NEW BOOK: Black Crown Henry Christophe, the Haitian Revolution and the Caribbean's Forgotten Kingdom

How did a man born enslaved on a plantation triumph over Napoleon’s invading troops and become king of the first free black nation in the Americas? Based on new archive research, this is first biography of Henry Christophe and the Kingdom of Haiti published in over 50 years.

Vodou Probably Isn’t What You Think, by Nadege GREEN

Vodou Probably Isn’t What You Think

The religion has been maligned for much of its history. But some Haitian Americans are reclaiming the narrative through their own journeys with spirituality.

By Nadege Green

Alain Pierre-Louis (far right) leads a ceremony for the Vodou lwa Agwe in Miami. (Woosler Delisfort)

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