Johnny Celestin Johnny Celestin

Fuzzy Allegiance Leads to Chaos

“Fuzzy allegiance leads to chaos.” That was how a friend recently summarized his distrust of Haitians with dual citizenship during a debate.

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Johnny Celestin Johnny Celestin

Who Counts as Haitian?

As a Haitian-born U.S. citizen, I have long dreamed of contributing to the country of my birth. Over the years, through different civil society efforts, I have met countless Haitians who share that same desire.

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Johnny Celestin Johnny Celestin

Creepy...

Secretary Noem believes that the federal government should decide how people spend their own earnings.

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Finding Our Inner Maroon - Part II

In Part I, I argued that Haiti’s crisis cannot be explained solely through foreign interference. U.S. influence is real and consequential, but it becomes decisive because of our own divisions and indifference.

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Finding Our Inner Maroon

Long before independence was declared in 1804, there were Maroons—men and women who fled plantations, built hidden mountain settlements, organized systems of defense, cultivated land, and governed themselves under constant threat.

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