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Essays & Reflections
Essays & Reflections
Essays & Reflections
Haitians sharing personal convictions, experiences, and stories that weave analysis and perspective.
Haitians sharing personal convictions, experiences, and stories that weave analysis and perspective.
Defying Expectations Is a Haitian Specialty


World Cup Suite Part 3: A first World Cup game in 52 years was always going to come with nerves, and against a disciplined, experienced European side, we more than held our own. So no, the scoreline isn't what we wanted. But if you'd watched this team in the months leading up to the tournament the way I have, you'd understand why I'm still hopeful. Here's why.
Jun 15, 2026
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Defying Expectations Is a Haitian Specialty


World Cup Suite Part 3: A first World Cup game in 52 years was always going to come with nerves, and against a disciplined, experienced European side, we more than held our own. So no, the scoreline isn't what we wanted. But if you'd watched this team in the months leading up to the tournament the way I have, you'd understand why I'm still hopeful. Here's why.
Jun 15, 2026
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How Do You Enjoy the Beautiful Game When You Can’t Have Nice Things?


World Cup Suite Part 2: This World Cup and Haiti's qualification to it has been a study on the idea that "we can't have nice things."
Jun 15, 2026
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How Do You Enjoy the Beautiful Game When You Can’t Have Nice Things?


World Cup Suite Part 2: This World Cup and Haiti's qualification to it has been a study on the idea that "we can't have nice things."
Jun 15, 2026
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US Immigration Policy and the Resurrection of the Zonbi


Suspending thousands in liminal uncertainty, cruel and ambiguous immigration policy resembles a form of zombification, condemning Haitians to exist between belonging and expulsion, unable to move forward or go back.
Jun 15, 2026
US Immigration Policy and the Resurrection of the Zonbi


Suspending thousands in liminal uncertainty, cruel and ambiguous immigration policy resembles a form of zombification, condemning Haitians to exist between belonging and expulsion, unable to move forward or go back.
Jun 15, 2026
Hotel Oloffson, The Neverending Cycle of Forced Forgetting


Haiti enters its 222nd year of independence under conditions that echo a long history of repression. As we celebrate this January 1st, the events of 2025 come into sharper focus. 5 months ago, while fireworks consumed American skies during the weekend of July 4, a more menacing blaze lit up Haiti’s capital as flames reduced the famed Oloffson Hotel to ashes. Like many homes and businesses in Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country, the hotel was abandoned as elite-backed paramilitary forces escalated their violent tactics.
Jan 1, 2026
Hotel Oloffson, The Neverending Cycle of Forced Forgetting


Haiti enters its 222nd year of independence under conditions that echo a long history of repression. As we celebrate this January 1st, the events of 2025 come into sharper focus. 5 months ago, while fireworks consumed American skies during the weekend of July 4, a more menacing blaze lit up Haiti’s capital as flames reduced the famed Oloffson Hotel to ashes. Like many homes and businesses in Port-au-Prince and other parts of the country, the hotel was abandoned as elite-backed paramilitary forces escalated their violent tactics.
Jan 1, 2026
The American Roots of Anti-Haitianism


Recent headlines have been erupting out of Springfield, Ohio, where conservatives are waging attacks against Haitian émigrés is the most recent example of America’s long history of dehumanizing and vilifying anything remotely related to Haiti.
Sep 17, 2024
The American Roots of Anti-Haitianism


Recent headlines have been erupting out of Springfield, Ohio, where conservatives are waging attacks against Haitian émigrés is the most recent example of America’s long history of dehumanizing and vilifying anything remotely related to Haiti.
Sep 17, 2024
The Rise and Fall of Claudine Gay


An analysis on class, Palestine, and the continuous strides of white supremacy
Jan 20, 2024
The Rise and Fall of Claudine Gay


An analysis on class, Palestine, and the continuous strides of white supremacy
Jan 20, 2024
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