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WEB2 days ago · Leaders pledge support, education about anti-Haitian racism during Haitian Times community conversation in Ohio town under right-wing attack. The gravity of the claims led one political scientist to compare the attack on Haitians in the Midwest town with the precursor to Nazi-era Jewish pogroms, where both people are associated with animals.
Haiti News - The Haitian Times
WEB6 days ago · Haitian authorities report that 24 people were killed in the explosion of a fuel tanker truck, with at least 40 others suffering second and third-degree burns. The tragedy has left Miragoâne in mourning, with many residents questioning the lack of education and safety measures that allowed people to approach the overturned tanker. One island.
The Duvaliers: The End of an Era - The Haitian Times
WEBOct 13, 2014 · Haitian Times Newsletter and Daily Roundups. Haitian Excellence. On October 4, 2014, Jean-Claude “Baby Doc” Duvalier, the self-styled former president-for-life of Haiti, died as a result of a cardiac arrest at the home of a friend in the Port-au-Prince suburb of Petion-Ville. One can only hope that his passing brings to an end the era in ...
Meet the New Haitian Military ― it’s Starting to Look a Lot Like …
WEBApr 3, 2018 · Ministry of Defense press release from March 13, 2018 announcing the FAdH’s new senior leadership. The makeup of the new leadership has raised concerns among human rights organizations over the trajectory of the new force and its commitment to the rule of law. “The appointment confirms once again that the Haitian Armed Forces, remobilized by the [ruling Tét Kale party] is a militia whose ...
In Their Own Words: Haiti’s Rich Culture Through 8 Haitian Novels
WEBDec 21, 2018 · After years of exile, Alexis was captured, tortured and killed upon his return to Haiti in 1961. Alexis remains one of Haiti’s towering figures, as his work and struggle for equality influenced his peers and future generations of writers and activists. – Haitian Times. American Street, Ibi Zoboi (2017)
5 Haitians That Contributed To American History
WEBFeb 17, 2015 · Henri Christophe was an influential Haitian leader who played a significant role in the American Revolution, serving in the French unit in Savannah, Georgia in 1780.A former slave and key leader in the Haitian Revolution, Christophe was among the five hundred forty-five Haitian free slaves known as the Fontages Legion, fighting for the freedom of men and women in America who desired to be ...
Birthing in rural Haiti a miracle all its own - The Haitian Times
WEBMay 28, 2021 · Haitian mothers and their infants die in childbirth at an alarming rate. Five mothers and 47 children will die out of every 1,000, according to the World Factbook and World Population Review respectively. In response to the acute need, both Haitian and American-based organizations have been working, in rural pockets and with little fanfare, to save as many mothers and babies as they can reach.
Ricot Dupuy: A trusted voice on-air, online and in the streets
WEBMay 20, 2021 · His activism also led to the founding of Radio Soleil, which has reached into Haitian homes, taxis, stores and other spaces — first on-air and later online — for nearly 30 years. “There was a need for round-the-clock news and the idea of a 24-hour radio station became consistent with developments in the growing Haitian community,” said ...
New York - The Haitian Times
WEBFolk musician Brunache awarded during Haitian diaspora symposium in Brooklyn. The two-day HDCA Symposium, organized by Theordore Fayette – a New Jersey-based Haitian TV personality – aimed to discuss the Haitian diaspora’s role in rebuilding Haiti’s economic and social infrastructure. News about Haitian-American communities across New ...
Did You Know? The Natives of Haiti - The Haitian Times
WEBJan 13, 2019 · The Natives of Haiti. Long before Africans were brought to Haiti’s shores, indigenous groups inhabited the land that would become Hispaniola and later Haiti or as they called it, Ayiti — the land of the mountains. At one point, Haiti was inhabited by three distinct indigenous populations — the Guanahatabey, the Arawaks or Tainos, and the ...