/tags/haitian-americans Haitian Americans en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-11/haitian-cultures-popularity-is-rising-beyond-the-fifa-world-cup There has been a surge of global interest in Haitian culture across social media over the past few years, and Haiti’s participation in this year's World Cup is supercharging that momentum. Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2026-06-11/haitian-cultures-popularity-is-rising-beyond-the-fifa-world-cup Wilkine Brutus /commentary/2026-04-23/cherfilus-mccormick-haitian-congress-politics COMMENTARY Florida U.S. Representative Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick's resignation leaves Haitian-Americans with no presence in Congress — and a bigger need to get serious about filling the void. Thu, 23 Apr 2026 10:00:00 GMT /commentary/2026-04-23/cherfilus-mccormick-haitian-congress-politics Tim Padgett /immigration/2026-02-02/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-ending-tps-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-haitian-immigrants U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes in Washington granted a request to pause the termination of temporary protected status for Haitians while a lawsuit challenging it proceeds. The TPS designation for people from the Caribbean island country was scheduled to end on Tuesday. Tue, 03 Feb 2026 01:50:00 GMT /immigration/2026-02-02/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-ending-tps-for-hundreds-of-thousands-of-haitian-immigrants Luis Andres Henao | Associated Press /news/2016-12-29/soup-joumou-a-haitian-new-year-tradition-a-reminder-of-a-slave-led-revolution Festive Favorites: The Haitian New Year's Day tradition of soup joumou or pumpkin soup is said to date back to January 1, 1804, the day Haitian slave and revolutionary leader Jean-Jacques Dessalines declared Haiti’s independence from its French colonizers. Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:57:00 GMT /news/2016-12-29/soup-joumou-a-haitian-new-year-tradition-a-reminder-of-a-slave-led-revolution Nadege Green /government-politics/2025-07-18/lake-worth-beach-haiti-flag-ice-immigration Lake Worth Beach has traditionally flown only two flags alongside the U.S. flag: the LGBTQIA+ pride and Haitian flags. That changed on July 1 when the commission quietly voted 4-1 against raising the Haitian flag, citing First Amendment concerns. Fri, 18 Jul 2025 10:01:00 GMT /government-politics/2025-07-18/lake-worth-beach-haiti-flag-ice-immigration Wilkine Brutus /immigration/2025-02-24/haitian-church-fights-fear-with-faith As Central Florida’s large Haitian community faces uncertainty, a pastor urges his congregation to cling to their faith. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 21:00:00 GMT /immigration/2025-02-24/haitian-church-fights-fear-with-faith Rick Brunson /americas/2025-01-15/immigrant-rights-group-in-miami-pushes-white-house-to-extend-immigration-benefits-to-haitians Leaders from the Family Action Network Movement, or FANM, want the outgoing Biden administration to extend "Temporary Protected Status" to more than 200,000 Haitians nationwide. Wed, 15 Jan 2025 16:00:00 GMT /americas/2025-01-15/immigrant-rights-group-in-miami-pushes-white-house-to-extend-immigration-benefits-to-haitians SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± News Staff /americas/2024-10-29/haitian-american-politicians-trump Donald Trump's reprehensible lie about Haitian immigrants has stoked violent threats toward Haitian-Americans — but a big question is whether there are enough high-profile Haitian elected officials in the U.S. to make the community's response more politically potent. Tue, 29 Oct 2024 11:00:00 GMT /americas/2024-10-29/haitian-american-politicians-trump Tim Padgett /podcast/sundial/2023-10-16/monica-sorelle-little-haiti-mountains-film-south-florida Monica Sorelle is a Haitian-American filmmaker from Miami. Her first feature film, Mountains, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. It follows a construction worker whose job is to demolish homes in his own neighborhood, Little Haiti. Mon, 16 Oct 2023 18:50:02 GMT /podcast/sundial/2023-10-16/monica-sorelle-little-haiti-mountains-film-south-florida Carlos Frías, Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Elisa Baena /news/2023-02-10/little-haiti-cultural-center-hit-with-unsafe-structures-violations-the-community-fears-what-comes-next The City of Miami took ownership of the building in 2005 and planned to demolish it to the ground, until activists convinced the city to back off. Some fear it could be happening again. Fri, 10 Feb 2023 21:36:20 GMT /news/2023-02-10/little-haiti-cultural-center-hit-with-unsafe-structures-violations-the-community-fears-what-comes-next Daniel Rivero