Guerline Jozef on Haitian Immigrants and Racial Injustice

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Guerline Jozef on Haitian Immigrants and Racial Injustice

In this powerful episode of Hard Knock Radio, host Davey D speaks with Guerline Jozef, Executive Director of the Haitian Bridge Alliance, to shed light on the often-overlooked struggles of Haitian immigrants amid nationwide ICE raids and immigration crackdowns. Jozef shares harrowing accounts—including a Haitian father being kidnapped by ICE while leaving a courtroom with his infant child—exposing the inhumane and racialized treatment Black immigrants face.

Jozef argues that Haitian and Black immigrants are systematically targeted, yet rendered invisible in mainstream immigration debates. She details the long history of anti-Haitian discrimination, including the U.S. government’s role in falsely blaming Haitians for the AIDS epidemic, warehousing them in Guantanamo, and decades of destabilizing policies that have forced many to flee.

Davey D and Jozef call out the double standards in immigration enforcement—highlighting how Ukrainians and other non-Black immigrants are welcomed, while Haitians and other Black communities are criminalized. They denounce the use of media and algorithm-driven narratives that promote division, noting that these efforts serve elite political interests and echo the goals of Project 2025.

Jozef calls for solidarity across the Black Diaspora, stressing the need for a “family reunion” to confront systemic racism and U.S. policies that treat immigrants as disposable. Her final message is clear: many of those being targeted were invited here legally. The fight for immigrant justice is a fight for all Black people.

Hard Knock Radio is a drive-time Hip-Hop talk show on KPFA (94.1fm @ 4-5 pm Monday-Friday), a community radio station without corporate underwriting, hosted by Davey D and Anita Johnson.

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