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2. Haiti to launch craft village
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 2014
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 6 : 16
- Notes:
- [Stephanie Balmir-Villedrouin] said the site of the village is known for its historic values to Haiti "and the idea is to create another form of attraction and give a value to the visitors when they go to the destination".
3. Haiti, Cherie: Celebrating the Haiti Few Acknowledge
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Poisson,Lola (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Feb 28-Mar 6, 2013
- Published:
- Washington, DC
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Washington Informer
- Journal Title Details:
- 20 : 22-22,27
- Notes:
- Acc-, After the earthquake, I knew that not much would change in Haiti precisely because of the people's resilience. It was almost like a self-fulfilling prophecy. I knew that people would soon be going about their business as if nothing had happened. That's what scared me most for the future of Haiti. Soon after they could circulate through the rubbles in Haiti, Haitians were walking down the streets to their neighbors, some street merchants, were trying to sell the little bit they had from their businesses, children were still trying to wipe-clean cars for a few half pennies, "tap-taps" were fishing for people, etc. And that was life as they know it. That's life as those who can afford better think the people deserve and that's why not much is being done to make things closer to equality in Haiti.
4. No U.S. Diversity Visas for Jamaicans, Haitians
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Oct 2013
- Published:
- Miami, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Caribbean Today
- Journal Title Details:
- 11 : 2
- Notes:
- The visas are distributed among six geographic regions, with a greater number of visas going to regions with lower rates of immigration, and with no visas going to nationals of countries sending more than 50,000 immigrants to the United States over the period of the past five years, as in the case of Jamaica and Haiti.
5. SAK PASE?
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Thomas,Novel (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- 2012-01-12
- Published:
- Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Montreal Community Contact
- Journal Title Details:
- 1 : 18
- Notes:
- It's against this backdrop that filmmaker Roger Boisrond will screen SAK PASE? In the heart of the Haitian community, me grande premiere of his latest unedited documentary on the Haitian community. A Centre Mandela-King Production, the film will give viewers a better understanding of the Haitian presence in Quebec society, and the longtime solidarity that exists between Quebec and Haiti. A discussion will follow the screening.
6. Denmark Vesey: Forgotten hero and architect of insurrection
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Williams,Jasmin K. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- May 24-May 30, 2012
- Published:
- New York, NY
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- New York Amsterdam News
- Journal Title Details:
- 21 : 28
- Notes:
- Vesey knew the horrors of slavery first hand. Since he had lived in St. Dominique as a youth, he followed the events there with particular interest. Men from the area and surrounding plantations would attack the city, take control of the guardhouse and block the bridges and roads, killing every white person in sight.
7. Dutty Boukman and Alexandre Petion
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Simmonds,Yussuf J. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jul 26-Aug 1, 2012
- Published:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Sentinel
- Journal Title Details:
- 30 : A8-A.8
- Notes:
- Two individuals who played vital roles during the Haitian Revolution are Dutty Boukman, the papaloa or voodoo priest, and Alexandre Petion, who fought side-by-side with Henri Christophe.
8. Jean Jacques Dessalines
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Simmonds,Yussuf J. (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jul 19-Jul 26, 2012
- Published:
- Los Angeles, CA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Sentinel
- Journal Title Details:
- 29 : A10-A.10
- Notes:
- Dessalines became a lieutenant in Papillon's army and followed him to Santo Domingo, where at first he enlisted to serve Spain's military forces against the French then he joined the "real" slave rebellion that was inspired by Dutty Boukman, a voodoo priest, and led by Toussaint.
9. Our national identity in limbo
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Contributers:
- Sylvain,Patrick (Author)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Jan 2012
- Published:
- Dorchester, MA
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- Boston Haitian Reporter
- Journal Title Details:
- 1 : 7
- Notes:
- While at its inception, the revolutionary ideals of the newly formed nation called Haiti held great promise, the reality as understood today detracts from this plesant image . Still , our rituals and their symbolic associations mirror these revolutionary ideals. For example, soup joummou, the New Year's and Independence Day celebratory pumpkin soup, signifies the communion of equals through the consumption of the once forbidden delicacy reserved for the colonial masters. Today, as family and friends gather around the dinner table, we are clearly proud of our freedom and accomplishments, yet know that there are countless Haitians who are hungry, sleeping under tents. Two hundred and eight years after independence, many Haitians live in abject poverty and have no rights as humans.
10. Study focuses on Haitian media
- Collection:
- Black Caribbean Literature (BCL)
- Format:
- Newspaper Article
- Publication Date:
- Feb 2-Feb 8, 2012
- Published:
- Coral Springs, FL
- Location:
- African American Research Center, Library, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Journal Title:
- South Florida Times
- Journal Title Details:
- 5 : 1B-1B,3B
- Notes:
- The study found that Creole and French-language media in Miami have a significant dual function for the Haitian community, "fostering societal cohesion and immigrant incorporation" while, at the same time, helping Haitians living in Miami to "keep informed about and participate in what is happening in Haiti." "We wanted to look at the Haitian media in greater Miami because the community is the largest Haitian community in the country and the second-largest national origin group in Miami Dade County, yet little is known about its media in the larger society." "In the first days of the catastrophe, they all went to English-speaking television, whether they could understand it or not," said Tsitsi Wakhisi, associate professor of Professional Practice in Journalism at the U.M. School of Communication and another co-author of the report. "The people were looking for on-the-ground coverage, while using their cell phones to try to reach people in Haiti. Once American networks stopped their coverage, they relied on Haitian media."