Jean Jacques Dessalines

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New York Street Re-named Jean-Jacques Dessalines, Honoring Haiti’s independence Hero

Williams and Bichotte. The New York City Council voted today to approve a proposal from Council Member Jumaane D. Williams that will co-name a ...

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DEADLY DIPLOMACY: THE 100th ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES OCCUPATION OF HAITI

Recently, Haiti has caught the attention of the American press again. This time, the headlines are not for earthquakes, hurricanes, cholera, or contentious elections, ...

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A BOOK REVIEW OF DR. WADE NOBLES’ “THE ISLAND OF MEMES: HAITI’S UNFINISHED REVOLUTION”

As many of us celebrated the 4th of July and Bastille Day, the nation’s foremost psychologist, Dr. Wade W. Nobles (Ifagbemi Sangodare Nana Kwaku ...

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Batay Vètyè: Lessons Of The Great Haitian Revolution

  General JanJak Desalin–routed French army November 18, 2013 marked the 210th anniversary of the final battle of the Haitian Revolution, Batay Vètyè, or ...