Patrick Jean-Baptiste
The Quiet Architecture of Haitian Excellence and the Death of the...
A friend from the neighborhood stopped by last night with his wife and their 18-year-old daughter, bright-eyed, standing at the edge of her future,...
You Can’t Win Tomorrow’s Game with Yesterday’s Points
During one of our monthly Afro-Caribbean men’s domino gatherings—the kind where the slap of the tiles carries the weight of history and pride—a debate...
The First and Last King of Haiti
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SQHgygB1ly0yp12d8DZ4v?si=5LASooJbQZGhyXuprh4rEg
Whenever I hear 1804 Haitian fanatics—those who shout with fevered breath about the glories of the Haitian Revolution, about the unshakable will of Christophe,...
Haiti Fights Back: The Life and Legacy of Charlemagne Péralte
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This second reading is nothing less than a conscientious effort to weave together the manifold strands of Charlemagne Péralte’s remarkable and harrowing life—a fractured...
Haitian Sovereignty & Exported Identity
Under the presidency of Élie Lescot, on May 5, 1941, Haiti embarked on a bold endeavor, not of conquest, but of cultural export, proclaiming...
The Common Wind
Reflections of the late Professor Scott upon the vast and far-reaching reverberations of the Haitian Revolution, whose shockwaves extended beyond the narrow bounds of...
Haiti’s Path Forward: Reflections on Public Works and Nation Building
During my morning run, I saw this utility marker—a symbol of the intricate machinery of public works. If every Haitian cultivated an equal fascination...
Diaspora Nonprofits and the Lindy Test: How to Separate the Real...
The Lindy Test for Haitian Nonprofits: How to Cut Through the Fog and Find the Truth
There is a certain immortality to the things that...