Cultural events, arts, and heritage
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — Haitian musician Paul Beaubrun introduced audiences to his upcoming album, Vertières, during an intimate listening party at Haiti Cultural E...
Konpa has never received more recognition than it is receiving today. Within a few months, UNESCO designated Haiti’s signature musical genre as Intangible...
BROOKLYN, NY — Lakòl made a huge splash when its “Ole, Ole” Konpa music video appeared on MTV, sandwiched between Michael Jackson and Madonna hits. Thank...
By Béatrice VallièresMONTREAL — Haitian music filled the streets of Montreal’s Plateau Mont-Royal neighborhood Saturday afternoon, as hundreds danced and ...
“This movie was also a way for me to tell my own story as a Haitian migrant, a Black woman migrant in the U.S.—to tell about my fear, my uncertainty, bu...
Editorial note: The Haitian Times is a media sponsor of the film’s premiere. A new documentary by Haitian filmmaker Pascale Solages will bring the story o...
BROOKLYN — Before reading “Death of the Soccer God” by Dimitry Elias Léger, I didn’t know the story of Joseph Édouard Gaetjens. Sure, I might have...
NEW YORK (AP) — Ava DuVernay announced Thursday that she has made a documentary for Netflix on the 14th Amendment, which gave liberty and rights to formerly e...
The nine antique rifles discovered in a pit in the courtyard of a church in Grande-Rivière-du-Nord, Haiti’s Nord Department, were presented by the Nation...
NEW YORK-Haitian author and Académie française member Dany Laferrière returned to Haiti this week for a series of public appearances, including a discussion ...
It was the stunned silence in the half-lit room that made Victor Sanchez realize he had spoken too soon. Watching Senegal’s World Cup round of 16 match at the...
Days before the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicked off, as Haiti’s uniform drew international attention when FIFA rejected imagery for being “political,” the ...