Haitian Americans

The Haitian New Year's Day tradition of soup joumou or pumpkin soup is said to date back to January 1, 1804, the day Haitian slave and revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence from its French colonizers.

“A lot of people would think that the worst thing for a woman to go through would be sexual violence, but I thought that the worst thing would be to know that the people who were best positioned to save you, didn't.”

Eveline Pierre, co-founder and executive director of the Haitian Heritage Museum, said the panel pays homage to the traveling Smithsonian Institution exhibition "Voices and Votes: Democracy in America."

Haitian community groups in Florida have sent Joe Biden 10 issues to address if he's elected President — and they want to talk with him about it before the vote.

Karen Andre, a Haitian-American attorney, says representation within the Biden campaign is part of a much broader effort to not only appeal to Haitian sensibilities but to put forth policy initiatives that cater the left and right-leaning Haitian voters.

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden will pay a visit to Little Haiti before making an appearance at a town hall event in downtown Miami. It's the first time Biden is visiting Miami since Sept. 2019.

This election season, young Haitian-Americans are using cultural platforms on social media to advocate for voter turnout, economic empowerment, and uplifting Black South Floridians.

The highly contagious coronavirus is quietly ravaging South Florida’s Haitian-American community. And there are complex cultural factors that make COVID-19 a particular challenge to deal with — and sometimes to even discuss — for many Haitians.

The butt of anti-immigrant jokes. Fistfights after school. Inner-shame in public spaces. Haitian-Americans across social media say it wasn’t always cool…

NPR photographer David Gilkey and correspondent Jason Beaubien were among those who rushed to Haiti immediately after the quake.

In a short story by Haitian-American novelist Edwidge Danticat a man sees his life flash before his eyes as he falls 500 feet from the sky. "It's a story…

Prominent human rights activist and Haitian community leader Jean-Robert Lafortune died earlier this month after enduring a long chronic illness. He was…