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Bayyinah Bello
Born on Thursday, March 25th, 1948, Bayyinah is the eldest of seven sisters, the mother of three sons: Hashim Thawab, Siddiq Theo-dile, Yahya Akil and a daughter: Ameerah Anakaona.

Denizé Lauture
Mr. Lauture was born in Haiti on May 11, 1946. The firstborn of thirteen children, he was a son of Lhomond and Ergenie (a farmer; maiden name, Prevot) Lauture.

Frantz Derenoncourt, Jr.
Frantz Derenoncourt, Jr. is a first generation Haitian-American born September 13, 1976 in Brooklyn, NY to Marie Alice Woolley and Frantz Derenoncourt.