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Split image: On the left, the book cover for 'Red & Black in Haiti' by Matthew J. Smith, featuring a red-toned image of a crowd with a Haitian flag. On the right, a black and white portrait of Matthew J. Smith, a light-skinned man with glasses, wearing a suit and tie.

Red & Black in Haiti: Radicalism, Conflict, and Political Change 1934...

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A traditional oil painting depicts a warm, intimate moment between a Black married couple seated on a sofa in a softly lit living room. The woman, wearing a cream dress with a natural afro, sits relaxed with her legs draped across her husband's lap. The man, tall and muscular in a brown suit, leans slightly toward her, mid-conversation, with a gentle expression. Behind them, shelves of old books and soft white flowers blend into the painterly, dreamlike background, evoking a timeless and reflective atmosphere.

Arguing for Clarity: Lessons from 15 Years of Marriage

I’ve come to understand that a great marriage isn’t something you stumble into. I’m not going to focus on the things a couple has...
Alt text: Split image featuring the cover of the book *Reclaiming Haiti’s Futures: Returned Intellectuals, Placemaking, and Radical Imagination* by Darlène Elizabeth Dubuisson on the left, with a stylized tree and birds set against a gradient background of teal and peach tones. On the right, a black-and-white portrait of Dubuisson stands on a beach path, looking directly at the camera with a calm, serious expression, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and locs cascading over a scarf and jacket.

Reclaiming Haiti’s Futures: Returned Intellectuals, Placemaking, and Radical Imagination

/ Episode #84 - Part 1/2 Summary These excerpts provide a compelling introduction to Dr. Dubuisson's book and its central arguments. This compelling interview highlights the complexity...
A regal Black woman with rich, dark skin stands poised in a vintage-inspired portrait. She wears an elaborate, gold-embroidered off-the-shoulder gown with voluminous sleeves and intricate lace detailing. Her hair is styled in sculptural, natural-textured twists adorned with ornate golden accessories, and she gazes directly at the viewer with strength and elegance. The background features a painterly floral design in earthy tones of gold, bronze, and muted blue, evoking a timeless, classical aesthetic.

Black Women Are Not Ministries of Rehabilitation

There is no force more stubborn than the love we give to a project—especially when that project is a person. Not a home renovation,...

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...
Alt text: Side-by-side image featuring (left) the vibrant book cover of Liberty, Fraternity, Exile: Haiti and Jamaica after Emancipation by Matthew J. Smith, showcasing a colorful, stylized Caribbean landscape with a radiant sun and winding village roads connecting Haiti and Jamaica, and (right) a black-and-white portrait of a man in glasses and a suit standing against a textured stone wall, looking slightly to the side with a thoughtful expression.

Liberty, Fraternity, Exile: Haiti & Jamaica After Emancipation

Ep. #84 - Liberty, Fraternity, Exile: Haiti & Jamaica After Emancipation Summary A great conversation with historian Matthew Smith, who discusses the connected histories of Haiti and...
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Killing the Elites: Haiti, 1964

Summary 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...