GBH News | How to respond to anti-Haitian rhetoric @GBHNews | Uploaded September 2024 | Updated October 2024, 11 hours ago.
Former MA State Representative Marie St. Fleur joined Boston Public Radio to respond to the Trump campaign's false claims about people in the Haitian community eating pets. St. Fleur - the first Haitian-American to serve in state office in the United States - talked about the impact on the wider community and Haitian contributions in the U.S.

1:45 Why is there are large Haitian population in Boston area?
4:00 Haiti's slave rebellion and the Louisiana Purchase
8:30 Haitian fighter pilots in World War II
10:30 Impact of Trump/Vance anti-Haitian rhetoric
12:00 Building back community in Springfield, Ohio
12:30 How ethnic discrimination against Haitians is unique
13:15 How to respond to anti-Haitian rhetoric

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