haiti
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Haiti’s Death Toll Over 2,200 After Devastating Earthquake and Storm
Tensions have been building across Haiti as residents wait for medical aid, food and temporary shelters to reach the earthquake's epicenter.
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Haiti Searches for Earthquake Survivors as the Country Awaits Approaching Storm
Haiti, weakened by political unrest, the pandemic and this weekend’s deadly earthquake, is now facing a tropical storm, expected to arrive Monday night.
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Naomi Osaka Discusses Empowering the Next Generation of Leaders With Expansion of Play Academy: 'We Need to Take Action Now'
As one of the premier athletes in professional sports, tennis champion Naomi Osaka is committed to ensuring that her success creates other opportunities for women and girls eager to follow in her footsteps. To support that cause, last summer she launched the Play Academy with Naomi Osaka in Tokyo, which provides grants and training for…
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Calls to #FreeHaiti Spotlights Untenable Situation in Caribbean Nation
You may have seen #FreeHaiti making the rounds on Twitter, and though the hashtag has been shared by celebrities like Cardi B and influencers like Karen Civil, it originated from people in the Caribbean republic in response to the fatal outcome of a SWAT operation last weekend to seize gang members in the Village de…
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Unrest in Haiti as President Rejects Call to Step Down, Arrests Opponents for Alleged Coup Attempt
Political unrest in Haiti resulted in the arrest of more than 20 people in the nation’s Port-Au-Prince capital over the weekend, as President Jovenel Moise continues to deny requests from opposition leaders and members of the public to step down from office. Moise’s opponents say that his presidential term should have ended on Sunday, February…
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ICE Deports Black New York Man to Haiti, a Country He Wasn’t Born in and Had Never Been To
We might be out from underneath the bowels of the Trump administration, but the stench of Donald Trump’s America is still as potent as it ever was—especially for those still being victimized by his policies. Last month, 40-year-old financial consultant Paul Pierrilus narrowly escaped joining dozens of immigrants who were carted off to countries they…
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'I Really, Really See You': Yamiche Alcindor Pinpoints Exactly Why Lists Like The Root 100 Matter
“It’s humbling and I’m so grateful to be on this list with so many amazing people that are doing amazing work, including my friends, Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times, as well as Trymaine Lee of MSNBC.” — Yamiche Alcindor, Journalist, 2020 The Root 100 Honoree text As I write this Kinja post, my…
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Riots Break Out In Haiti Following Mysterious Murder of Journalist Amid Anti-Government Protests
All hell is breaking loose in Haiti. Again. Following the mysterious killing of a popular journalist, the “Pearl of the Antilles” has erupted into total chaos at the start of the weekend. According to reports, a full-scale riot has broken out in the Caribbean nation’s capital city of Port -au-Prince on Friday after months of…
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Liberian PhD Candidate Vulnerable to Deportation As Deferred Enforced Departure for Liberians Comes to an End
As Donald Trump moved to end differed enforced departure for Liberians last year, the Los Angeles Times reports a 28-year-old UCLA PhD Candidate may be forced to leave her home of 21 years. Yatta Kiazolu, born in Botswana to Liberian parents, has lived in the United States since the age of 7, maintaining legal authorization…
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S.C. Rep. Mark Sanford Says Haitians Shouldn't Get Birthright Citizenship Because They're Not 'Former Slaves'
In an interview with MSNBC’s Craig Melvin this week, outgoing South Carolina Congressman Mark Sanford said he wasn’t a “fan” of birthright citizenship and believed that people who come to the United States. “from Haiti or anywhere else” shouldn’t necessarily have access to it. In fact, if Sanford had his way, it would only apply…