Haiti
Erol Josué’s new album Pèlerinaj highlights Haiti’s Vodou tradition and the artist’s own pilgrimage
The 18 tracks on "Pèlerinaj," or “pilgrimage” in Haitian Creole, are a mix of sacred Vodou chants and traditional Haitian rhythms with funk, jazz, rock and electronic music.
Lakou Mizik’s new album highlights Haiti’s creative spirit
Haiti has a burgeoning entrepreneur scene, but can it make room for Haitians forced to return from the US?
Eight years after the earthquake, a different taste of Haiti
Is that Manischewitz? The Kosher wine is a hit in some Caribbean communities.
New Orleans and Haiti are linked by culture, food and history
When you walk around New Orleans, you can see the Haitian influence everywhere, from the creole cottages to the jambalaya. And thousands of New Orleanians trace their ancestry back to the island. This connection had one journalist asking, is the feeling mutual?
Haiti's 'original boy band' called it quits. Here's how they got their start.
This past summer, an iconic Haitian band called it quits. Carimi wasn't just another pop group, though. It was Haiti's original boy band.
Haitian cacao farmers scramble to get their ‘success story’ back on track
Hurricane Matthew devastated cacao trees at the heart of Haiti's burgeoning cocoa export business.
With no public officials in sight, a local Haitian leader takes matters into her own hands
She's sheltering hundreds of neighbors in her house, running a school and orphanage, and trying to get clean water to those in need.
Why Haitians are stranded in Mexico
A crisis is building at the US-Mexico border as thousands of Haitians make their way there from Brazil, migrating as the South American country's economy tanks.
Where human life is precarious, Haitians look out for a rare Iguana
In a country that's seen more than its share of human hardship over the years, a rare iguana is the focus of a rare conservation effort, run by an unlikely leader.
From the Streets of Haiti, a Real-Life Tarot Deck
Frustrated by relentless bad-news images from Haiti, a Belgian photographer teamed up with Haitian artists to recreate the entire tarot deck using real people and locations.
A Boston community is divided over the Dominican Republic's citizenship policy
A Massachusetts politician has been outspoken about his opposition to the Dominican Republic's citizenship laws — and it's sparked a battle within his constituency.
His topic: A president, the first lady, her lover — and an earthquake
Dimitry Elias Léger's debut novel unfolds in the aftermath of Haiti's 2010 earthquake. The human, often comic tale is his attempt "to cover the full range of color and emotions that people who experience traumatic events need to tell their stories."
The UN let off peacekeepers involved in a Haitian boy's rape
The UN says it has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to UN peacekeepers and sexual abuse. But when a 14-year-old Haitian boy was abused by Pakistani peacekeepers, the UN did little to bring his case to justice in Haitian courts.