A new book by Historian Julia Gaffield analyzes the mixed legacy of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Haiti's first head of state post ...

Stella Jean returned to the Milan Fashion Week runway after a three-year hiatus with a collection that reaffirmed her commitment to fashion as a vehicle for cross-cultural dialogue and political ...

On September 19, 2025, the Consulate of Haiti in Montreal, under the leadership of Consul General Anès Lubin, held a ceremony to mark the 267th anniversary of the birth of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, ...

A jury's conclusion that President Trump should pay writer E. Jean Carroll more than $83 million in damages for defamation was "fair and reasonable," a federal appeals court panel ruled Monday. "We ...

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A meme on social media quotes my colleague Glenn Sunshine as saying, "If I had a gun with two bullets, and I was in a room with Hitler, bin Laden and Jean Jacques Rousseau, I'd shoot Rousseau twice!" ...

The AFRO knows what it’s like to endure challenging times. John H. Murphy, Sr., a former enslaved man founded the AFRO in 1892 with $200 from his wife, Martha Howard Murphy. Together they created a ...

FIRST ON FOX: Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed to Fox News that it has arrested a lawful permanent U.S. resident for alleged crimes related to Haitian gang activity and immigration ...

When folks talk about Haiti’s revolution, names like Toussaint Louverture and Jean-Jacques Dessalines get all the shine. But what about Sanité Bélair, who faced the firing squad with her head high? Or ...

It was a day of mourning. Thursday, April 17, 2025 was exactly 200 years France imposed an evil tax on Haiti for daring to stop slavery and securing its independence. Haiti, until today, is in deep ...

Baron Ange René Armand de Mackau brings Haitian President Jean-Pierre Boyer an ordinance from French King Charles X, demanding the payment of 150 million gold francs in exchange for recognizing ...