Guerline Jozef

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Guerline Jozef
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Organization Haitian Bridge Alliance

Guerline Jozef is a Haitian-American activist who is co-founder and the executive director of the nonprofit Haitian Bridge Alliance.

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Biography

Jozef had initially worked in audio-visual entertainment. After learning about a group of Haitians looking for asylum at the United States border in 2015, she changed her career and decided to work with the migrant population. [1]

Jozef founded the Haitian Bridge Alliance, the only Black-led, woman-led, Haitian-American-led organization serving migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. Jozef also co-founded the Black Immigrants Bail Fund and the Cameroon Advocacy Network. [2] Jozef's work focuses on migrants of African Descent. [2] [3]

In 2021, Jozef won the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award. She chose to have the ceremony at the border, where she called for an end to Title 42 expulsion. [1]

On behalf of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, Jozef filed criminal charges against Donald Trump due to his promotion of the Springfield pet-eating hoax. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Meet the 40 most influential people on race and politics — Recast Power List". politico.com. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Guerline M. Jozef | National Alliance for the Advancement of Haitian Professionals". naahpusa.org. 2018-10-05. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  3. 1 2 "BBC 100 Women 2024: Who is on the list this year? - BBC News". News. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Guerline Jozef – The Bridge". haitianbridgealliance.org. Retrieved 2025-01-31.
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