In The Dominican Republic, Anti-Blackness Is At The Root Of Violent Deportations Of Haitians. Here’s How We Can Help

In The Dominican Republic, Anti-Blackness Is At The Root Of Violent Deportations Of Haitians. Here’s How We Can Help

Essence Magazine:

By Saudi Garcia Ph.D.· Updated December 15, 2022

As a Dominican racial equity activist with the organization In Cultured Company, I watched the anti-Haitian migrant violence unfolding in October and November with deep horror.

There are compounding cases of violence and structural racism that are now in synergy in the Dominican Republic. According to MST, the Movimiento de Trabajadores Socialista, the Dominican government deported around 85,000 people between

Malaika Jabali
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