Welcome to the radio magazine that brings you news, commentary andanalysis from a Black Left perspective. I’m Margaret Kimberley, along with my co-hostGlen Ford. Coming up:, When Haitian president Jovenel Moise was assassinated,,purportedly by a mostly Colombian band of mercenaries, the regime in Port-Au-Princepromptly 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 forthe U.S. over the past century. We’ll hear from Gerald Horne, the prolific author andUniversity of Houston professor, on the long and brutal history of U.S. and Europeanaggression 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 debatingCritical Race Theory. Or rather, white Republicans are busy making up their ownfantastic versions of what Critical Race Theory is, so that they can outlaw those whodare to discuss issues of race in the United States. Here to explain the historical roots ofthe madness, are Paul Macomb, a Haitian American philosopher and socioist currentlyteaching at the University of West Virginia, and writer and political analyst PascalRobert, also a Haitian American. Pascal Robert:
That was Pascal Robert, the activist and writer, along with Dr. PaulMacomb, of the University of West Virginia, at a webinar on Critical Race Theory as itactually exists in the United States – as opposed to the fantasies in the minds of millionsof 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 thenlast week, Moise was cut down in his residence by a dozen bullets, purported at thehands of Colombian mercenaries. Dr. Gerald Horne and Dr. Jemima Pierre spoke at awebinar 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 tounderstand today’s events on the island nation. Pierre is a Haitian American whoteaches 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 inhstory.
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