FIU, The Digital Library of the Caribbean and the Green Family Foundation announce new exhibit: “Haiti: An Island Luminous”

A new partnership between the Digital Library of the Caribbean (dLOC) and the Green Family Foundation (GFF) will enable the completion of a one-of-a-kind exhibit that provides a free, online experience that walks users through the complex and often understudied history of Haiti, from the Arawak indigenous groups through the [...]

Égalité for All: Investing in Haiti’s Cultural Heritage

WHAT: Florida International University and the University of Miami will host a screening of the PBS-produced documentary “Égalité for All:  Toussaint Louverture and the Haitian Revolution.”  Edwidge Danticat, who is featured in the film, will follow the screening with remarks alongside other members of the Haitian community in South Florida, [...]

My Haiti, Our Shared Future

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When the world stops looking at Haiti with eyes of pity and begins looking at Haiti with eyes of possibility, true collaboration and positive change can really take place By Chantalle F. Verna, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of History and International Relations Born and raised in Caribbean-centered Queens, N.Y., my family encouraged me [...]