Is There Still Hope for the 1st Independent Black Republic of the World?

Haitians Want the US to "Take Over" Governing the Country

As I read the words of Jean-Louis Geffrard, a laborer who lives under a tarp in the crowded square of Port-au-Prince, "I want the Americans to take over the country. The Haitian government can't do anything for us," I found myself flabbergasted. After countless conversations with family and friends about the state of Haiti and unanimously agreeing that the Haitian people would rather die than have the United States take over the country I am well beyond beside myself by the comments of Geffrard and others on the streets of Port-au- Prince. Is this what the sound of desperation sounds like in the face of extreme calamity?

I am really baffled! For Haiti to be the first independent Black Country in the world, L’Ouverture is turning over in his grave at the sound of his people saying that they essentially no longer want to be independent. I really can not emphasize how bewildered I am at the sentiments of those who may feel this way. Any statements of the likes of Geffrard, if these statements are in fact true, are not progressive at all as it relates to the state of the Haitian people.  If the majority of the population are dissatisfied with their government than correct it, don’t simply hand over your country to foreign hands who have never had the interest of the people in mind and who may in fact have always played a role in the plight of Haiti.

I am beginning to think that we as people, who come from warrior stock are beginning to or have lost hope in our country and what Dessalines, L’Ouverture, Pétion and so many others fought and died for.

The Haitian Movement: Fundraise for the cause, make aware, and make it national!

There is a need for a movement. It begins with a single idea; a Hatian youth program that gives Haitian American students the opportunity to return home, know their culture and know themselves. This summer, Adrien Tofighi, a Peach member visited the University of Fondwah. Lawrence Gonzalez, President of UHSF also visited Haiti. Both came back with a renewed sense of determination to help Haiti. Adrien created a fanpage to help bring awareness to a one of a kind University that holds many promises for Haiti;

http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/group.php?gid=149581120521&ref=ts.

Whatever it Takes: A Caribbean Story

If I told you who she was, you wouldn’t believe me. If I told you what she did, you wouldn’t begin to understand. It’s late when she gets home, and early when she leaves. Legs weary, swollen from the pain, time couldn’t recognize how she got there and truth be told, her legs have seen more miles than you could ever put on your car. In her job, there aren’t any days off. There are no sick days, no off switch, no benefits package, and no vacation. The only time she breaks, if she did break, was on her death bed.

Built tough from the torrid heat, she is the Caribbean. She is the breeze that tourist flock to feel on their pale faces. She is the sandy beach that caresses them with love, and she is that hurricane that ravages the flesh. She has different faces, among them, the peasant vendor.

In a country where work is scarce, food is limited, she makes due. She rotates through numerous hats. Instead of complaining about the lack thereof, she nourishes her children with the milk from her breast, uncertain what the next day would bring. She is a farmer tending to her crop as soon as dawn breaks. She reaps the harvest, grows the livestock, only to walk over 100 miles to sell at the market. Competing against her sisters, she doesn’t want much, only to live another day and a long journey home. Once there, she resumes her second job, nurturing the children, teaching, and disciplining. They call her illiterate, but by no means incapable. Whatever it takes, she provides and by whatever means she lives on.