SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (WDTN) — As many are celebrating the start of the new year, a group in Springfield is coming together to celebrate Haitian Independence Day. Inside the Rose Goute Creole Restaurant ...

Community members are invited to celebrate Haitian Independence Day at a Saturday event that aims to foster connection and unity at the Metropolis in downtown Springfield. The event, hosted by the ...

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

New Year’s Day has its fair share of traditions. There’s setting resolutions and goals, cleaning the whole house before the clock strikes 12 or the good luck dinner that must include black-eyed peas ...

In Chicago, a city with deep historical ties to Haiti through its founder Jean Baptiste Point du Sable, a vibrant cultural renaissance is taking place partially under the leadership of Cyndee Montes ...

From making resolutions and eating black eyed peas, to hanging onions outside and eating grapes, people all across the world are preparing their personal rituals to ring in the New Year at midnight on ...

The Haitian government held a solemn ceremony at Villa d’Accueil, miles away from the National Palace, to mark the 219th ...

Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Roman Catholic priest, social activist, Haitian president, now considered a dictator by many. He’s in. He’s out. He’s back in thanks to the U.S. military and an eventual ...

TAMPA, Fla. — As part of the Tampa Haitian Heritage Festival, the Haitian community gathered at Al Lopez Park on Sunday to celebrate Haitian Flag Day. The holiday is celebrated on May 18, each year.