Category: Spirituality
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God is not white
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Tune in every Wednesday at 7 PM EST for a thought-provoking discussion on themes related to an increasingly uneasy relationship modern-day Africans of the continent and its diaspora are developing with Abrahamic religions (Christianity, Judaism and Islam) which were mobilized to subjugate their ancestors over centuries of foreign invasion. To receive regular alerts and updates,…
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No to Organized Religion, It's Spirit that Counts
By Brian StevensHaitian Times Staff , Published in May 2000 MIAMI – With the provocative title “Viv Bondye, Aba Relijyon” (Long live God, Down with Religion) it is no surprise the author Jafrikayiti wants to shake up the traditional take on spirituality and faith and reclaim a domain he says is dominated by those who…
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A Single Maat Confession for Haitians
Today, December 30, 2017, as we enter “Nia”, the 5th day of Kwanzaa, I invite you to follow me on a special journey that will take us from the ancient Nile in Africa to the Artibonite river in modern-day Haiti. Nia is Kiswahili for the English word purpose. The founders of Kwanzaa define the principle…
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A Giant Step for Mankind – Made in Haiti
The Bwa Kay Iman Uprising Against Slavery by Jean Saint-Vil, August 11, 2009 There was a time, not so long ago, when popes, kings and queens enriched themselves and built vast empires on the profits made with the sweat and blood of kidnapped men, women and children loaded on ships, stacked like sardines and reduced…