by Verlie S | May 15, 2019 | History
Referred to as “The Black Napoleon,” by his associates, Toussaint L’Ouverture (1743-1802) was a former slave who rose to become the leader of the only successful slave revolt in modern history that created an independent state, the Haitian Revolution. Being highly...
by Arvin | May 13, 2019 | Black Economics, Black Love, Black Pride, Business
Every year in Washington, D.C. there is an amazing event called the Black Love Experience created and organized by Nubian Hueman that not only promotes Black Love, Black Self-Love, and Black Culture but also Black Business and Black Entrepreneurs. This year I had the...
by Verlie S | May 13, 2019 | History
Everywhere, there are countless stories of prominent Black people owing and crediting their success to their mothers. For example, look at the great neurosurgeon, Ben Carson… who does he owe his success to? His entire book “Think Big” centers around his mother. There...
by Verlie S | May 8, 2019 | History
Haiti and the Dominican Republic share a common border on the Island of Hispaniola. This Island is the most densely populated in the Caribbean and is also quite large in size. However, despite this shared geography and some very parallel and shared history, diplomatic...
by Verlie S | May 7, 2019 | History
The 2010 earthquake in Haiti claimed over 316,000 lives and more injured. This is also the same country where 1% of the population owns almost half of its total wealth. In fact, Haiti is the poorest country within the western hemisphere. Despite all this hardship,...
by Verlie S | May 6, 2019 | History
Do you know that Haiti (or Hayti) was the first independent Caribbean state and the first black-governed republic globally? This was after a successful slave revolution against the French colonial rule in 1804 that became a monument of national pride in the country...
by Verlie S | May 3, 2019 | History
There is no doubt as to why people from across the globe wish to migrate to America. It is portrayed as the place one goes to start a new life, acquire wealth, and live the ‘American Dream’. The living conditions in America, compared to one’s motherland...
by Verlie S | May 2, 2019 | History
Haiti is the second largest island of the Caribbean with beautiful mountains and breathtaking scenery. Despite its struggles and painful past in the hands of the French colonizers, the Haitian people have preserved their culture. Most of the traditions are a blend of...
by Verlie S | May 1, 2019 | History
Haitian gourmet consists of culinary traditions and practices from a wide variety of cultural influences from the French, African, Indigenous, Spanish and Arabic people creating an amazing creole culinary fusion. The exotic and contemporary dishes play a large role in...
by Reneegede | Apr 29, 2019 | Black Artists, Celebrities, Culture, History, In Memoriam, News, Profiles in Black History
To a man who single-handedly took on racial stereotypes waged against all Black “boyz in the ‘hood,” structured an idea about what it means to kill one another and to ‘man up’ and become a REAL Black man in America (“Baby...
