A French and African diaspora studies expert argued the crucial significance of the Haitian Revolution in broader ...
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 ...
A Post-Quake Chronicle fundamentally interrogates which stories are told of Haiti, and who tells them. Not only is it extremely engaging and [...] ...
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, ...
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 ...
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to ...