History is full of examples of nations paying out to compensate for slavery. But the money never went to those who suffered under the system, only those who profited. By…
After enduring decades of exploitation at the hands of the French, Haiti somehow ended up paying reparations – to the tune of nearly $30 billion in today’s money. By Marlene…
Gangs in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince are rounding up homeless and at-risk teens, who are increasingly being used as foot soldiers in gang wars that have forced schools to…
By Etant Dupain and Eliza Mackintosh, CNN — Surging gang violence in Haiti’s capital has left nearly 200 people dead and thousands displaced in the last month alone, according to…
With new focus on Haiti’s payments to France to compensate enslavers, here’s a look at how this happened in the United States, too. By Gillian Brockell, The Washington Post —…
During the year 1791, enslaved Haitians ousted the French and founded a nation. But France made generations of Haitians pay for their freedom. How much it cost them was a…
Monday, May 16, 2022 — On this edition of Vantage Point, The Professor Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by special guests Dr. Leon Pamphile and Professor James Small. Topic #1:…
Four scholars of race, religion and immigration explain how US refugee and asylum policy has long been racially and religiously discriminatory in practice. By Laura E. Alexander, Jane Hong, Karen…
‘In Haiti, 500,000 children have lost access to education due to gang-related violence’. Clashes between two rival gangs in the outskirts of the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince have claimed the lives…
By Local 10 News, South Florida — The U.S. Coast Guard reported finding a sailboat with 89 migrants — some of whom asked for help — on Saturday about 17…
The Biden administration needs a new policy toward migrants fleeing violence and poverty and to get behind grassroots democratic reform. By The Boston Globe — How much longer is the…
Toward the end of his life, Frederick Douglass served briefly as U.S. ambassador to Haiti. The disastrous episode reveals much about the country’s long struggle for Black sovereignty while always…