The fight for reparations is not just about money; it is about dismantling the imperialist system that continues to exploit ...

Explore 12 inspiring facets of the Haitian Revolution's positive impact, resilience, and beauty for Haitian Heritage Month.

Louis Pasteur's famous comment that "chance favors the prepared mind" helps explain how Julia Gaffield discovered the only known original printed copy of Haiti's Declaration of Independence. A 26-year ...

Haitians’ successful struggle for freedom, he added, “was in harmony with the ideals of the French Revolution and should have enabled France and Haiti to strike a common path.” His statement ...

Haiti still plagued by 'independence debt' 200 years later: 'We continue to pay this ransom through underdevelopment' Haitian essayist and speaker Monique Clesca urges President Emmanuel Macron to ...

New York, New York - On April 17, 1825, King Charles X of France issued an ordinance recognizing Haiti's independence – at the cost of a 150-million-franc debt imposed on the former colony.

It comes on the 200th anniversary of the April 17, 1825 document issued by King Charles X of France, which recognized Haiti’s independence after a slave revolt — but also imposed a 150 million ...