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Haitian and Dominican Republic Relations Remain Strained Amid New Border Wall

Ashley MercadoApril 20, 2023April 24, 2023

by Ashley MercadoApril 20, 2023April 24, 202302949

Though Haiti and the Dominican Republic are on the same island, the politics dividing both nations makes it as though they are worlds apart. This came to a head on February 19, 2022 when the Dominican government began building a...

News and Entertainment

Border Patrol Agents Seen Whipping Haitian Refugees + How to Help

Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 2021

by Virginia IsaadSeptember 22, 202104181

Photos and video footage of Haitian migrants at the border getting whipped by Border Patrol have gone viral and now people are calling for reform and aid for the migrants. Last week NBC News reported that there were more than...

News and Entertainment

Naomi Osaka is First Haitian & Japanese Woman to be on the Cover of Sports Illustrated’s Swimsuit Issue

Virginia IsaadJuly 20, 2021July 20, 2021

by Virginia IsaadJuly 20, 2021July 20, 202106756

Naomi Osaka made headlines in May of this year when she pulled out of the French Open due to anxiety, sharing that she’s “suffered long bouts of depression.” Osaka, 23, was born in Japan to a Haitian father and Japanese...

News and Entertainment

Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise Assassinated Amid Political Unrest

Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 7, 2021July 12, 2021

by Shayne Rodriguez ThompsonJuly 7, 2021July 12, 202102860

Update: A Haitian national was arrested in connection with the murder of President Moise on Sunday, July 12. Christian Emmanuel Sanon, 63, who was living in Florida but flew to Haiti by private plane early in June, with the intention...

Culture

The Notre Dame Fire Reminds Us of France’s Debt to Haiti

Johanna FerreiraApril 26, 2019August 11, 2020

by Johanna FerreiraApril 26, 2019August 11, 202003023

On April 15, in the midst of the holiest week of the Christian calendar, the spire of Notre Dame Cathedral was devoured in flames. The Notre Dame fire, sparked by what is assumed to have been an electrical malfunction, destroyed...

Culture

These Women Share How They’re Healing From Haitian-Dominican Conflict

janelmartinezFebruary 1, 2019August 13, 2020

by janelmartinezFebruary 1, 2019August 13, 202007038

When it comes to headlines surrounding Haiti and the Dominican Republic, they often center the countries’ long-standing conflict. Though they’re neighboring nations that share the Caribbean island of Hispaniola and a history of colonialism and slavery, their unresolved past is...

Lifestyle

5 Sustainable Tours in the Dominican Republic and Haiti

Damaly GonzalezFebruary 7, 2017February 17, 2021

by Damaly GonzalezFebruary 7, 2017February 17, 202101123

I’ve covered Visit.org before, but for those new to the platform, it’s a New York-based digital platform working with other non-profit organizations from around over the world to list tours these organizations conduct. The tour funds are invested in the...