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Did you know : The Flag of Venezuela was Made in Haiti, First flown in Jacmel Haiti?

Published June 28, 2018 4:29 AM   Comments (1)

Did you know??? --- The original flag of Venezuela was made in Haiti and it was first flown in Jacmel Haiti on March 12, 1806 as Miranda's expedition prepared to make the final leg of its voyage to Venezuela.

How Haiti became the first country before Britain to abolish slavery after revolt

Published May 13, 2018 10:11 AM   Comments (0)

Read this from Face2Face Africa... Long before the British abolished slave trade in 1833, the first slave trade came to an end due to political and other kinds of events, particularly the Haitian revolution in 1791.

Kanye West says slavery was a choice, responders slap HAITI in his face!

Published May 2, 2018 7:00 AM   Comments (9)

American rapper Kanye West made a comment on TMZ about slavery that lit twitter on fire sending Kanye back to school to learn about the Haitian Revolution... Kanye west said slavery was a choice... Say What???

Haiti is not in debt, Haiti is a creditor, it is France which owes Haiti money

Published November 13, 2017 8:15 AM   Comments (2)

France has probably never forgiven Haiti for the tens of thousands of slaves who rose up in the armed uprising that led to history's first abolition of slavery resulting in the loss of revenue from its slave system and thousands of destroyed sugar and coffee plantations.

CHILE: Had it not been for Haiti, we would still be SLAVES of Spain, presidential candidate says

Published October 30, 2017 10:17 AM   Comments (1)

VIDEO: Candidate for president of Chile, Marco Enriquez Ominami, says: If it were not Haiti, we (Chileans) would still be slaves of Spain...

Two Main Reasons for the US Occupation of HAITI you probably didn't know

Published October 17, 2017 11:09 AM   Comments (0)

There were two main drivers for the US occupation of Haiti that you probably didn't know... Read this...

Haiti helped Dominican Republic win their second independence during the Dominican Restoration War against Spain

Published October 7, 2017 10:35 AM   Comments (0)

Read this... The Dominican Republic has the peculiarity of celebrating its independence not from a colonial power, but from Haiti BUT the Dominican Republic won their independence a second time and Haiti helped...

Did you know? The U.S. invaded and occupied Haiti 101 years ago today

Published July 28, 2016 10:51 PM   Comments (1)

Know your History -- Thursday July 28 2016 marks 101 years since the United State invaded Haiti... The U.S. occupation of Haiti began on Wednesday July 28, 1915, when 330 US Marines landed at Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on the authority of US President Woodrow Wilson.

Haiti - Combien Chambre a Coucher ki genyen nan yon Kay 6 Pyes?

Published November 23, 2014 11:53 AM   Comments (2)

Mezanmi, kisa sa vle di lè yon Kay genyen 6 Pyès? --- Alèkile, la jeunesse Haitienne vinn tèlman eklere yo pa menm konnen kobyen pyès kay ki genyen nan yon kay. Map eseye eksplike yon moun ke lakay papa-m la genyen 5 pyès kay, li di-m oh non, se 2 chanm a kouche li ye... Ki afè de chanm a kouche w-ap pale laa? se 5 pyès kay wi mwen di-w... LOL...

Haitians in Hinche Haiti gather to commemorate the death of Charlemagne Peralte (PHOTOS)

Published October 31, 2014 3:11 PM   Comments (2)

Haitian authorities, students and citizens of the city of Hinche Haiti came out Friday, 31 October 2014, to commemorate anniversary of the death of Charlemagne Peralte, The Haitian freedom fighter who led the "Cacos" against the U.S. occupying forces in Haiti back in 1919. There was a church ceremony held at the catholic cathedral in Hinche, then everyone gathered at the city square where flowers were laid in front of the statue of Charlemagne Peralte...