Where are the women?
The exclusion of women from decision-making in Haiti’s politics has become a pattern. This not only violates Haiti’s constitutional requirement for gender equality in the nation’s public affairs but also threatens the effectiveness of Haiti’s transition as a whole.
The Conversation by Garry Pierre-Pierre
Are Haitians and Dominicans destined to be at odds forever? | Opinion
Few of the Dominicans who are happy to say that we are neighbors have visited Haiti. Many have not visited for one reason or another.
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From the pulpit to the streets, the march must go on | Opinion
One of the first persons I met on the beat covering New York’s then emerging Haitian community was the Rev. Philius H. Nicolas, the pastor of the Evangelical Crusade Church in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. He and other secular leaders had invited me to the church to explore…
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Caribbean bloc’s woeful effort to help Haiti will fail | Opinion
Shortly after Haiti was granted membership into CARICOM about 20 years ago, French became an official language of the Caribbean body, whose mission is to coordinate economic policies and handle trade disputes. But while Haiti is by far the largest CARICOM country, the group has not been kind to the…
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Garry Pierre-Pierre is a Pulitzer-prize winning, multimedia and entrepreneurial journalist. In 1999, he left the New York Times to launch the Haitian Times, a New York-based English-language publication serving the Haitian Diaspora. He is also the co-founder of the City University Graduate School of Journalism‘s Center for Community and Ethnic Media and a senior producer at CUNY TV.
Editorials
The invasion of Haiti – 2024 style | ANALYSIS
Since the 19-year U.S. occupation of Haiti (1915-1934), many Haitians believe that the U.S. is always involved in their country’s affairs, whether for good or bad. This perception persists even when the U.S. government may not be directly involved.
Imagine a future without local news
According to the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University, two-and-a-half newspapers now close each week in the U.S. More than 3,000 newspapers have shuttered across the country since 2004, and New York has been particularly hard hit.
Hijacking Haiti’s historic ‘7 Fevriye’ date | Editorial
Our diaspora can have an impact here. At this stage of Haiti’s story, the goal should be to add a new phase at the end of von Tunzelmann’s line. “Stability” works.
Opinion
America needs to really see us Black immigrant workers in our white-collar jobs | Opinion
As this country becomes more and more diverse, we must recognize the full spectrum of the immigrant workforce and its potential to impact the workplace, our communities and our politics.
The Haitian fathers who stay and those who don’t | Entre Nous
Fatherhood is a powerful, transformative force that shapes the very essence of a child’s future.
Haitian bashing across the Americas is too common. We can change that. #Opinion
When everyone looks the same, minute differences become huge existential threats. In the Americas, Haitians are the easiest to single out for exclusion.