Garcelle Beauvais arguably plays her most serious role in the Oscar-eligible short film, ‘Lalo’s House’ — based on true events…
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Arts & Culture
Haitian actor to play lead in new play tackling mental health
A Haitian-American actor is playing a lead character in the premiere of a new production debuting at The Bridge Theater…
Arts & Culture, Video
Soup Joumou: Haitian Beef and Pumpkin Independence Soup Recipe by Nadege Fleurimond
Haitian slaves were not allowed to have this delicious and aromatic pumpkin soup, a favorite of French slave masters. On Sunday, January 1, 1804, when they gained their freedom, they celebrated with music and food in the Place d’Armes, in the city of Gonaives. And what better way to celebrate than to eat the very thing they were unable to eat as slaves? Nowadays it doesn’t matter where in the world a Haitian might be on Jan. 1—they will be having the soup of freedom.
Arts & Culture, Haitians In America
Haitians in America: Filmmaker seeks to highlight the arts of the Haitian Diaspora through Film
Constant spoke to The Haitian Times about the elements of a good film and the impact of the arts and culture sector in Haiti.
Arts & Culture
Holidays at the Pearl: Haitian Fashion Designer and D.C. Embassy Hosts Holiday Shopping Experience
With the holiday season in full swing, Dayanne Danier, designer of Bien Abyé hosted “Holidays at the Pearl,” a pop-up…
Arts & Culture
Haitian Cuisine Takes the Spotlight at the United Nations
Chef Ash speaks to guests during the UN Chef Take Over at the United Nations. Photograph by Bianca Silva By…
Arts & Culture, Opinion
Frantz Casséus, our titan of the classical guitar
For audiophiles and history buffs, Frantz Casséus’s story blends historical perspectives, cultural innuendos, a life of neglect and posthumous tributes with a silver lining of positive contribution of friends at each stage.
Arts & Culture
Haiti Reporter’s notebook: the ‘prophet’ who claims to raise people from the dead
It’s an image I’ll never forget. Jonas Bito, a young father, looking straight at our camera, holding his dead baby…
Arts & Culture
Haitian-American Photographer Seeks to Document Change Through the ‘Istwa Nan Je Yo’ Project
From 2011 to 2012, he photographed the businesses he frequented along the strip from Nostrand to Franklin Avenues and interviewed Caribbean business owners who were seeing the changes unfolding before their eyes. Mom-and-pop shops where the owners spoke Haitian Creole were either vacant or had transformed into trendy eateries.
Arts & Culture, Photo Gallery
Citadelle Laferriere: A Piece of Haiti’s History
By Sam Bojarski Citadelle Laferriere, built 3,000 feet above sea level atop the mountain Bonnet a L’Eveque, is one of…