bush not racist, just socially inept

This video of George Bush wiping his hand on Bill Clinton’s shirt after shaking the hands of Haitians in Port-au-Prince has been making the rounds on the internet. Many have implied that Bush’s handwipe was a racist response, but that seems unlikely. At a ceremony meeting new senators in the White House, Barack Obama recalls [...]

Haiti, I’m sorry

I’ve always been fascinated by Haiti.
The haunting lyrics of calypsonian David Rudder’s Haiti sent a shudder down my spine when I first heard it in 1988:
‘Toussaint was a mighty man, and to make matters worse, he was black; back in the days when black men knew their place was in the back; but this rebel, [...]