Haitian Flag Day commemorates the creation of Haiti’s flag, a symbol deeply rooted in the nation’s struggle for independence. On May 18, 1803, amid the Haitian Revolution, leaders like Jean-Jacques ...

Flags up for Haitian pride in Asbury Park this weekend. The Haitian Flag Day Celebration is set for 2 to 8 p.m. Saturday, May 18, at Springwood Avenue Park on the city's Springwood Avenue. The event, ...

Once again Haitians are marking one of their nation’s proudest moments, the founding of the country’s flag, under a cloud of chaos, and uncertainty about their homeland’s future. Still, as Haitians ...

Haitian music blasted through loudspeakers on Thursday as Haitian immigrants and other community members celebrated the country’s independence from France. Food, art, music and live performances were ...

THE DAY OF THE BIRTH OF HAITI’S FLAG 220 YEARS AGO. AND EARLIER THIS MORNING, THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH PROUDLY RAISING THE FLAG AT CITY HALL. THE COMMUNITY SINGING HAITI’S NATIONAL ANTHEM IN CREOLE.

For some Haitians, it will be a day to rally around their pride by waving their bi-color, horizontal blue-and-red flag through South Florida’s streets while basking in everything from the culture to ...

Edwina Larson wears a hat and a shirt with the Haitian flag motive in Little Haiti ahead of the Haiti’s Flag day celebration, on May 18th, in Miami, on Saturday May 17 2025. The mural is an SOS for ...

While some Worcester residents went to work or school on the morning of May 17, Daphnee Alerte spent her morning with some of her closest friends as they danced, marched and sung in the city’s ...

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On Jan. 1, 1804, slaves in Haiti defeated the French and made Haiti the world’s first black republic. The country’s bicolor flag is celebrated every May 18 during Haitian Heritage Month, and during ...