Women and girls were left behind to face poverty, social stigma and single motherhood in the Western Hemisphere’s poorest country. [mc4wp_form id=”6042″] United Nations peacekeepers in Haiti fathered and left behind hundreds of children, researchers found in a newly released academic study, leaving mothers struggling with stigma, poverty and single parenthood after the men departed […]
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Haiti: People protest demanding President Moise’s resignation | Al Jazeera
Protesters accuse President Jovenel Moise of mismanaging the economy and call for an end to his rule.
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This Ungoverned Haitian City Is Fighting to Stay Alive | OZY
Canaan is the story of what a shattered people can build with their own hands.
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The Tragic, Forgotten History of Zombies | The Atlantic
The horror-movie trope owes its heritage to Haitian slaves, who imagined being imprisoned in their bodies forever.
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In Haiti, Tracing a Paradise Lost | The New York Times
The U.N. says the country is now stable, and tourism is growing. But the former vacation paradise still has a faded beauty.
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Black Immigrant Alliance Fights to Stop Mass Deportations of 50,000 Haitians, 4,000 Somalis – Atlanta Black Star
Though largely seen as an issue affecting Latinos, Black immigrants are often faced with the threat of deportation, too.
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Haiti: 3 months after Hurricane Matthew, 7 years after the earthquake – Relief Web
Hurricane Matthew was the first Category 4 storm to landfall in Haiti in 52 years, creating the worst humanitarian crisis in the country since the 2010 earthquake. At least 546 people died and the lives of 2.2 million people were affected.
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Boy killed in Haiti amid protest over delay in Hurricane Aid
A teenage boy was fatally shot in Haiti on Tuesday amid protests over delays in aid distribution after a Category 4 hurricane pummeled the Caribbean country last month. It is the second such death reported in the past week.
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Post-hurricane Haiti, Unfiltered
Port-au-Prince — As I made my way through Haiti in the wake of Hurricane Matthew, which killed hundreds and devastated parts of the impoverished island, I aimed to show exactly what I saw, without any filter of distance. You can’t but feel the grief, anger and pain when you see scenes like this, when a natural catastrophe takes away from those who already have so little in this world.
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U.S. suspends deportations to Haiti after Hurricane Matthew
The United States is temporarily suspending deportations of Haitians after Hurricane Matthew wreaked havoc on the Caribbean island.
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