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Why is Trump so focused on Haiti?

CBC News · Posted: Sep 16, 2026 6:00 AM EDT | Last Updated: September 16

Linda Joseph holds a candle during a vigil at the Little...

The Artist (Formerly) Known as Louis Rigaud

Over the course of a century, a nineteenth-century artist’s paintings traveled from Port-au-Prince to New Orleans to Washington to New...

Marlene L. Daut, a literary and intellectual historian of the Caribbean, has been named the Chester D. Tripp Professor of Black Studies and of French, effective July 1.

She...

Haiti International Film Festival announces 2026 selections ahead of 11th edition
The Hollywood festival, themed “Konnesans,” will honor Yale professor Marlene Daut, actress...

The future for Haitians with Temporary Protected Status

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Nonfiction Books for Caribbean Heritage Month

These nonfiction works by Caribbean authors include an essay collection, a memoir, and a biography of a huge figure in Haitian...

Citation for The First and Last King of Haiti: The Rise and Fall of Henri Christophe (Honorable Mention for the Gordon K. and Sybil Lewis Book Award from the Caribbean Studies...

France’s Art Museums Remain Silent on Haiti

By Meredith Martin and Hannah Williams

On April 17, 1825, France’s King Charles X signed a decree that would confer independence on...

Sons & Daughters of the United States Middle Passage

A Hereditary Society for Descendants Enslaved Africans

10th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony

We are proud to announce...

Tales of identity and uprising win book awards

The winners of this year’s prestigious James Tait Black Prizes have been announced.

This year's winning titles are On the Greenwich...

Cambridge University Press has just released an AFFORDABLE paperback version of A History of Haitian Literature, which I co-edited and published back in 2024 with my dear friend...

This episode will be available to listen to for free beginning on Haitian Flag Day, 18th of May 2026.

The only rebellion of enslaved people in the Americas that ended with the...

A Haitian Revolution Reading List
By NYPL Staff
May 6, 2026

The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804)—the first successful revolt by enslaved peoples in modern history—not only...

I am very grateful to my brother, Rodney Daut, for sharing this post from the NYPL, which chose The First and Last King of Haiti as their book of the day on May 4, 2026!

What a...

Meet the 2026-2027 Fellows of the Dorothy and Lewis B. Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers

From the official press release:

The New York Public Library’s Dorothy and Lewis B....

From their news release:

The Graduate School at the University of Notre Dame is pleased to announce its annual award winners for the 2025–2026 academic year. These awards...

I was chosen as a 2026 Guggenheim Fellow! Partial press release below:

(New York, NY--April 14, 2026) -- The Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation...

I recently had the opportunity to interview scholar Alex Gil about about his unearthing and subsequent translation of Aimé Césaire’s 1943 “lost” play, ...And the Dogs Were Silen...

From the prize website:

Indie talent shines on book prize shortlist

A record year for submissions sees independent publishers take their place alongside established literary...

The Haitian Times

Mar. 15, 2026

Haitian authors telling our stories to know this Women’s History Month
Spotlighting Haitian writers whose recent works share our history, identity...