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Vantage Point: Dr. Ron Daniels discusses the crisis in Haiti with Jocelyn McCalla, Monique Clesca, Sophia Pierrelus and Judge Lionel Jean Baptiste.

Vantage Point: The State of the Crisis in Haiti — Special Edition

By Vantage Point RadioVantage Point Radio

In this Special Edition of Vantage Point, Dr. Ron Daniels, aka “the Professor,” examines the state of the crisis in Haiti with Jocelyn McCalla, Executive Director of the Haitian American…

October 5, 2026

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Haitian Independence Day at Rainbow PUSH: A Powerful Forum and Rally in Support of Haiti, the First Black Republic

By IBW21Events, HSP News

Sat, Jan 11, 2025 — Streaming live from Rainbow/PUSH Headquarters, Chicago, IL, a forum and rally in support of The First Black Republic

January 11, 2025

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People walk past a damaged car in the Carrefour Feuilles neighborhood, which was deserted due to gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti March 19, 2024. REUTERS/Ralph Tedy Erol

As Haiti crumbles around us, we hold our communities together

By Guest AuthorCommentaries/Opinions

Haitians from all walks of life must take ownership of the political transition. By Monique Clesca — One morning this spring, as the sun’s orange tints seeped through my windows…

June 26, 2024

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Haiti is on Fire: May 17, 2024, faith leaders gathered for an emergency virtual briefing on the crisis in Haiti

By IBW21HSP News

Recorded Friday, May 17, 2024 — Faith leaders gathered for an emergency virtual briefing on the crisis in Haiti, “Haiti is on Fire: African American Faith Leaders Can Help to…

May 30, 2024

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The United Nations building is pictured in New York City, U.S., February 23, 2023.

Haitian groups seek billions in reparations from France

By IBW21Editors' Choice, Reparations

By Emma Farge and Catarina Demony, Reuters — France should repay billions of dollars in reparations to Haiti to cover a debt formerly enslaved people were forced to pay in…

April 22, 2024

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March 21st Forum/Rally: Resolving the Critical Crisis in Haiti – The Role of the Montana Accord Movement

By IBW21Events, HSP News

Joining online! This event will be streaming live here on ibw21.org and @ibw21st on both YouTube and Facebook. Livestream starts 7PM ET. Joining in person! The Historical Metropolitan AME Church,...

March 21, 2024

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Rev. Jesse Jackson, Founder, Rainbow/PUSH (l); Monique Clesca, Member, Montana Accord Monitoring Bureau (c); Rev. Frederick D. Haynes, President/CEO, Rainbow/PUSH (l)

Resolving the Crisis in Haiti Rainbow/PUSH Embraces Montana Accord Process

By Haiti Support Project (HSP)Events, HSP News, Press Releases / Statements

Rev. Jesse Jackson Founder, Rainbow/PUSH Monique Clesca Member, Montana Accord Monitoring Bureau Rev. Frederick D. Haynes President/CEO, Rainbow/PUSH On January 6, Rainbow/PUSH was pleased to commemorate Haitian Independence Day at...

January 9, 2024

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Haitian Independence Day at Rainbow/PUSH in Conjunction with Emancipation Day

By Haiti Support Project (HSP)Events, HSP News

Sat Jan 6, 2024 11AM EST — Streaming live from Rainbow/PUSH Headquarters, Chicago, IL, a rally-forum celebrating Haiti as the world’s first Black republic and a discussion with the Montana Accord, Haiti’s leading democracy movement, on resolving the current crisis in Haiti.

January 6, 2024

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Vantage Point: Crisis in Haiti – Which Way Forward for the First Black Republic

By IBW21Vantage Point Radio

November 14, 2022 — On this edition of Vantage Point, The Professor Dr. Ron Daniels is joined by Monique Clesca (Spokesperson, The Montana Accord, Miami, FL) and Jocelyn McCalla (CEO,…

November 14, 2022

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