Saying Haiti contributed nothing to music is idiotic and reveals a lack of cultural knowledge.
Dominican Republic: Gagá developed from Haitian rara via migrants.
Cuba: Tumba Francesa was brought by Haitian migrants and is UNESCO-recognized.
Dominica: Cadence-lypso partly emerged from Haitian compas and cadence-rampa.
Guadeloupe and Martinique: Haitian compas helped shape zouk.
Colombia: Haitian compas influenced champeta.
Haiti’s méringue also shaped merengue, and Carabiné came from Dessalines’ soldiers.
These are documented contributions, not claims of ownership over other cultures.
I am angry tonight.
Because today ICE shot a New Yorker. They shot a New Yorker while his five year old child was in the car.
ICE makes this city less safe.
We want them out. Now.
@gal_axie420@marvhyppo wtf are you even talking about you idiot?
Can’t believe I’ve spent so much time here fighting off other caribbeans and dominitards just to argue with some dumbfuck from my own country because they lack the basic evolutionary ability of logic.
You can’t make this shit up!
He’s right you’re wrong. Stop being so fucking dense about it. The world is hating on us, and your brilliant idea is to make it a gender thing and divide further when we should get together. Oh le génie!🧠
And if you don’t want people to comment under your SOCIAL MEDIA posts make your account private ffs.
Sanité Bélair (1781–1802) was a Haitian revolutionary and lieutenant in Toussaint Louverture’s army. Rising from sergeant, she helped lead uprisings of enslaved people in the fight for Haiti’s freedom and independence.
Born Suzanne Bélair in the late 1700s in Saint-Domingue (present-day Haiti), she lived during a time when the colony was one of the richest in the world, built on the forced labor of enslaved Africans. But beneath that wealth was a growing resistance, and Bélair would become one of the people who helped turn that resistance into a movement for freedom.
She joined the revolutionary struggle alongside her husband, Charles Bélair, and quickly distinguished herself through discipline, leadership, and courage. Rising from sergeant to lieutenant in the army of Toussaint Louverture, she became part of the organized fight to end slavery and secure autonomy for the people of the colony. At a time when women were rarely recognized as military leaders, Bélair was not simply present — she was trusted with responsibility and command.
Historical accounts describe her as determined and principled, someone who believed deeply in the cause she served. When French forces attempted to reassert control over the colony in the early 1800s, Bélair continued to stand with the revolutionary side during one of the most uncertain phases of the struggle.
In 1802, she was captured by French troops. She was sentenced to death, but even in her final moments she is remembered for her composure and resolve. Stories passed down through Haitian history say she refused to be blindfolded, choosing instead to face what was coming with dignity. Whether retold through oral tradition or written record, the message is consistent: she remained unshaken in her belief in freedom.
Today, Sanité Bélair is honored as one of Haiti’s revolutionary heroines. Her image has appeared on Haitian currency, and artists, historians, and educators continue working to ensure her story is remembered. She represents the many women whose contributions to liberation struggles were real, powerful, and essential — even if history did not always give them equal space.