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
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
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
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
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
Actually, I live in FL now. But, I mean, of course I'm very honored to be playing for Japan. But my dad's… — Naomi Osaka Copy Share Image
In Haitian mythology there is the figure Ghede, who in West Africa, is Iku, whose role is to show "each man his… — Ishmael Reed 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
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
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
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
There's also the tradition of voodoo, the Haitian magic arts, in New Orleans. And because New Orleans is below sea level, when… — Sam Trammell Copy Share Image
Haiti, if you've ever met a Haitian person, they are just really positive, and literally, if you're friends with them, then they… — Naomi Osaka Copy Share Image
I am grateful to President George W. Bush for PEPFAR, which is saving the lives of millions of people in poor countries… — William J. Clinton Copy Share Image
How could a just God permit great misery? The Haitian peasants answered with a proverb: "Bondye konn bay, men li pa konn… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
My first concern was to take care of my drawing. I did not have any knowledge in arts, especially Haitian arts, apart… — Ralph Allen Copy Share Image
Haitian rice farmers are quite efficient, but they can't compete with U.S. agribusiness that relies on a huge government subsidy, thanks to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
“All my life, used the best lotions, finest soaps, nicest oils, and fanciest perfumes to keep my skin nice, only to find… — Liz Faublas-Wallace 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
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
I think it's hard for an outsider to capture the flavor of a community and all its nuances, so ultimately Haitian-Americans need… — Edwidge Danticat Copy Share Image
The structure of apartheid is still rooted in the Haitian society. When you have apartheid, you don't see those behind the walls.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide Copy Share Image
At Al Jazeera, the first story I did was to sit down with a former Haitian dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier, and grill him… — Soledad O'Brien Copy Share Image
I come from a Haitian background. My parents are Haitian and Dominican background, and so I always ate fresh seafood. I grew… — Jozy Altidore Copy Share Image
At one point, we were stuck at the border of Peru and Colombia and met this large Haitian population that was stranded… — Sam Pressman Copy Share Image
Jeremy Popkin's collection of first-person narratives of the Haitian Revolution is an extremely valuable work, accessible, sound and intelligent. I only wish… — Madison Smartt Bell Copy Share Image
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