Yván Gil Pinto, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Venezuela, greeted the Haitian people celebrating the 221st anniversary of the ...

Edith Jean-Francois, owner of Ms. Didi’s Caribbean Kitchen, stirs a pot of soup joumou on New Years Eve. Soup joumou ...

Ms. Didi's Caribbean Kitchen and Chateau Creole is Charlotte's only brick-and-mortar Haitian restaurant. The celebration of independence is a reminder of the first country to lead a successful slave ...

KHADEJEH NIKOUYEH Knikouyeh@charlotteobserver.com The 13-year Haitian Revolution, led by general Toussaint L’Ouverture, paved the way for Haiti to be the first sovereign state in the Caribbean ...

The governments of the United States and Canada on Wednesday commemorated Haiti National Day, extending “heartfelt best ...

On Jan. 1, 1804, Haiti gained its independence from Napoleon Bonaparte and its French enslavers, becoming the first country to lead a successful slave rebellion. The 13-year Haitian Revolution, led by ...

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on behalf of the United States extended his best wishes to Haiti and its people on the ...

On behalf of the United States of America, I send my heartfelt best wishes to Haiti and its people on this occasion of the anniversary of your ...

I keep a notebook of all the books I read, and at year’s end I take stock. This year, I read 40 books, down significantly ...

As we prepare to celebrate Haitian Independence Day on Jan. 1, my thoughts turn to the intersection of heritage and legacy — ...

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.