Dr. Nia Imara, PhD

BlackCommentator.com Guest Commentator Dr. Nia Imara, PhD is a writer, artist, and astrophysicist. In 2010, she became the first black woman to receive a PhD in astrophysics from UC Berkeley. Dr. Imara is a longtime member of the San Francisco Bay Area based organization Haiti Action Committee. She speaks frequently publicly on Haiti and has traveled to Haiti a number of times. Click here to contact Dr. Imara.

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Signs of the Times in Haiti – The Military, Money, and the Meaning of an Occupation

By Dr. Nia Imara, PhD Guest Commentator

There are periods in a country’s history when the signs and warnings that that history will soon enter into a dramatically different phase are clear as day. Such is the period today in Haiti, where daily events portend an inauspicious development for the future: the Haitian Army may soon be returning. The gold rush on…

There are periods in a country’s history when the signs and warnings that that history will soon enter into a dramatically different phase are clear as…

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