Marcus Garvey ignited one of the most phenomenal social movements in modern history and was admired around the world. Yet few ...

There are usually multiple categories of diasporic citizens. Three are, however, easier to identify. The first are those who express love ...

Haiti's transitional council president Leslie Voltaire said in an interview on Wednesday that a date for the Caribbean nation ...

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And when the diplomatic Louverture is removed from the picture, France will have to reckon with the wrath of Dessalines. Lin-Manuel Miranda's ‘SNL' Cameo as Alexander Hamilton Interrupted by ...

January 1, 1804 was the day Haiti's first president Jean-Jacques Dessalines helped to free the country. The South Side event celebrated that liberation, while also marking the day, 15 years ago ...

The future of Haiti is bright, reflecting the vision and aspirations of Jean-Jacques Dessalines, the father of the nation. His unwavering commitment to Haiti's sovereignty and security continues ...

In 1803, two months after his defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte's colonial forces, Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed the independence of Saint-Domingue, renaming it Haiti after its original Arawak name.

Nor could he take for granted the loyalty of his own black lieutenants. Both Jean-Jacques Dessalines and Henri Christophe, who would later be the first leaders of independent Haiti, had no time for ...