
By Sarah Morland, Reuters — Haitian gangs are increasingly economically autonomous, a Geneva-based criminal research group warned, using funds coerced from private businesses, local residents and families of kidnapping victims…
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By Sarah Morland, Reuters — Haitian gangs are increasingly economically autonomous, a Geneva-based criminal research group warned, using funds coerced from private businesses, local residents and families of kidnapping victims…
Haiti on brink of civil war, Dominican Republic warns Source: AFP — Haiti is on the verge of civil war, and if the international community does not intervene quickly, the…
Public note on the evolution of Haiti’s crisis from the BSA. Port-au-Prince, January 31th, 2024
An anonymous cop believes civil rights organizer DeRay Mckesson is liable for injuries suffered in a 2016 Black Lives Matter demonstration—but at least one conservative judge isn’t buying it. By…
It would take three centuries to overcome the current disparities without intervention, or at least a decade with a multitrillion-dollar stimulus plan. By Daniel Johnson, Black Enterprise — A recent…
Source: Prensa Latina — The United States economic blockade against Cuba is harming the development of that neighboring country, but also that of the entire Caribbean region, David Comissiong, ambassador…
Powered by Black World Media Network Powered by the Black World Media Network February 12, 2024 Black History Month Edition of Vantage Point On this Black History Month edition of…
By Crystal Eddins, AAIHS — This piece follows up on the January 2019 post “Haitian and French Petrol Protests in the Age of Climate Change.” Since that time, the PetrolCaribe…
“For us, it is continued protection,” says Wine, whose brutal fight to end his country’s 38-year governing regime is followed in the film. By Brande Victorian, The Hollywood Reporter —…
‘King Richard’ helmer Reinaldo Marcus Green chronicles Marley’s rise to fame and his attempts to bring peace through his music. By Lovia Gyarkye, Hollywood Reporter — During a 1979 interview with Bob Marley,…
Rallies have paralysed the country amid calls for ouster of Ariel Henry in line with political agreement forged in 2022. Source: Al Jazeera — Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has…
On the air, he urged politically powerful guests to take action on human rights issues. Outside the studio, he joined protests, including a hunger strike in 2021. By Trip Gabriel,…