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HAPPY BIRTHDAY MR. PRESIDENT - Jean Pierre Boyer

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

Jean-Pierre Boyer (February 28, 1776 – July 9, 1850), Haïtian soldier and President of Haïti (1818-1843), born a free mulatto in Port-au-Prince, and educated in France. He fought with Toussaint L'Ouverture and then joined André ...

HAITI: Creole, Literacy, and Education

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

The question as to which language or languages to use in educating the children of Haiti and in adult literacy programs, which are organized by both government and voluntary organizations in Haiti, has generated a ...

The Invasion of Santo Domingo

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

There were several attempts at various times to forcefully unite the two colonies of Hispaniola. The imperial powers of the period, from the sixteenth to eighteenth centuries, strived to possess or repossess Hispaniola as one ...

The Treaty of Ryswick 1697

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

The Treaty of Ryswick came about as the concluding chapter to the European ‘War of Grand Alliance’. The war pitted France on one hand to a grand alliance of four powers, namely England, Spain, The ...

Dutty Boukman - Samba Boukman

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

Throughout the history of the human race, even up till the present moment, one of the most potent forces which men use to rally oppressed peoples together, in their drive towards freedom and emancipation from ...

The Haitian Revolution

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

Much has been written from the historical point of view about that unique and pacesetting revolution called ‘The Haitian Revolution’. It is unique and pacesetting because it is the only successful slave revolution known to ...

Haiti's Political Parties, Why so many?

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

Over two hundred years have passed since its Independence, and Haiti remains trailing behind the developing world. Now that we have entered a new and strange phase in Haiti, perhaps the lowest ever, from sporadic ...

Bahama Mama, Oops! Obama Mama

By Edrys Erisnor · 16 years ago

Handsome, young, smart and full of charisma, Obama Mama! Barack Obama is history in the making, so believes everyone. To his credit, Senator Obama has thus far defied the impossible and continues to do so. ...

A Personal Relationship with Dr. King

By Reginald Simeon · 17 years ago

We each hold a key in this world, a key to prosperity, freedom, and happiness. Martin Luther King jr. used his key as a racial healer, a soldier in the fight for social justice, equality ...

Haiti vs Brain Drain

By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago

The state of the State of Haiti is so complex that it requires profound knowledge of its history to understand its current image. As early as the late 1940’s, intellectual Haitians have turned to other ...

A Look Back At History

By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago

Haiti, the world’s first Black Republic, the second in the Americas, has been referred to many names such as, “La Perle des Antilles, Quisqueya, Bohio, Hispaniola ect. It would be inconclusive to talk about Haiti ...

Minority Education

By Archangelo Joseph · 17 years ago

By the late 19th century, educational debates were still echoing on “who was to be educated?” and “how this education was to be carried out?” Such philosophers as John Dewey and (closer to us) Jean ...

Food Poisoning: How to Avoid It, How to Treat It

By Henoch Avaraham · 17 years ago

While America’s food supply is the safest in the world, food poisoning is responsible for approximately 76 million illnesses in the United States each year. In fact, it is estimated that 60% or more of ...

Is it discipline?

By Rachel Acloque · 17 years ago

There are many studies done on child abuse specifically in physical abuse. Many believe that child abuse in most instances is a learned behavior; it is a type of child rearing that can be predicted, ...

Leaders of Haiti, Is There Any?

By Edrys Erisnor · 17 years ago

Leaders of Haiti, is there any? This question would have been irrelevant have I asked it during the thirty years before February 7, 1986. The notion of Haitian leaders was very much a delusion during ...

History And Purpose Of Education In The United States

By Archangelo Joseph · 17 years ago

Education of the Minorities By the late 19th century educational debates were still raging on “who was to be educated?” and “how this education was to be carried out?’ Such philosophers as John Dewey and ...