Tag Archives: Haiti
On the Road Again! Mahogany Bookstore and Drifting
A few years ago I visited Washington, DC expressly to visit the Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture. At the time, there were still plenty of crowds, but I had waited until the initial rush had passed. So, … Continue reading
We Demand Our Share of Life: Exploring Haiti’s Cinematic Truths
This past Saturday Haiti suffered yet another blow to what I consider its ongoing revolutionary war. For independence. For true and lasting freedom. This most recent blow was in the form of a 7.2 earthquake, bigger than the one that devastated … Continue reading
Posted in Afro-Caribbean, Caribbean, culture, film, Haiti
Tagged Caribbean, film, Haiti, interview, Toni Pressley-Sanon
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Review of Men Sa Lanme Di by Arnold Antonin
Men Sa Lanme Di (Ainsi Parla la Mer) (So Spoke the Sea), a short by the wonderful Arnold Antonin, is a meditation on and by Mother Ocean. The title echoes that of the celebrated noiriste, Jean Price Mars’ ethnographic study, … Continue reading
CFP: Between Two Worlds: Jean-Price Mars, Haiti, and Africa
Between Two Worlds: Jean Price-Mars, Haiti, and Africa Edited by Celucien L. Joseph, PhD Jean Price-Mars (1876 – 1969), Haitian physician, ethnographer, diplomat, educator, historian, politician, was a towering intellectual in Haitian history and cultural studies, and a Pan Africanist … Continue reading
Happy Haitian Independence Day!
Soup Joumou Recipe
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Tagged Caribbean Independence Day, Haiti, Independence Day
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Announcement! New Book: The Haitian Peasantry through Oral and Written Literature: Roumain, Alexis, Endore, Carpentier and Fountain
My book, The Haitian Peasantry through Oral and Written Literature: Roumain, Alexis, Endore, Carpentier, and Fountain has just been published with Caribbean Studies Press!! Continue reading
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Tagged Caribbean, Haiti, Haitian literature, new book, Toni Pressley-Sanon
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CFP: Transnational Hispaniola III, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, March 17-19, 2016: Kreyol, Spanish, English
ISPANYOLA TRANSNASYONAL III: TEYORI AN PRATIK PÒTOPRENS, AYITI. 17-19 MAS 2016 Tèm kòlòk la an jeneral: Relasyon transfwontyè epi binasyonal ant pèp ayisyen epi pèp dominiken yo te toujou ekziste, epi yo kontinye ekziste. Toulede kominote yo pataje yon reyalite … Continue reading
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CFP Extended: Raoul Peck Anthology
The critically acclaimed filmmaker, Raoul Peck, has a long and impressive filmography that includes both feature films such as Haitian Corner (1987-88), L’homme sur les quais (The Man by the Shore) (1993) and Moloch Tropical (2009) and documentaries, like Lumumba, … Continue reading
Tagged african diaspora, cinema, film, Haiti, haitian, Raoul Peck
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Haitian art exhibit in Montreal
Press Release Espace les neuf sœurs is proud to invite you to the opening of an exhibit highlighting the work of Haiti’s master artisans entitled “HAITI: MAKING THE MAGIC WORK,” on Friday, September 24th, from 5:30 to 10 pm. The … Continue reading
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Job opening in Haiti: Program Coordinator – Kanpe Foundation in Thomond
Job opening in Haiti: Program Coordinator – Kanpe Foundation in Thomond For more details please go online/ Ang: http://www.kanpe.org/job-opening-on-the-field-in-haiti.html Pour plus d’information veuillez consulter en ligne: Francais: http://www.kanpe.org/ouverture-de-poste-sur-le-terrain-en-haiti.html
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