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.

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.

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

Armed groups of men use sexual violence as a means to terrorize, subdue, and punish the population, particularly women. As these groups seize the material assets of the people living in these areas, they also consider bodies as objects at their disposal.

Exploring Haiti's natural and cultural wealth with Angello Jean, founder of Vwayajè.

As conditions deteriorate in Haiti, many are desperately trying – and failing – to qualify for a new program that gives them safe haven in the U.S.