthquakeinHaitiBayyinahBelloInterviewPart1TremblementdeTerre"(https://www.youtube.com/wat
ch?v=XNO9Y_2_nzM)(interviewbyNanaKimatiDinizulu,2February2010).YouTube.
7. About(http://akilbello.com/?page_id=29)AkilBello.
8. "GaladesFemmesenFlammes(1stEdition)atKaribe,April12,2014..."(http://revedortour.com/BIOGRAPH
Y.html).Reved'OrTours.
9. "BayyinahBello'sWomen'sHistoryMonthkeynotegetsravereviews"(http://www.sentinel.ht/news/articles/educ
ation/184news/articles/education/5874bayyinahbelloswomenshistorymonthkeynotegetsravereviews)
Archived(https://web.archive.org/web/20150529195706/http://www.sentinel.ht/news/articles/education/184new
s/articles/education/5874bayyinahbelloswomenshistorymonthkeynotegetsravereviews)May29,2015,at
theWaybackMachine.,HaitiSentinel,2April2015.
10. AncestralConnections(http://adiama.com/ancestralconnections/tag/bayyinahbello/),23January2010.
11. "JeanJacquesDessalinesbyProf.BayyinahBello"(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPDq0pZZy_c).
YouTube.

Externallinks
FondaysonFelicitee.com(http://www.fondasyonfelicitee.com)officialwebsite
"HaitianHistorywithProfessorBayyinahBello"(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRX6QbqWc
gk).YouTubeinterview.
"BayyinahBello:JeanJacquesDessalines"(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fqdhtoi_ZgM)(in
French),YouTube
Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bayyinah_Bello&oldid=749970831"
Categories: 1948births Livingpeople Haitianhistorians Haitianacademics Haitianactivists
Womenhistorians
Thispagewaslastmodifiedon17November2016,at03:43.
TextisavailableundertheCreativeCommonsAttributionShareAlikeLicenseadditionaltermsmay
apply.Byusingthissite,youagreetotheTermsofUseandPrivacyPolicy.Wikipediaisa
registeredtrademarkoftheWikimediaFoundation,Inc.,anonprofitorganization.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayyinah_Bello

2/2