Patrick Jean-Baptiste
Stones by Stones. Words to Deeds
The Citadelle Henry and the palace of Sans-Souci still stand, two centuries later. Stone upon stone, carved from sweat and will, they endure. What...
Breaking the Cycle: Why Haiti’s “Fixes” Fix Nothing
If a factory is torn down but the rationality which produced it is left standing, then that rationality will simply produce another factory. If...
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
https://open.spotify.com/episode/0YfI1CB0kAzG9jJCCC4RHZ?si=PXwzGnj-QsWfuJDImupJAQ
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...
From Ginen to Betasyon
The Haitian soul does not bend easily to the thin, brittle gospel of individualism. Its pulse beats elsewhere—deep in the communal embrace, where the...
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...
