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Stymied French politicians turn to sins of the past
Amid parliamentary deadlock, the politics of remembrance has gained momentum in France. Three new initiatives attempt to ...
Stymied French politicians turn to the sins of the past
Amid parliamentary deadlock, the politics of remembrance has gained momentum in France. Three new initiatives attempt to ...
Trump travel ban on Haiti stirs anger, pushback in NY: What Hudson Valley Haitians said
U.S. Rep. Mike Lawler, a fellow Republican, urged the Trump administration to reverse its decision. Lawler's 17th District ...
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Haiti’s Unfinished Liberation of Dessalines Urges President Ruto to Withdraw Kenya’s Police Mission
The Haiti Unfinished Liberation of Dessalines (HULOD) has penned a scathing letter to President William Ruto, urging him to ...
Preventing the Haitian exodus from swelling to a giant wave
Giving up on Haiti is not a viable option, not least because the exodus, triggered by violence and shortages of food, clean water, fuel, and medical care, could easily swell from the current steady ...
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French president to make rare visit to Haiti
Over the years, French administrations have acknowledged the historic wrong of slavery in Haiti and other former colonies. In 2001, the French government recognised the slave trade as a crime against ...
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Haiti paid France a costly ransom for independence. Some say it must be paid back
Worldview: Violence-ridden Haiti’s “double debt” and the borrowing to pay it, has pushed the country down a spiral of indebtedness ...
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In conversation | Marlene Daut finds her place in Haitian history correcting faulty narratives
Historian Marlene Daut traces her journey from California into the intellectual and literary foundations of Haitian history that birthed “The First and Last King of Haiti,” the Yale professor’s latest ...
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Boston now has a Haitian cultural center — a dream 25 years in the making
The Toussaint Louverture Cultural Center of Massachusetts — an homage to Boston's Haitian community — opened this week in the West End. Why it matters: The center was a dream 25 years in the making in ...
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Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of a broader American story of race, citizenship and migration
A grandfather born in Haiti Advertisement It’s worth noting that Leo ... It has its origins in the tripartite racial order of the French and Spanish colonial periods in the Americas, when authorities ...
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Gregory Gourdet’s Maison Passerelle Tells the Story of French Food Through Its Former Colonies
Gourdet’s father grew up in L’Asile, Haiti a town without running ... immediately drawn to Gourdet’s vision of French food told through former colonies, an expansive territory for a chef ...
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France Confronts Haiti’s Colonial History—But Reparations Still Off The Table
French President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation of a joint commission with Haiti to examine their intertwined history On April 17, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the formation ...