Antenor Firmin and Barack Obama

Worth reading : Antenor Firmin predicted America’s first Black president in 1885! by Carolyn Fluehr-Lobban

New Books on Haiti

Haitians and African Americans: A Heritage of Tragedy and Hope by LEON D. PAMPHILE From Toussaint to Tupac: The Black International since the Age of Revolution by Michael O. West (Editor), William G. Martin (Editor), Fanon Che Wilkins (Editor)

Love and Haiti

Conde Nast Traveler (September 2009) URL:  http://www.concierge.com/cntraveler/articles/501372 Love and Haiti By Amy Wilenz You can call Haiti the Cleopatra of countries—its ravishing natural assets, thrilling history, and magnetic culture have long made select visitors swoon. Its tortured past, however, has made it the Caribbean nation that tourism largely forgot. But this, reports Amy Wilentz, may [...]

City of St. Augustine Remembers Jorge Biassou

Haitian champion remembered Historical figure who lived interesting life could attract tourists to Nation’s Oldest City By ANTHONY DeMATTEO  |   More by this reporter  |  anthony.dematteo@staugustine.com  |   Posted: Sunday, August 30, 2009 ; Updated: 11:33 PM on Sunday, August 30, 2009 St. Augustine officials hope the legend of a man who helped lead history’s bloodiest slave revolt [...]

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