As Haiti plunges, seeds of future instability are being planted
Benz de Marshall Pierre | Staff Writer If you follow international events at all, news coming out of Haiti has been difficult to dodge. The…
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Fireside chat with Haitian historian and author for Black History Month
Danette Heredia | Contributing Writer After defeating the French for their freedom, Haiti became a forgotten history yet managed to maintain its cultural richness. A…
Panel Reflects upon the Challenges of Haitian Education
Ram Praneeth | Contributing Writer Haiti, a country marred by instability and poverty, struggles with many internal and external conflicts. Education is no different in…
“I thought the purpose of this was the book signing”: Unraveling FIU’s Cuban Research Institute’s chaotic “Cuban Privilege” panel
Diego Diaz | Asst. News director Chants, jeers, and comparisons to Communist Cuba engulfed FIU’s Wertheim Performing Art Center on Dec. 9 as the crowd…
FIU Doctoral Student Heads Nonprofit Organization to Give Back to Haiti
Diego Diaz / Asst. News Director During his childhood in Haiti, Westernior Valmera witnessed kids his age struggling to afford backpacks and other school supplies….
Our Remarkable Failures Regarding Haiti
Robert Crohan/Staff Writer Countless black families, most with only some of the bare necessities, were attempting to travel overland to a supposedly safe and promising…
Miami Responds to U.S. Deportation of Haitian Migrants
Diego Diaz / Asst. News Director Miami demonstrators took to the streets last week, calling on President Joe Biden to halt the mass deportation and…
Haiti Struggles to Recover After Series of Natural Disasters and Political Instability
Michael McEwen / Staff Writer Southern Haiti was the epicenter of a magnitude 7.2 earthquake on Aug. 14 which left more than 2,000 dead and…
Breaking News: Haiti Prime Minister Fires Justice Minister Following Murder Accusation
Diego Diaz / Asst. News Director Haiti’s political crisis intensifies as Prime Minister Ariel Henry continues to impede the investigation of former President Jovenel Moïse’s…
The Identity Series: A Cultural Anomaly
Judith George/Staff Writer It was Haitian Flag Day during my senior year of high school. I wasn’t decked out in Haitian Flag day gear, unlike…