Haitians will defend their sovereignty , Ronald Charles

Haitians will defend their sovereignty

From slavery to Sarkozy in Haiti

                                     From slavery to Sarkozy in Haiti Editor’s note: Peniel E. Joseph, a Haitian-American, teaches history at Tufts University. His latest book is “Dark Days, Bright Nights: From Black Power to Barack Obama.” Patrick Sylvain is a Haitian language and culture instructor at Brown University and a language coach at Harvard. His latest bilingual poetry [...]

Égalité for All: Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution

Joseph Ademola Adeyemo – The Last Days of Toussaint L’Ouverture – Scene

General Authority, Haitian Novel

  The Author Lahiny Pierre was born in Jacmel, south of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. Her first public presentations date back to pre-school years at Kindergarten Marie Carline. At the age of fourteen she reunited with her parents in Brooklyn, New York and finished her academic studies. She now resides in Georgia where she is a full [...]

Making it all New

” We will perhaps be the ones to teach others a new poetic and, leaving behind the poetics of not-knowing, will initiate others into a new chapter in the history of mankind” (Edouard Glissant, Caribbean Discourse: Selected Essays, 1989:169) Edouard Glissant Important works La Lézarde. (1958)  Nouvelle édition, Paris: Gallimard, 1997; Port-au-Prince: Presses Nationales d’Haïti, [...]

SOS Haiti: A compilation for Haiti | Une compilation pour Haïti

A group of haitian musicians put together a collection of fine lyrics in honor of their country and the Haitian experience.  The artists include the following:   Michael Benjamin – Intro (Haïti) 01mn 28s     02 – Ti Coca & Wanga-Nègès – A lanvè (St Valenten) 05mn 50s     03 – Adjabel – [...]

Dr. Claire-Marie Cyprien Is Making a difference in Haiti

Haitian Diaspora Sees an Opening Source: The Wall Street Journal By JOSé DE CóRDOBA And CHARLES FORELLE PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti—Five days after the earthquake devastated the Haitian capital, Claire-Marie Cyprien stepped into a terrifying scene at the General Hospital. Young children and old men lay on thin, filthy mattresses. Some screamed, others were silent. The hospital’s [...]

Ghana dig reveals ancient society

General News of Wednesday, 17 February 2010 Source: BBC Ghana dig reveals ancient society “Archaeologists have unearthed dozens of clay figures in Ghana, shedding light on a sophisticated society which existed before the arrival of Islam. Experts from the University of Ghana found 80 sculptures believed to be between 800 and 1,400 years old. They [...]

Cruise controversy in Haiti