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< February 28 2010 at 8:20 PM >
Maxo Benjamin says...

Singer Wyclef Jean urges Haiti support at Nation of Islam event in Chicago
By Associated Press
3:28 PM CST, February 28, 2010
CHICAGO (AP) -- Wyclef Jean says he feels he must continue working on relief efforts in his native Haiti.

The singer and producer spoke Sunday on the last day of the Nation of Islam's Saviours' Day convention.

Jean told the thousands gathered at Chicago's United Center about his life growing up poor in Haiti, including how he was born in a hut. He says he felt lucky when he moved into public housing in New York.

Jean has worked on relief efforts since the Jan. 12 earthquake, particularly through his Yele Haiti Foundation.

He says he feels it's the thing he was called to do.

Jean spoke before the Minister Louis Farrakhan was expected to give a keynote address.

Sunday's events also included a performance by R&B artist Raheem DeVaughn.

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On the Net:

Nation of Islam Saviours' Day 2010: www.noisd.org

Posted by Maxo Benjamin on February 28 2010 at 8:20 PM



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hello, I am an infrastructure specialist and construction company who can teach haition citizens the trades to rebuild a strong future, we can do something small to something very large 2,000 pieces of constructure equipment, we are able to put 25,00 > >
Chris Glenn, 28-Feb-10 9:23 pm
Maxo Benjamin, While I greatly admire Wyclef's devotion to his native country of Haiti, I can't help but to notice a big problem with the way he is getting his message across in order to get the world's attention on Haiti. In his almost every s > >
Tiba, 1-Mar-10 11:17 am
wyclef is telling the truth.I have my wife's relatives that live with us for two weeks.they are like foreigners in their own country.They are acting like they are rich because that they had a nice home in haiti.I went so many times to visit them b > >
Llyod, 1-Mar-10 12:10 pm
Llyod, Calm down before you blow a gasket. You are insulting Haitians of lack of education, and yet, looking at the little paragraph you just wrote, if I were to grade you on it, you would have a D-. You really have a big nerve! You said "We do > >
Tiba, 1-Mar-10 1:16 pm