Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jones Pierre had typically celebrated Haitian Independence Day with his wife at their home eating soup joumou, a meal enslaved ...

Jan. 1 is more than just New Year’s Day. It’s time to celebrate Haitian Independence Day. Florida Rep. Marie Woodson is hosting her fifth annual Haitian Independence Day Celebration for free at the ...

NUTLEY, NJ - Soup joumou, the dish commemorating Haiti's liberation from French rule on Jan. 1, 1804, has found a home in Nutley. During the period of slavery in Haiti, only plantation owners and ...

For the first time, a nonprofit that serves Spokane’s Haitian community, is combining its New Year’s celebration with Haitian Independence Day. Katia Jasmin, executive director of Creole Resources, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP)- Thursday, Haitians around the world celebrate Independence Day, honoring the moment Haiti gained its freedom from France on Jan. 1, 1804. The local Haitian community in ...

A deadly stampede broke out during an annual event to celebrate Citadelle Laferriere, a UNESCO-listed fort that is a symbol ...

Haiti on Tuesday began three days of mourning following the weekend stampede at the historic Citadelle Laferrière that left ...

Jones Pierre had typically celebrated Haitian Independence Day with his wife at their home eating soup joumou, a meal enslaved Africans in Haiti were forbidden from eating, to honor the day ...