Nike has joined the outpouring of support after Haiti’s earthquake with a tee shirt designed by Haitian-American students in Florida. Check out the details below…

Over a month has passed since the devastating earthquake the shook the small island of Haiti and captivated the entire world. Many countries were quick to lend hands, but in dire situations like these, emotional support is also welcome. Nike Basketball took a trip to Forest Park Elementary School in Southern Florida, a school with a 60% Haitian population, to create a piece of artwork meant sent a message of hope, love and empathy to the Haitian people. The tag line reads ‘Kinbe Pa Lage’, which translates to ‘Hold on tight, don’t let go’. The artwork was placed on a Nike Basketball t-shirt, and was placed for sale at $25 a piece at Nike retailers, with all proceeds going to Mercy Corps and Architecture for Humanity, two of Nike’s partners in the Haitian Relief Effort.

Click the images below for a few more shots of the shirt….

The shirt is available for purchase now at NikeBasketball.com.

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It’s likely that by now you’ve heard about the “We Are The World” remake commissioned by Quincy Jones and Wyclef Jean, especially since Dom posted a bit about it last week. Well, the single is now ready for the world. Check out the video, featuring everyone you can think of, below…

The single is available for purchase now, with all proceeds going towards the relief efforts in Haiti. Click here to buy it on iTunes.

Another cover that hasn’t gotten as much press as the “We Are…” effort is the Simon Cowell-organized “Everybody Hurts” charity single. Check out that video, featuring some of the best artists in the UK, below….

Purchase “Everybody Hurts” by clicking here.

Check out a list of the artists involved after the jump…

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One of, if the best, photoblogs on the internet is Boston.com’s The Big Picture. They recently put together a piece on the continuing aftermath of Haiti’s earthquake. Check out a sampling of the photos below…

Tomorrow (Feb. 2nd) will mark three weeks since the massive January 12th earthquake in Haiti, and tent cities remain full, even as some businesses and factories are beginning to reopen in Port-au-Prince. Now that massive amounts of aid have arrived, distribution problems have cropped up and are being addressed. The World Food Program has begun a new system of delivering rice to 10,000 Haitians per day at each of 16 women-only distribution points around the city - restricted to women, since young men often muscle their way to the front of distribution lines, and the women are viewed as more likely to fairly divide up the food. Aid chiefs and donor nations are warning that Haiti will need at least a decade of painstaking reconstruction.

For the full gallery, featuring 40 photos, click here: The Big Picture: Haiti three weeks later.

They also put together an earlier piece, with 46 photos, after the earthquake struck. For that feature, click here: The Big Picture: Faces of Haiti.

DONATE: Text ‘Yele’ to 501501, ‘Haiti’ to 90999 or directly through yele.org and redcross.org.

Joell Ortiz spits a quick history lesson on Haiti over the instrumental of the moment nowadays, Jay Electronica’s “Exhibit C”. Check out the audio below…

Download it here: Joell Ortiz - “Exhibit H”.

…via RapRadar.

DONATE: Text ‘Yele’ to 501501, ‘Haiti’ to 90999 or directly through yele.org and redcross.org.

A few of our friends are putting together a charity event going towards the relief efforts in Haiti tomorrow night. For more info on the event, click here.

A couple of days back, I spotted this info on a Nationwide effort to raise funds for Haitian earthquake relief, through Hip-Hop. Check out the info on the New York end of things below….

NYOIL hosts NYC leg of HIP HOP 4 HAITI — A National Day of Observance

Saturday, January 30, 2010 5:00 – 11:00 pm

{Staten Island, New York, USA} January 15, 2010 — Queen YoNasda, Granddaughter of the Nation of Islam’s Minister Louis Farrakhan enlists controversial artist / activist NYOIL, along with Brothers Care Inc, AllHipHop.com, HoodlifeMovement.com, DJ Green Arrow, Shock Ra Entertainment, New Image Alliance, the Institute of the Black World, and P.E.M.G. to present HIP HOP 4 HAITI — A National Day of Observance (HH4H).

