As the cholera outbreak wreaked havoc in the country, national and international human rights groups joined hands to demand an immediate U.N. response and justice for the victims. But even against this public outcry, the U.N. refused to be held accountable for its mistakes.
Haitians got played in 2016, let’s correct our mistake in 2020
In 2016, the Haitian community got played by a charlatan who promised to be our champion, but became our community’s worst nightmare. This time, we must show that we learned from that mistake.
Haitian Trump Supporter: “Nou pap pran tikèt sa!”
For his 47 years as a career politician in Washington DC, he has no substantive record of support from the Haitian-American community, yet he is now pandering in an 11th-hour attempt to secure what he sees as nothing more than another voting bloc in Florida. The Haitian-American community will not fall for it.
Stuck Between Church, State and Family – LGBTIQ People in Haiti
Haiti has never criminalized same-sex relations. Yet hostility towards LGBTIQ people is among the worst in the region, and violent attacks and even murder of LGBTIQ people have been increasing in recent years.
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….
Cadet Vildenard is an undocumented worker in New Jersey, who I met some years ago in Haiti.
J.O. Haselhoef He’s not unique. There are others like him — they’re the reason President Trump proposed a wall, they’re the…
Communities need their newspapers, and newspapers need their community
New Rochelle transit hub sits virtually empty as ridership has dropped precipitously / photo credit Garry Pierre-Pierre By Judy Patrick…
Why the Haitian Diaspora Has an Important Role to Play in US Elections
By Jake Johnston The Florida Democratic primary is only a week away, and as candidates turn their attention to the…
Haiti’s Troubles Must Not Be Forgotten
The stench of burning tires is hard to escape. Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, is again littered with smoldering barricades. Towns across…
Hispaniola Rising: How the US Coup in Venezuela Is Taking Root in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
For more than a decade Venezuela has aided the governments of Haiti and the Dominican Republic through a preferential system…