Haiti
To the people of Haiti: Calling the Ancestors
January 21, 2010I dedicate this drumming piece to Haiti and its people in memory of those who've gone before (ancestors) and a celebration of the Haitian peoples resilience & hope.
Read moreRacism and counter-revolution: Cuba and Haiti
January 21, 2010U.S. media reports have cast Haitian earthquake survivors as potentially violent. Like Afro-Cuban rebels before them, they were scorned.
Read moreHaiti relief efforts pick up steam
January 21, 2010Administration officials say a big problem is volume of air traffic at tiny Port-au-Prince airport.
Read moreIn 2010, ‘What would Dr. King do?’
January 20, 2010King's message in 2010 was the theme as a standing-room-only crowd braved a squalling rainstorm Jan. 18 to pack the International Longshore and Warehouse Union's great hall.
Read moreU.S. grants temporary protected status to Haitians here
January 19, 2010Responding to calls by unions, members of Congress and others, Homeland Secretary Janet Napolitano said Haitian undocumented immigrants would be given temporary protected status for 18 months. But others who try to come without papers would...
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