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Jemima Pierre
The Puppet, the Dictator, and the President: Haiti Today and Tomorrow
18 Jan 2012
by BAR editor and columnist Jemima Pierre, PhD There they were, at the official ceremony: the living, breathing banes of Haiti’s existence. “Rubbing shoulders on stage, shaking hands and…
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The World Went to Hell and the Black Man Didn’t Go Free
04 Jan 2012
by BAR editor and columnist Jemima Pierre Despite the fact that Barack Obama’s “approach to domestic economic and social policy has savaged the U.S. Black community on every front,” the…
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The Dominican Republic Hates Black People
14 Dec 2011
by BAR columnist Jemima Pierre The indefatigable Dominic-Haitian activist Sonia Pierre died recently, at age 48, outlived by the deep racism that poisons her homeland’s society. “Anti-…
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Our Failure on Haiti
28 Sep 2011
by BAR editor and columnist Jemima Pierre With a Black man in the White House, the African American political class has all but abandoned solidarity with Haiti. “U.S. Blacks’ hard-earned…
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Colonial War Crimes in Africa
18 May 2011
by Jemima Pierre The western-manipulated International Criminal Court, which has indicted only African leaders, tries to give the world the impression that barbarity descended on the continent…
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Brazil’s Haitian Training Ground
04 May 2011
by BAR editor and columnist Jemima Pierre When there’s a need to gain national prestige, curry favor with imperial power, or seize the opportunity to train your soldiers to occupy other people’s…
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Of Fools and Sycophants: Haiti’s Presidential Selection
20 Apr 2011
by Jemima Pierre The U.S. corporate media, echoing President Obama, would have us believe that Washington has brought “democracy” to Haiti – when, in fact, the U.S. stole democracy from that…