Soup joumou is a symbol of Haitian triumph and freedom On January 1, 1804 Haiti became the first free Black nation in the northern hemisphere. Haitian celebrate this with a bowl of soup every year.

Albert Mangones, 85, a leading Haitian architect whose monumental sculpture "The Unknown Fugitive Slave" became a symbol of Haiti, died of pernicious anemia Thursday at his family home in Martissant.

A historical landmark church inside Haiti’s UNESCO World Heritage site, a symbol of Haitian identity, was in ruins Monday after an early morning fire gutted its unusual wooden dome and much of ...

Once a symbol of black liberation, Haiti has collapsed into anarchy. Now many see foreign intervention as their only hope. By Pooja Bhatia The lynching happened in broad daylight, and it was widely ...

Soupe joumou, the national dish of Haiti, is a unique blend of West African Scotch bonnet peppers, New World squash and classic French pot-au-feu. After defeating Napoleon’s army in 1803, the ...