Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Marlene Daut, a historian and expert on the Haitian Revolution, is the author of “The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and ...
Haiti is headed to the World Cup for the first time in more than 50 years, and celebrations broke out from Port-au-Prince to South Florida. The soccer-loving Caribbean island, which has been besieged ...
In 2002, Haiti’s former president Jean-Bertrand Aristide argued that France should pay his country $US22 billion. The reason? In 1825, France extracted a huge ...
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 ...
On Jan. 12, 2010, Bill Nathan was resting on the patio roof of the St. Joseph’s Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. When a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hurled him seven stories onto a concrete roof ...
Union County is planning a flag-raising ceremony, cultural events, and art exhibits throughout May.
Haiti’s troubles go back more than 500 years. From the time Columbus first discovered the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the Haitian people have suffered. They’ve endured civil wars, revolutions, ...
I disagree. The international community has a long history of underestimating Haiti’s capabilities and resilience, misappropriating funding and support to power brokers instead of true public servants ...
TAMPA, Fla. — Each year, the City of Tampa Black History Committee honors the unsung heroes of the diaspora for Black History Month. The theme for their 37th Annual Ceremony is "Tampa Bay Trailblazers ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A French propaganda engraving from 1825 depicts King Charles X bestowing freedom on a Black man kneeling before him in chains.