A 20-year-old NY high school student, whose dad is a U.S. citizen, arrived legally from Haiti, but has been held in ICE ...

The Trump Administration's reasons for resettling Afrikaners echo early U.S. debates about Haiti's independence.

Chaos in Haiti has reached new heights in recent weeks. Prime Minister Ariel Henry said he would step down amid growing violence and a humanitarian crisis. Armed gangs, whose power has surged in ...

On January 1,1804, Haiti became the Western Hemisphere’s first Black republic — the result of a 13-year revolution during which enslaved Haitians fought against and overthrew their French rulers.

The long history of turmoil in Haiti 06:55. How could Haiti even get to the point that its capital, Port-au-Prince, is paralyzed by armed gangs? For at least part of the answer, take a look at its ...

As a scholar of 19th-century Haitian history and culture, I’ve dedicated a significant portion of my research to exploring Haiti’s particularly strong legal case for restitution from France.

We have a unique history and Haiti stands for human dignity, for self-determination,” he said. The revolution, he explained, was framed as a “major contribution” to world history.

After Haiti broke free from French rule, its government was forced to pay former French slaveholders and their descendants about $560 million in today’s dollars over the course of 64 years ...

America’s Juneteenth story shares much with Haiti’s struggle for autonomy, writes Nadine Pinede, who describes how writer Zora Neale Hurston has a foothold in each place.

For years, there has been a battle to preserve the history of Little Haiti, as new developments transform the fabric of the neighborhood. Local Haitians take pride in how they built Little Haiti ...

On Jan. 1, 1804, after years of war, the formerly enslaved people of Haiti won their freedom and were declared the independent nation of Haiti, a Taíno-Arawak word meaning “land of high ...