HH4H has been set as a National Fund-raising event throughout the Hip Hop community on Saturday, January 30, 2010, where for over 32 major cities, it’s youth and Hip Hop community will host this event to raise money, relief and awareness for the loss and suffering in Haiti. This event is targeted at galvanizing the Hip Hop community to action as a full body, minus the divisions that have plagued it over recent years. “Hip Hop is a family; we don’t always see eye to eye and we are always arguing, like most families; but don’t mistake that familiarity as breeding contempt. Understand that we bicker, fuss and fight because we are family, and at our essence we have immense love for one another and what we are all a part of. Now Haiti is about to see what that love that power can do when focused and applied toward a singular goal!” said NYOIL, who is also the Ambassador to Hip Hop for the I.B.W. (Institute of the Black World). Dr. Ron Daniels (President of I.B.W.) has endorsed this event on behalf of it’s nationally recognized Haiti Relief Fund, and all proceeds from the event will go to benefit Haiti survivors via this committed fund. So let us be clear that the HIP HOP 4 Haiti Fundraiser is the ONLY Hip Hop based event recognized and supported by the nationally recognized I.B.W. !

IN NEW YORK, the event will be hosted by NYOIL and will be open to the public, to be held at The National Black Theater in Harlem NY from 5:00 – 11:00 pm EST. Sponsors are suggesting a donation of $20, but “Everyone who wants to help in any amount should feel welcome, this is a difficult time for all of us and everyone’s help is a blessing we cannot afford to dismiss,” according to NYOIL. “Our goal is to raise spirits and funds of at least $10,000. We are urging the entire community to come together and open their hearts and wallets for those who need our help. And of course this is Hip Hop so we’re going in with both feet! Beats, Rhymes, B-Boys, DJ’s and plenty of Knowledge for Self!!”

Hip Hop 4 Haiti is currently building a stellar coalition of Hip Hop Artists, ranging from Spoken Word, eMCee’s, Dancers, Singers, and Educators. The official performance list will be announced as of Wednesday January 27th. Please contact Lynx Garcia @ supersizespanishfly@gmail.com or 917-204-5401to be included in this event.

For more information on the event, please contact:

(New York)

NYOIL at 347-291-3094; via email nyoil01@gmail.com

-or-

(National)

YoNasDa LoneWolf, 602-487-4885; via email yonasda@gmail.com

-or visit our websites http://hiphop4haiti.ning.com -and- http://www.ibw21.org/.

Please visit our website for event details to see what YOUR city is doing.

For more info on everything, check out their official site of the video below…

….via GrandGood.

Some of my people are putting together a great event tonight here in NYC, to benefit the victims of the Earthquake in Haiti. Great music, free drinks, and philanthropy are all on the agenda. Check out the details below…

Be sure to make it out if you can.

DONATE: Text ‘Yele’ to 501501, ‘Haiti’ to 90999 or directly through yele.org and redcross.org.

This aired last night. I haven’t gotten the chance to watch it in it’s entirety as yet, but check the video below….

As Haiti continues to struggle through the disastrous earthquake, Byron Pitts reports on the efforts of the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division to help rescue, feed and protect citizens.

…via Ian.

DONATE: Text ‘Yele’ to 501501, ‘Haiti’ to 90999 or directly through yele.org and redcross.org.

We all know that Haiti needs help to get back on its feet after this week’s massive earthquake. But are outside forces taking things too far? Al Jazeera examines the current state of relief efforts in Haiti. Check the video below…

It is five days since a devastating earthquake struck Haiti spreading fear and misery across an already fragile nation.

After a relatively slow start, US forces appear to be taking the lead in organising international aid efforts on the ground.

But there is a long way to go. Residents outside of the capital complain they have been forgotten.

In rural towns and villages survivors have largely been left to fend for themselves.

Al Jazeera’s Sebastian Walker reports from Port Au Prince, the capital.

As an aside, those looking to get in touch with friends and family can take solace in knowing that T-Mobile has waived costs on all costs to and from Haiti.

DONATE: Text ‘Yele’ to 501501, ‘Haiti’ to 90999 or directly through yele.org and redcross.org.

We’ve obviously been dedicating all of our content to the horrific quake in Haiti since everything went down on Tuesday. That said, I’ve been keeping my eye on the reaction around the web, and around the world, and despite a few moments of ignorance and self-righteousness, I can easily say that this week has reaffirmation of the inherent goodness of people.

I came across this video this morning, and I felt it sums up things better than I could, so I though to share it here. For those not familiar with Jay Smooth and his commentaries, check out his site illdoctrine.com. Check out his take on Haiti below…

Below are a few links for those looking to help…

• Doctors Without Borders
• Partners In Health
• Yele Haiti
• Mercy Corps
• Shelterbox
• The Three Phases of Disaster Response
• TPS Status for Haitian Immigrants
• Cancel Haiti’s Debt

UPDATE: Here is video of Wyclef on the ground via Fox News: