Queens, New York

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It is no secret that there is a disconnect between the North American Haitian Seventh-day Adventist church (NAHSDAC) and social justice. I’m specifically speaking of the NAHSDAC in the northeast of the United States since that’s the one I’m familiar with. The reasons as to why aren’t all the same as is with Adventist churches of other nationalities and social-ethnic groups. To be fair, members of the church have participated in protests to support Haitian concerns in the country. For instance, “In 1990, the FDA recommended a policy of banning blood donations from people of Haitian and sub-Saharan African origin,