Haiti and Haitians have influenced American history and culture significantly through the centuries.
Caribbean, Changing the Narrative, Health & Science
What Vocational Schools Are Accomplishing in Haiti
After the earthquake in 2010, many nongovernmental organizations offered schools with practical experience. Haiti’s National Institute of Vocational Training, by 2016, had registered 190 vocational schools — 1,010 more existed without that official recognition.
BLM, Changing the Narrative, New York
Black Women’s Group Makes Holidays Happier for Foster Kids
Co-founders of the Black Women’s March — which grew from the Black Lives Matter movement — are now using those same organizing skills to marshal something different: donations to social causes, like the over 200 gifts for New York City foster youth.
Changing the Narrative
Experts: Teach younger Haitian-Americans to fight stubborn stereotypes
Stories of Haitian-American youth being called names, taunted or assaulted because of their ethnicity go as far back as Haitians have been coming to the United States en masse. However, while being subjected to negative stereotypes is part of the immigrant experience, parents and caregivers should proactively teach their youngsters how to react, experts and Haitian-Americans say.
Changing the Narrative, Haiti
US weapons sale, $12 million for Haiti police raises “troubling questions”
US Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) has condemned Cherizier and the government’s inaction, pointing the finger at the Trump administration’s unconditional support for the Haitian government. “There is no real concern for the plight of the Haitians, whether they are being beaten and killed by the president of Haiti,” she told The Post. “As long as the president is in our pockets, everything is okay.”
Changing the Narrative, Coronavirus, Health & Science, Op-eds
When Home Is Not Always Safe: The Impact of COVID-19 On Children And Youth
By Shirley Plantin Millions of our children and youth have been home for nearly six months in the attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19….
Changing the Narrative, Columns, Opinion
Changing the Narrative: Lessons Learned from 2018 –Permission to Rest?
By Anide Eustache A few years ago, I went to Marshalls and found a sweatshirt that read, “When Nothing Goes…