Haitian Americans worry for their families back home and their future Bianca Brutus © Provided by NBC News
When Georges Bossous Jr. opened a WhatsApp group chat last Wednesday morning, he felt a whirlwind of emotions.
“I was surprised, in shock, in awe, disturbed,” the Haitian American said.
He learned that Haitian President Jovenel Moïse had been assassinated in his home in Port-au-Prince. The brazen attack also wounded the first lady Martine Moïse, who was later flown to Miami for medical treatment.
Bossous, 47, grew up in Limbe, Haiti, and came to the United States when he was 21. A psychotherapist, he is the executive director of the nonprofit group Word and Action and the Haitian American Leadership Initiative in Orlando.
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