Haiti’s troubles go back more than 500 years. From the time Columbus first discovered the Caribbean island of Hispaniola, the Haitian people have suffered. They’ve endured civil wars, revolutions, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A French propaganda engraving from 1825 depicts King Charles X bestowing freedom on a Black man kneeling before him in chains.

Cambridge, MA – Many things account for Haiti’s modern troubles. A good perspective on them comes from going back in time to 1715 or so — and grappling with a far-flung narrative involving the French ...

On Jan. 12, 2010, Bill Nathan was resting on the patio roof of the St. Joseph’s Home for Boys in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. When a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hurled him seven stories onto a concrete roof ...

At the start of the 20 th century, Haiti was in upheaval. A bit like today. There was a string of coups, and the one in 1915 was particularly bloody, ending with a murdered president being dragged ...

I had the pleasure of watching Samuel Dameus' latest film, "The Heroes of the Massacre River," which tells a vital story of Haitian people coming together to build the Ouanaminthe canal off a river ...

Streaming platforms for Kanaval: A People's History of Haiti in Six Chapters haven’t been announced yet. Check back soon for updates on where you can watch it online.

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Marlene L. Daut, Yale University (THE CONVERSATION) In 2002, Haiti’s former president ...