Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary and analysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Margaret Kimberley, along with my co-host Glen Ford. Coming up:, When Haitian president Jovenel Moise was assassinated,, purportedly by a mostly Colombian band of mercenaries, the regime in Port-Au-Prince promptly begged the United States to send troops to Haiti. President Biden initially said “No,” but that could change any time, since invasions of Haiti have become a habit for the U.S. over the past century. We’ll hear from Gerald Horne, the prolific author and University of Houston professor, on the long and brutal history of U.S. and European aggression against Haiti, the world’s first republic liberated by enslaved people. But first – across the length and breadth of the US, states are passing or debating Critical Race Theory. Or rather, white Republicans are busy making up their own fantastic versions of what Critical Race Theory is, so that they can outlaw those who dare to discuss issues of race in the United States. Here to explain the historical roots of the madness, are Paul Macomb, a Haitian American philosopher and socioist currently teaching at the University of West Virginia, and writer and political analyst Pascal Robert, also a Haitian American. Pascal Robert:
That was Pascal Robert, the activist and writer, along with Dr. Paul Macomb, of the University of West Virginia, at a webinar on Critical Race Theory as it actually exists in the United States – as opposed to the fantasies in the minds of millions of white Republicans.
The poor and oppressed majority in Haiti had been mobilized for many months, demanding that president Jovenel Moise step down for a long list of crimes. And then last week, Moise was cut down in his residence by a dozen bullets, purported at the hands of Colombian mercenaries. Dr. Gerald Horne and Dr. Jemima Pierre spoke at a webinar on “Haiti vs Imperialism and Necolonialism” a day before the assassination. Their talk on Haiti’s history is especially valuable, because it provides a background to understand today’s events on the island nation. Pierre is a Haitian American who teaches anthropology at UCLA. Horne is a professor of History at the University of
Houston, and the author of over 30 books – many of which put HAITI front and center in hstory.
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