posted by Le Flambeau Library of Congress, January 15, 2020 Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., twentieth-century America’s most compelling and effective civil rights leader, was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia. After entering Morehouse College at age fifteen, King followed his father and grandfather into the Baptist ministry. He received a bachelor of divinity from Crozer Theological Seminary … Read more
International Institute for Environment and Development, January 23 2020, London In the wake of the devastating 2010 Haiti earthquake, significant resources were channelled to neighbourhood-level projects, precipitating numerous innovations in community planning. On 23 January, an IIED event will draw out the lessons learned from the emergency relief and recovery phases that continue to be … Read more
Note from Le Flambeau Foundation. Frederick Douglas was appointed U.S. Minister to Haiti on July 1, 1889, and has strong historical ties to Haiti. Frederick Douglas represents an exceptional commitment to defending equal rights for the African diaspora community, and all communities. Provided below are articles on/from Frederick Douglas recently made available on-line by the … Read more
Reuters World News, Sarah Marsh, January 16, 2020 HAVANA (Reuters) – Haiti’s President Jovenel Moise, who began ruling by decree this week, wants to use his new power to overhaul the constitution in an attempt to break a “decades-long cycle of political crises,” a planned presidential statement seen by Reuters shows. “We will work with … Read more
Linda Dorcena Forry Suffolk Construction executive and former state senator Number of Bostonians with Haitian Heritage: 23,614 Boston, by Brittany Jasnoff, 1/14/2020 The first Massachusetts state senator of Haitian descent returns to the island where her parents were born. Before my trip in 2015, I had been to Haiti only once before, when I was five … Read more
Reuters World News, January 14, 2020 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Haitian opposition politicians on Tuesday condemned the country’s slide into rule by decree under President Jovenel Moise after the failure to renew parliament, creating a political vacuum. In the early hours of Monday, the president said the mandates of lower house deputies and most senators formally … Read more
To safeguard cultural heritage, a massive Smithsonian-led cultural rescue operation can now be mobilized to help countries recover from disaster SMITHSONIANMAG.COM, By Richard Kurin, Jan. 10, 2020 This month marks the ten-year anniversary of the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated Haiti. The epicenter was near the nation’s capital, Port-au-Prince, home to 3 million. The January … Read more
Reuters, January 8, 2020, Robenson Sanon PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) – Ten years and billions of dollars of aid later, Haiti is still rebuilding itself from one of the deadliest earthquakes in history and the devastation it caused. Recovery has been slow and uneven. The 7.0 magnitude quake on Jan. 12, 2010 killed tens of thousands of people … Read more
Essence, By Danielle PointDuJour, January 8, 2020 Contrary to popular belief, there’s more to the island of Haiti than its well-documented struggles. Tranquil beaches, roaring waterfalls, and breathtaking landscapes are just some of the beauty features that many overlook when it comes to the Caribbean gem. Add to that a rich history and culture that … Read more
Le Flambeau Foundation, Inc., December 30, 2019 The year 2019 came and went in the blink of an eye and we now find ourselves facing the end, and the beginning – 2020. Natural and man-made disasters, political shifts, and economic restructuring; each played a role in this year’s story. Despite many challenges the mission of … Read more