I had always loved Haitian art, but I stumbled onto Haiti quite by accident. I went there on vacation after finishing a… — Yvette Mimieux Copy Share Image
Slave rebellions, especially the [1791] Haitian Revolution, had an ongoing effect on the ways in which abolitionists talked about ending slavery. — Manisha Sinha Copy Share Image
Every time there has been an effort by the Haitian people to overcome the misery and poverty that comes from 200 years… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
You know, we do not want the militarization of Haiti. We do not see a Haitian as a protectorate where it relinquishes… — Danny Glover Copy Share Image
I am fine with my books being categorized as African-American literature but I hope they are also considered Haitian-American literature and American… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
It's very difficult to get any movies done about Black heroes - Haitian or American - in Hollywood. The argument in Hollywood… — Jimmy Jean-Louis Copy Share Image
As a foreign worker in Haiti, speaking for myself, speaking for the workers, our organization is about 95 percent Haitian, but even… — Sean Penn Copy Share Image
Haiti is a proud nation, rich in heritage and spirituality. How they have been able to not only survive but thrive is… — Michael Arden Copy Share Image
Sometimes we mask ourselves to further reveal ourselves, and it's always been connected to me with being a writer: We tell lies… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
Haiti is always talking about decentralization and nothing has been so obvious, perhaps a weakness, as the centralized nature of Haitian society… — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
Barack Obama's administration responded to the Haitian crisis within 24 hours. Here comes the soldiers, here comes the food, go go go...… — Henry Rollins Copy Share Image
If a Cuban refugee is escaping, we're saying they're a political refugee, but why isn't a Haitian refugee a political refugee? They're… — Ian Svenonius Copy Share Image
This election marks a significant moment in Haiti; it not only serves as the basis of hope along the road to democracy,… — Kendrick Meek Copy Share Image
We were the only black family in my neighborhood for many years. Wherever we lived, we were often the only black family,… — Roxane Gay Copy Share Image
A person deprived of beauty and pleasure puts me in mind of the Haitian notion of a zombie - a person disconnected… — Ben Fountain Copy Share Image
The silencing of the Haitian Revolution is only a chapter within a narrative of global domination. It is part of the history… — Michel-Rolph Trouillot Copy Share Image
“It is with this surety that we must stand with Haiti, a country whose spirit and people will never be broken, and… — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
It's time for Haitians to have access to health care. It's time to open our borders to the Haitian diaspora, open our… — Michel Martelly Copy Share Image
When you put more than a million kids in school, you take a plane today and go to Haiti, you cannot see… — Michel Martelly Copy Share Image
The diiference is that in the private sector you work for yourself, and as Prime Minister I work for every single Haitian… — Laurent Lamothe Copy Share Image
God gives us humans everything we need to flourish, but he's not the one who's supposed to divvy up the loot. That… — Tracy Kidder Copy Share Image
I've been impressed, over the last 15 years, with how often the somewhat conspiratorial comments of Haitian villagers have been proven to… — Paul Farmer Copy Share Image
The first big dramatic push in the Haitian Revolution was to overthrow the slave regime and we have to remember this was… — Laurent Dubois Copy Share Image
Danzon is my favorite Cuban music, played by a traditional string orchestra with flute and piano. It's very formally structured but romantic… — Rachel Kushner Copy Share Image
Haitian diplomacy will be oriented toward the influx of foreign capital, direct investments that create jobs and stimulate economic growth. — Laurent Lamothe Copy Share Image
Growing up was very interesting for me. If you were Haitian, people just automatically assumed that English was a second language. So… — Karen Civil Copy Share Image
We don't intend to always keep this necessarily African oriented. Originally I had hoped to have African American Indian of this area,… — Katherine Dunham Copy Share Image
We still have our people working in the cane fields in the Dominican Republic. People are still repatriated all the time from… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
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