On Jan. 1, 1804, slaves in Haiti defeated the French and made Haiti the world’s first black republic. The country’s bicolor flag is celebrated every May 18 during Haitian Heritage Month, and during ...

LOWELL — The first Haitian Flag Day was celebrated at City Hall Friday morning. Organized by the International Institute of New England, the event commemorated the creation of the blue and red Haitian ...

Two days before one of Haiti’s biggest national holidays, the streets in the heart of Miami’s Haitian community are unusually quiet. Few cars move up and down Northeast Second Avenue flying giant-size ...

Haitian Flag Day commemorates the creation of Haiti’s flag, a symbol deeply rooted in the nation’s struggle for independence. On May 18, 1803, amid the Haitian Revolution, leaders like Jean-Jacques ...

On Saturday, May 18, people of Haitian descent around the world will celebrate Haitian Flag Day to commemorate the first hoisting of the flag during the Haitian Revolution. In Charlotte, a Haitian ...

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WATERLOO — The city’s growing population of Haitians gathered Saturday to celebrate their home country. The Waterloo Center for the Arts, along with the city of Waterloo, held the community’s first ...

Once again Haitians are marking one of their nation’s proudest moments, the founding of the country’s flag, under a cloud of chaos, and uncertainty about their homeland’s future. Still, as Haitians ...