OFF THE BOAT WITH LE JOSEPH

In this episode of Off the Boat with Le Joseph , we take a deep, documentary-style examination of the Haitian National Police (Polis Nasyonal d’Haiti – PNH) and the structural failures that have shaped Haiti’s current security crisis. This is not entertainment, gossip, or propaganda. It is an investigation into how an institution created to protect the nation became overwhelmed by political interf...

Off The Boat with Le Joseph — Season 2, Episode 2 MLK Day: The Legacy, The Struggle, The Continuation This episode is a tribute, a lesson, and a challenge. Released in recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day , Season 2 Episode 2 of Off The Boat with Le Joseph explores the true meaning of the MLK legacy—beyond soundbites, beyond holidays, and beyond selective memory. Dr. King’s fight for justice...

Off the Boat with Le Joseph — Season 2, Episode 1 “222 Years: The Birth, Shockwaves, and Legacy of Haiti (1804–2026)” On January 1, 1804, Haiti changed the world forever. In this Season 2 premiere, Off the Boat with Le Joseph dives deep into the Haitian Revolution and the 222-year legacy of the first free Black republic in human history. Born from the most successful slave revolt ever recorded, Ha...

Welcome back to “Off The Boat”! In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on Haitian Vodou—its African roots, its pivotal role in sparking Haiti’s independence, and how it lives on in modern Haiti. Learn how Vodou intertwines with Catholic and Protestant traditions, why doctors and lawyers still consult the spirits, and how young Haitians are embracing their heritage. You’ll also hear about...

Episode 11 NEIGHBORS: Rivyè Masak to Stephora — A Timeline of Anti-Haitian Violence In this episode, host Le Joseph traces the long, painful history of anti-Haitianism in the Dominican Republic — from colonial killings at the river border, to the 1937 Parsley Massacre ordered by Rafael Trujillo, to modern cases of rape, murder, and institutional violence targeting Haitians. Through documented even...

In this episode, we dig into a side of Haitian history most people never hear about: how waves of Middle Eastern and European migrants helped shape the country’s modern elite. We start with the big picture—why Syrians, Lebanese, Palestinians, Germans, French and others left their homelands in the 19th and early 20th centuries, how they arrived in the Caribbean, and why Haiti became such an attract...

Cholera is more than a public-health headline — it’s a story about infrastructure, inequality, history, and the ongoing struggle for dignity in Haiti. In Episode 9 of Off The Boat with Le Joseph , we explore how cholera first entered Haiti in 2010, how it devastated the country for nearly a decade, and why the disease returned in 2022 despite being declared eliminated. This episode breaks down the...

In this episode of Off The Boat with Le Joseph , I take a hard look at the frustration many Haitians feel seeing the world come together to help Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa . I understand that pain — the feeling of being overlooked — but we have to face the deeper truth. Both Haiti and Jamaica have survived countless hurricanes — Gilbert, Georges, Gustav, Sandy, and now Melissa. Yet our outcom...

What if the world’s first Black emperor wasn’t seen as a hero — but as a mystery? In this episode, Le Joseph digs deep into an 1809 British article from The Christian Observer titled “Memoranda Respecting Hayti” — one of the earliest foreign portrayals of Jean-Jacques Dessalines , the founding father of Haiti. Through translation, commentary, and reflection, this episode takes you beyond the myths...

When power goes unchecked, justice disappears. In this episode, Le Joseph unpacks the meaning of impunity —and why it feels so different in the United States vs. Haiti . From U.S. immigration arrests of Haitian elites like Réginald Boulos and Dimitri Vorbe , to the endless investigations surrounding Jovenel Moïse’s assassination , this is a raw look at how accountability, corruption, and justice c...

THE LACK OF SPENDING ON EDUCATION IN HAITI IS THE SOURCE OF IGNORANCE.

Haiti's Transitional Presidential Council

Viv Ansanm is not a revolution. It's terrorism!

The death of Jovenel Moïse!

Trump Policies Influx of Haitian immigrants Problems in Haiti