Join DJ Leroy and the Night Watchman on this episode of Soul Lounge Primetime, as we discuss what it means to be a Haitian American, with Nancy Chevalier, Dina Simon Leroy, Sam Pierre and Rose Pierre-Louis.

The largest proportion of Haitians in the United States live in Little Haiti in South Florida as well as in major Northeast cities such as New York City, Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington, D.C., and in Chicago and Detroit in the Midwest. During the 1960s and 1970s many Haitians emigrated to the U.S. to escape the oppressive conditions during the dictatorships of François "Papa Doc" and his son Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier. Political unrest, economic strains and natural disasters also caused people to emigrate.

In this show we will discuss the long-term effects of debt that Haiti was saddled with after slavery. the importance of education as a path for upward mobility, the US military occupation of Haiti that is almost never taught in American history classes, and potential solutions to Haiti’s current problems.

Hosts: DJ LeRoy (Curtis Archer) and NightWatchman (Bob Poncé) Aired on WHCR 90.3 FM (The Voice of Harlem) on June 25, 2023