The story begins with the Haitian Revolution. France instituted slavery in the colony of Saint-Domingue on the western third of the island of Hispaniola – today’s Haiti – in the 17th century.

‘The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henry Christophe’ By Marlene L. Daut Knopf, 644 Pages Henry Christophe (1767-1820) not only had himself proclaimed king of Haiti, he also ...

By Irvans Augustin & Tico Casamayor When Mayor Daniella Levine Cava was elected as the first woman to serve as Mayor of Miami ...

In 1825, France extracted a huge indemnity from Haiti, in exchange for recognition of its independence. This week marked the 200th anniversary of that indemnity agreement. Haiti’s former ...

But alarming levels of violent crime have rocked the once sleepy British Overseas Territory, earning it accolades it welcomes ...

St. Hilaire’s works are breathtakingly beautiful and somber, blending history with the magical realism of Haitian storytelling in small but powerful bites.