I’ve been spending some time learning Haitian Creole, the language of Haiti, aka Kreyòl Ayisyen, and then I decided to go and practice with total strangers in public and here’s what happened when a ...
There are indications that a significant portion of Springfield’s Haitian immigrant population has relocated elsewhere. But after months of harsh scrutiny and facing the threat of deportation from a ...
As I grew up, I made a promise to embody the meaning of my name, which signifies "light." I believed the best way to fulfill this promise was to guide others in discovering their own inner light or ...
In 2004, Wyclef Jean released "Welcome to Haiti: Creole 101." The album included a song, "President," in which Jean painted a picture of poverty and what he would do to fight it if he were elected ...
An epidemic in Haiti has far reaching consequences for the island nation. The story of the remarkable Creole Pig, a livestock that was central to Haitian life for generations. Native to Haiti, the ...
The new pope is of Louisiana Creole descent, and according to one genealogist, that will put a global spotlight on the Creole people and their mixed ancestry. Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost ...