Haiti on Our Mind featuring Raphaël Biassou Hérissé & Joseph "FanFan" Louis!
Sun, Jan 11
|Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe
Calling all Artists in the DMV! Join Haile Gerima and Sankofa Video & Books in this space of Artistic Expression and Protest! A special reading of INCARNATIONS: Reimagining Haitian Identity by Author Raphaël Biassou Hérissé and a performance by Joseph "FanFan' Louis!
Time & Location
Jan 11, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Sankofa Video, Books & Cafe, 2714 Georgia Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001, USA
Guests
About The Event
INCARNATIONS: Reimagining Haitian Identity
Hayti has died and been reborn many times across 500 years. *Incarnations* traces this cycle of transformation from Taino and African roots through revolution, occupation, earthquake, and diaspora engagement. This work explores Haytian history as a spiritual and collective consciousness that survives every catastrophe. Drawing on scholarship and ancestral wisdom, it reveals Hayti as a living presence shaped by resistance and
spiritual sovereignty across generations.
*Coming April 2026*
Raphaël Biassou Hérissé, Ph.D., is a scholar, shaman, artist, and author of Afro-Taino descent. For 20 years, he served as a U.S. Diplomat with USAID, leading agriculture, public-private partnerships, and energy programs across 23 Sub-Saharan Africa countries. In a West African regional role, he facilitated $5.85 billion in private-sector investment and managed complex transactions.
Following a four-year shamanic journey guided by ancestral spirits, shamanic studies, and tree wisdom, Dr. Hérissé now explores the intersection of spiritual practice as…