Clark Parent
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Jean Jacques Clark Parent is a writer, poet, composer, singer, playwright, novelist, and philosopher. He was born in Pétionville
, Haiti
on October 17, 1951. He was a Senator
of the Republic of Haiti, elected in 1990 under FNCD in the Ouest Department
.
Clark Parent is the founder and producer of the Haitian musical group, Les Frères Parent, which was made up of his brother and sister. Together they produced well over 15 albums. They won numerous awards and recognized globally for their fight for human rights in Haiti. The group has collaborated with notable film maker Jonathan Demme
and the Neville Brothers.
As a writer and novelist, Clark has published numerous books in both French and Haitian Creole, like Jadin La Kilti, Mi Dieu Mi Bete, Quand Les Dieux Sont Amoureux, Le Comportement de L'Haitien a travers la Psychanalise, N'ap Kanzo nan filozofi, Clark Parent: Ce Qu'il Croit et Ce Qu'il Panse, L'eloge de l'Absurde, and La Clef des Problematique Haitienne.
As a playwright, he has written Libetin, L'ile Sauvage, La Tragedie de Sergo, Mize Makiye, Le Mari Ilegal, Doleyis, and Les Fils des Dechoukes.
He has also written a book of traditional Haitian riddles entitled ZoPelinZo, with theorist J.T. Chatagnier.
Together with a group of Haitian citizens, Clark Parent is the founder of the political party, Parti Democrate Haitien, also known as PADEMH.
Clark Parent also was the founder of Radio Creole on 88.9 FM. The station was later demolished by the Cédras
military regime for supporting the return of Jean Bertrand Aristide to Haiti.
Presently, Clark is the director and founder of a non-profit organization, CRECOP. Located in Petion-Ville, CRECOP's mission is built on educating the mass.
Clark Parent continues to devote his work in bringing about change in Haiti.
Pétionville
Pétion-Ville is a commune and a suburb of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, in the hills east and separate of the city itself on the northern hills of the Massif de la Selle. It was named after Alexandre Sabès Pétion , the Haitian general and president later recognized as one of the country's four founding...
, Haiti
Haiti
Haiti , officially the Republic of Haiti , is a Caribbean country. It occupies the western, smaller portion of the island of Hispaniola, in the Greater Antillean archipelago, which it shares with the Dominican Republic. Ayiti was the indigenous Taíno or Amerindian name for the island...
on October 17, 1951. He was a Senator
Senate of Haiti
The Senate of Haiti is the upper house of Haiti's bicameral legislature, the National Assembly. The lower house of the National Assembly is the Chamber of Deputies. The Senate consists of thirty seats, with three members from each of the ten administrative departments. Prior to the creation of the...
of the Republic of Haiti, elected in 1990 under FNCD in the Ouest Department
Ouest Department
Ouest is one of the ten departments of Haiti. It is the jurisdictional seat of the national capital, the city of Port-au-Prince. It has an area of and a population of 3,093,698 . It borders the Dominican Republic to the east.It is the second largest department in Haiti after the Artibonite...
.
Clark Parent is the founder and producer of the Haitian musical group, Les Frères Parent, which was made up of his brother and sister. Together they produced well over 15 albums. They won numerous awards and recognized globally for their fight for human rights in Haiti. The group has collaborated with notable film maker Jonathan Demme
Jonathan Demme
Robert Jonathan Demme is an American filmmaker, producer and screenwriter. Best known for directing The Silence of the Lambs, which won him the Academy Award for Best Director, he has also directed the acclaimed movies Philadelphia, Rachel Getting Married, the Talking Heads concert movie Stop...
and the Neville Brothers.
As a writer and novelist, Clark has published numerous books in both French and Haitian Creole, like Jadin La Kilti, Mi Dieu Mi Bete, Quand Les Dieux Sont Amoureux, Le Comportement de L'Haitien a travers la Psychanalise, N'ap Kanzo nan filozofi, Clark Parent: Ce Qu'il Croit et Ce Qu'il Panse, L'eloge de l'Absurde, and La Clef des Problematique Haitienne.
As a playwright, he has written Libetin, L'ile Sauvage, La Tragedie de Sergo, Mize Makiye, Le Mari Ilegal, Doleyis, and Les Fils des Dechoukes.
He has also written a book of traditional Haitian riddles entitled ZoPelinZo, with theorist J.T. Chatagnier.
Together with a group of Haitian citizens, Clark Parent is the founder of the political party, Parti Democrate Haitien, also known as PADEMH.
Clark Parent also was the founder of Radio Creole on 88.9 FM. The station was later demolished by the Cédras
Raoul Cédras
Raoul Cédras is a former military officer, and was de facto ruler of Haiti from 1991 to 1994.-Background:Cédras was educated in the United States and was a member of the US-trained Leopard Corps...
military regime for supporting the return of Jean Bertrand Aristide to Haiti.
Presently, Clark is the director and founder of a non-profit organization, CRECOP. Located in Petion-Ville, CRECOP's mission is built on educating the mass.
Clark Parent continues to devote his work in bringing about change in Haiti.