After being exploited for decades by France, Haiti ended up forking over huge sums of money to its former colonizer. Now, the Caribbean nation’s calls for restitution are becoming harder to ignore.
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Portraits of enslaved people from the 19th century are unusual. But a Connecticut artist named William H. Townsend decided to draw the rebels as they stood trial, leaving behind an invaluable record.
Poorer states, like Rwanda and Burundi, have economic incentives for maintaining peacekeeping armies.
A scholar of Tibetan Buddhism discusses how she challenges her students to rethink their preconceived notions of death, the afterlife and the concept of the ‘other.’
As the US president-elect prepares to deliver on his promise of mass deportations, it is urgent to examine the situation in the DR, the most significant case of ongoing forced returns in the Americas.
Whether it was spent feasting or plotting escapes, the week between Christmas and the new year offered a rare opportunity for enslaved men, women and children to reclaim their humanity.
Haiti’s gangs are turning their attention to vulnerable boys and girls as their battle with security forces continues.
As Black immigrants, Haitians are doubly marginalized by structural racism embedded in US immigration policies and the broader societal racism experienced by Black Americans.
Be very afraid – if you’re an insect.
TPS allows migrants whose home countries are considered unsafe the right to live and work in the US for a temporary period. They are not considered lawful permanent residents or US citizens.
The Kenyan-led policing mission to Haiti has been extended for another year as struggle to contain gang violence continues.
Unfounded claims by Donald Trump and JD Vance about Haitian immigrants ignore the role of the US in their plight. Many of Haiti’s problems can be traced to debt forced upon it by the US and France.
Trump’s baseless claims about migrants in Springfield, Ohio, reflect a long history of American prejudice against Haitians. In Washington, similar past falsehoods about Haitians have driven policy.
These uniforms are for the athletes to perform their best, be proud of their national outfits and feel they genuinely represent them.
There is a long, and often ugly, history of foreign intervention in Haiti.
Kenya’s William Ruto will meet President Joe Biden during a rare US state visit from an African leader − and one that comes as Haiti’s crisis spirals.
With legal routes to the US curtailed, many Haitians are looking to cross the border into the Dominican Republic − but a shaky reception awaits.
A former archivist at Mary McLeod Bethune’s home in Washington, DC, recounts how the experience led her to see Bethune as a global figure.
Children’s rights are often violated in times of war.
People who enter the US as refugees or with asylum generally adapt quickly and become productive members of society. But cities need help getting them settled and employed.
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