Emerante de Pradines was a Haitian singer, dancer and folklorist who became the first person from her country to sign a record deal. She was dedicated to de-demonising vodou music and folklore and ...
The recent “noise” about Haitian immigrants eating dogs, cats and geese belies the true history of the brave and awesome Haitian people. The Haitian people are heirs to the greatest story never told ...
Haiti's once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to Haitian presidents, was ...
Cultural artefacts have been stolen from Haiti, wracked by gang violence. The Citadelle Laferrière, commonly known as La Citadelle, is a large early 19th-century fortress located in Milot in Nord, ...
In Haiti, history repeats itself — repeatedly. And for what remains of Haiti’s troubled government, history seems to keep getting worse. Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry and Kenyan President William ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haiti became Latin America and the Caribbean's first independent state of the colonial era and the first Black-led republic when it threw off French rule in the 19th century ...
Two years ago, at 4:53 p.m. on Jan. 12, 2010, the earth shrugged and added another chapter to the sequence of tragedies that define Haiti’s history. The 7.0-magnitude earthquake killed an estimated ...
In 1778, during the Revolutionary War, the British captured Savannah, Georgia, as part of a “Southern Strategy” that aimed to rally support from Loyalists in the region. The following year, after ...
Paul Gardère’s Magenta Plains exhibition reflects his deep vision of Haiti’s history and spiritual resilience.
Cambridge, MA – Many things account for Haiti’s modern troubles. A good perspective on them comes from going back in time to 1715 or so — and grappling with a far-flung narrative involving the French ...
Haiti has so many problems at the moment that you would need three hands to account for them all. The country has had its fair share of political turmoil over the last several decades, but nothing ...