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Miguel Díaz

A Spaniard living in Hispaniola, Miguel Díaz’s tale is often entwined with romantic lore. He was reportedly involved with Queen Cayacoa, and through this...

Who Owns the Noise? We Built the Court, But Not the...

In every American neighborhood, behind every manicured hedge and faux-iron gate, there is a truth we would rather not speak. That the lawn is...

Timeline of Haitian History

“Stories are the secret reservoir of values: change the stories individuals and nations live by and tell themselves, and you change the individuals and...

Liberty, Fraternity, Exile

Before the Author Speaks, the Book Must Breathe, right? Episode # 1- Title & Contents This isn’t the interview—not yet. This is the prequel, the slow...
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Killing the Elites: Haiti, 1964

https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Sp37aGrqv7uFHSVwBTdAr?si=GvnZNkouQQuaTUvCfZiC_Q Like my guest today, I’ve never found it particularly useful to cast François Duvalier as some frothing, otherworldly monster. That story is too easy....

Baron de Vastey and the Origins of Black Atlantic Humanism (...

Key Research Terms  —Baron de Vastey —Noel Colombel —Haiti’s Isolation —Regeneration —Haiti’s Kingdom vs. Haiti the Republic —Edouard Glissant’s Theory of Opacity —The Unmediated...
Illustrated blog post banner for the book *Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution*. The top half depicts Haitian revolutionaries in battle, with a central figure raising a sword amid smoke and flames. The lower half features the book title in bold yellow text on a burnt-orange background.

Awakening the Ashes(Part 3/3): An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution....

Welcome back to another captivating episode of the Nèg Mawon Podcast. In this episode, your host Patrick Jean-Baptiste continues his Scholar Legacy Series with...
Illustrated blog post banner for the book *Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution*. The top half depicts Haitian revolutionaries in battle, with a central figure raising a sword amid smoke and flames. The lower half features the book title in bold yellow text on a burnt-orange background.

Awakening the Ashes (Part 2/3): An Intellectual History of the Haitian...

What didn't we discuss in this wide-ranging part 2/3 discussion with Dr. Marlene Daut on the intellectual history of the Haitain revolution? Well, she took...
Illustrated blog post banner for the book *Awakening the Ashes: An Intellectual History of the Haitian Revolution*. The top half depicts Haitian revolutionaries in battle, with a central figure raising a sword amid smoke and flames. The lower half features the book title in bold yellow text on a burnt-orange background.

Awakening the Ashes (Part 1/3). Conversations with Dr. Marlene Daut

https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Uhxtc92c9XYc3xJejzKkL?si=LKdonJBDTeuL5sHoqF-ZJg Episode Outline Intro- ToC - Her Most Haitian Book - On the Title - Restorative Justice for Haiti - Our Ancestors had the Receipts! -...

Food, Ego, and Failure: The Harsh Truth About Haitian Restaurants in...

The Minimum Viable Plate: How Vanity Kills Haitian Restaurants Before They Even Open There is a kind of romance to the idea of owning a...