FIFA rejecting Haiti’s jersey’s for being “too political” while allowing Israel to play, & the US to host World Cup (while denying visas, restricting entrance, banning Iranian players from staying in country) is a selective, targeted invocation of their “neutrality” policies.
Dominicans are fixated on the occupation/unification period of Hispaniola, understandably so. But they don’t believe us when we say that no Haitian is interested in becoming one nation. Why would we want our hostile neighbors to become our hostile countrymen?💀
Top 3 best goals of the tournament 🇭🇹 if the Haitian team played like this more often they could cause trouble for other teams! Even if we’re out I’m happy to say I always believed in us.
No actually it’s a revelation to how Hispanic people especially in NY can get away without having to assimilate language wise while Africans, West Indians etc have to in order to survive. A Dominican can live in New York for damn near a decade and still only know minimal English.
In “Black in Latin America,” Henry Louis Gates stated that Haiti’s constitution from 1816 “can be thought of as one of the earliest, and perhaps the earliest, signal acts in the history of Pan-Africanism, the first time certainly that a government thought of all persons of African descent positively as ‘citizens’ or members of a unified or related group”.
Indeed, the vision of the Haitian Revolution was international in nature. This is also why Haiti abolished slavery in the Dominican Republic and supported Simon Bolivar on the condition that he end slavery in South America. The leaders of the Haitian Revolution understood that our liberation has to be international.
Happy New Year 2026!!
Happy Haitian Independence Day! 🇭🇹🔥
Today, we proudly commemorate the 222nd anniversary of Haiti’s independence, the revolutionary triumph that gave birth to the world’s first Black-led republic, the first independent nation in the Caribbean, and only the second independent state in the entire Western Hemisphere after the United States. That victory was no ordinary feat; it shattered the chains of slavery, defied the most powerful empires of the time, and forever rewrote what was possible for oppressed people everywhere.
In 2026, as we wave flags and raise our voices in celebration, we also hold space for the heavy truth: Haiti is still fighting against instability, injustice, and systemic neglect. But history has taught us that our struggles have never defined the Haitian people; we are defined by how we rise above them.
This anniversary is both a powerful reminder and a renewed call to action. Let the unbreakable spirit of our ancestors, Dessalines, Louverture, and countless others, ignite something fierce in us today.
Let it fuel a fresh commitment to:
• Unity across every divide
• Collective healing and justice
• Real investment in education, opportunity, and infrastructure
• A Haiti that belongs to Haitians first
To every Haitian at home, in the diaspora, and in every corner of the globe: You are the living continuation of this extraordinary legacy. The revolution is not finished; it lives in our choices, our solidarity, and our refusal to give up on Ayiti.
Here’s to a 2026 filled with courage, renewed hope, unbreakable unity, and meaningful progress for Haiti and all her children worldwide. Nou se pèp ki fò. Nou se Ayiti. 🇭🇹