@HopeDescendants

Inspirational journey into lives of First-Generation Immigrant Americans who have reached heights their ancestors could never have imagined. ✨#DescendantsOfHope

 New York, USA
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Joined May 2020
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This week’s #NewsmakerWednesday celebrates Megan Piphus Baptist, the first Black woman puppeteer on “Sesame Street” and a four-time Emmy Award winner! 🧸✨
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Now, Megan is bringing her music, puppetry and ventriloquism to a new generation with her own Disney Jr. series, “Megan and Cupcake Ready for Preschool.” Congratulations to Megan on continuing to break barriers in children’s entertainment! 👏🏾🌟
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🪽✨This week’s #MondayMotivation spotlights Solange Omon, a Cameroon-born🇨🇲 model who made her debut as Victoria’s Secret’s newest Angel at the brand’s iconic #VSFashionShow this year, after being selected from thousands of applicants from the national casting call!
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After her parents fled war in the Central African Republic, Solange moved to Cameroon before her family eventually settled in Maine. Congratulations to #SolangeOmon on this incredible milestone! 🌟👏🏾 #VictoriasSecret
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Through projects such as Altar Art, Wearable Altar, and her global dance program Tout Se Pa, she invites audiences to engage with Haitian heritage as a living, evolving practice.
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Her work bridges art and spirituality, honoring the wisdom of her ancestors while inspiring contemporary pathways to self-discovery and collective healing.🌟
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With a degree in Music Therapy from Loyola University in New Orleans, she has built a dynamic career dedicated to preserving and reimagining Caribbean culture through music, movement, visual art, and storytelling.
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Known for her distinctive fusion of Haitian roots music, African influences, R&B, soul, and jazz, Riva creates immersive artistic experiences that promote healing, wellness, and cultural connection.
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Meet Riva Nyri Précil, a proud daughter of Haitian🇭🇹 ancestry and today’s #FeatureFriday Descendant Of Hope!  ✨ Riva is a Haitian multidisciplinary artist, author, musician, dancer, visual artist, and cultural educator based in Brooklyn, New York 🗽
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Born in Brooklyn, her mother is also a Brooklyn native of Irish and Russian descent, and her father was born in Côtes-de-Fer, Haiti. Raised between Haiti and the United States, Riva’s work is deeply rooted in Haitian traditions, spirituality, and ancestral knowledge.
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Happy #HispanicHeritageMonth! This week’s #NewsmakerWednesday highlights the National Museum of the American Latino finding a permanent home on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., marking a major milestone for Latino representation in America! 🇺🇸✨
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The Smithsonian Board of Regents has selected the historic Arts and Industries Building as the museum’s dedicated home, giving Latino history, culture and contributions a dedicated space within one of the nation’s most prominent cultural institutions.
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Congratulations to the National Museum of the American Latino! 👏🏽🌎
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It’s Fall 🍂🍁Our #MondayMotivation is to stay connected to our community. What are you most looking forward to this season?
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Angel is an Adjunct Professor at Parsons School of Design, The New School. He has shared his insights at several trade conferences, the United Nations and The Department of Defense.
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He holds a Master’s in Media Studies from The New School and is a frequent guest lecturer at The University of Southern California (USC). Angel currently lives with his husband in New York City.
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Beyond his role at Publicis Groupe, Angel believes in “paying it forward” by mentoring the next generation of professionals, especially those from marginalized communities.
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At his first few jobs, there were only a few other minorities who would become his mentors in showing him how to navigate the corporate world.
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Prior, Angel was a Senior Director of Insights & Cultural Intelligence at Paramount. There, Angel oversaw thought leadership studies to help build a culture of empathy for marginalized communities and inspire culturally-forward solutions for Paramount’s advertising partners.
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Today, Angel is Senior Vice President, Head of Cultural Intelligence at the community — a global creative agency which is a part of Publicis Groupe, the 2nd largest communications group in the world.
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A hybrid strategist + cultural anthropologist with over 15 years of experience, Angel fuses consumer insight with cultural foresight to forecast consumer behavior.
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