Black defenders of Haiti freedom complain: Caribbean leaders help US to impose weak government on Haiti
The 13 million citizens of Haiti will soon have an appointed president and a large contingency of Kenyan and Canada-trained Caribbean troops to pacify any resistance to the plan that was hashed out in Jamaica in March of this year. It has been more than a month since the leaders of the 50-year-old CARICOM, or Caribbean Community, completed their plan for a nine-member Transitional Presidential Council (TPC) for the strife-torn nation of Haiti, a member of CARICOM. The overwhelming majority of Haitians, however, oppose the plan outright, according to some of the most vocal defenders of Haitian self-determination. The plan for a Haitian government devised by CARICOM has given rise to a barrage of other problems that it won’t be able to ignore before trying to select a president for an incensed Haitian populus, the New York-based The Haitian Times reported in its April 6 edition. “The presidential council is
IHL makes decisions on MVSU endowment, Alcorn president, commencement speakers, etc.
While much of the media focused on the passing of the gavel from outgoing Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) President Alfred McNair to incoming president, Bruce Martin, there were other items that were consequently obscured. It’s not that the passing of the gavel was unimportant. It is traditionally passed from the president to the vice president at the end of each term, making it fairly routine and fairly predictable, while other matters are not so routine and predictable. MVSU ENDOWMENT TRANSFER The college board approved transferring management of the remaining $19.8 million Ayers-mandated public endowment funds due to Mississippi Valley State University’s (MVSU) to the university itself. It also approved transfer of the $293.3 thousand in private endowment funds to the university’s foundation. Although on the surface it seems like simple matters, there is much discussion that can and should take place regarding these decisions. For starters, Attorney Isaac Byrd
Atty. Jaribu Hill receives Public Interest Law Association Award
JANS – Mississippi revered civil rights attorney, Jaribu Hill, received the 2024 PILA (Public Interest Law Association) Award, Fri., April 19 at CUNY (City University
Lawrence County court hearing against three teens who claim police abuse reset for June 19
The court hearing for three teen-aged female Lawrence County High School students originally scheduled for April 17 has been changed to June 19, according to
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Black Press Week galvanizes advocacy, celebrates legacy, and mobilizes voters
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent During Black Press Week the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) enshrined Zora Neale Hurston in the
Justice Department finds conditions at three Mississippi prisons violate the Constitution
JANS – On Feb. 28, 2024, the Justice Department announced its findings that conditions of confinement at three Mississippi Department of Corrections (MDOC) facilities violate
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OPINION: Legislative session enters final days
By Senator David Blount Jackson Advocate Guest Writer The 2024 legislative session is scheduled to end on May 5. As I write there are still
