The main objective of this article is to help to correct the partial and undervalued image that is spread globally about Haiti: a country that is all too often presented as the Western Hemisphere's ...

JANUARY 1ST SIGNIFIES THE START OF A NEW CALENDAR YEAR. AND FOR THE HAITIAN COMMUNITY, A COMMEMORATION OF INDEPENDENCE FROM FRENCH RULE. HAITI WAS THE FIRST NATION TO BE FOUNDED BY FORMERLY ENSLAVED ...

October, Haiti celebrates Dessalines Day, commemorating the assassination in 1806 of the country’s first head of state ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — This weekend an event in Springfield put a spotlight on the Haitian Revolution. Haiti’s status as the western hemisphere’s first free black republic was one of several historical ...

An obscure conference last weekend at a Catholic institution in Washington, D.C., could spell trouble for Haiti in this election year. For the organizers aimed at “mobilizing” the Haitian masses ...

📜 The Haitian Revolution: The War of Knives - With the end of slavery in French colonies and the withdrawal of Spanish troops from the conflict, it looked like everything was going Toussaint ...

Massachusetts has the third-largest Haitian diaspora in the country, with more than 87,000 Haitians calling the state home. The Haitian community has a long history in Massachusetts, and more migrants ...

A large monument in a central square in Savannah, Georgia honors the Chasseurs-Volontaires of Saint-Domingue, a regiment of free men of African descent from what is now Haiti, who fought there for ...

SAN ANTONIO – Togetherness, culture and a path forward were the goals of the 2024 Haitian Culture Festival on the West Side after false claims ran rampant during the election season. The Haitian ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Julia Gaffield, William & Mary (THE CONVERSATION) Every Oct. 17, Haiti celebrates ...