Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Berny and Geston both love their country, and each other. But for these dear friends, that’s where the agreement ends.Friends since middle school, Berny and Geston are both children of Haitian political refugees who fled political instability that put their families at risk – with Geston’s parents arriving a little earlier than Berny’s. Despite their friendship and shared family immigration story, they have reached very different conclusions about politics and social issues in the United States today.
What Berny and Geston have found in the space and differences between them, we believe, has a lot to teach the country they both dearly love. In the lead-up to a contentious presidential election, it seemed like the perfect time to get to know these “frenemies” — and consider what we might be getting wrong about each other.
Berny is a former assistant state attorney named among “30 under 30 rising stars in Florida politics” and is now a Florida State Representative. Geston shares his message as a pastor and through song as part of the group Committed.
Berny and Geston both love their country, and each other. But for these dear friends, that’s where the agreement ends.Friends since middle school, Berny and Geston are both children of Haitian political refugees who fled political instability that put their families at risk – with Geston’s parents arriving a little earlier than Berny’s. Despite their friendship and shared family immigration story, they have reached very different conclusions about politics and social issues in the United States today.
What Berny and Geston have found in the space and differences between them, we believe, has a lot to teach the country they both dearly love. In the lead-up to a contentious presidential election, it seemed like the perfect time to get to know these “frenemies” — and consider what we might be getting wrong about each other.
Berny is a former assistant state attorney named among “30 under 30 rising stars in Florida politics” and is now a Florida State Representative. Geston shares his message as a pastor and through song as part of the group Committed.
