Chaos on the streets of Port-au-Prince. Guerinault Louis/Anadolu via Getty Images
by Ernesto Sagás, Colorado State University
Haiti is fast becoming a failed state.
Armed gangs control most...
by Danielle N. Boaz, University of North Carolina – Charlotte
For decades, it has been common for people to throw around terms like “voodoo politics,”...
by Marlene Daut, Yale University
Critics have been raking Ridley Scott’s new movie about Napoléon Bonaparte over the coals for its many historical inaccuracies.
As a...
by Robert McKee Irwin, University of California, Davis
Politicians have been saying there’s an immigration crisis at the border for decades and have been trying...
Many Haitians are wary of International forces.
Jaime Razuri/AFP via Getty Images)
by Claire Antone Payton, University of Virginia
Haiti appears to be on the precipice of...
by Stacy M. Brown
NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent
The National Hurricane Center issued a most unwelcomed forecast for earthquake-ravaged Haiti on Monday, Aug. 16.
Tropical Storm Grace,...
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Children of Haitian descent born in the Dominican Republic are increasingly being barred from attending school following a...
BISHOP LEON D. PAMPHILE According to Bishop Leon D. Pamphile, there has always been a long standing relationship between African Americans and Haitians. “I have been in Pittsburgh for the past 40 years and I have worked in the Pittsburgh community and it is quite natural for the local COGIC to get connected with the COGIC’s in Haiti for the reasons of faith, doctrine and coming together,” he said. “Another reason is for cultural and enrichment reasons on both sides. It’s good for African Americans to know about the Haitian culture and it’s good for Haitians to know about African American culture.”
