It's the #Haitian flag flying high for us! 🇭🇹 ⁠ #Haiti made its Winter #Olympics debut at the #Beijing2022 opening ceremony today with one participant. #RichardsonViano will represent his country in the men's giant slalom. ⁠ ⁠ When he launches out of the start-gate on February 13, Viano will not only become the first athlete from Haiti to compete at a #WinterOlympics, but also the first #Caribbean skier in the Games' history.⁠ ⁠ Viano who was orphaned at an early age and adopted by a French-It

May 18th: A Living History in Cap-HaïtienIn Cap-Haïtien, May 18th—Haiti’s Flag Day—is more than a celebration. It’s a living history lesson. Schools lead parades, students recite the story of the flag’s creation in 1803, and the city honors the heroes of independence. The Haitian flag, born from unity and resistance, becomes a symbol of pride in every street. Cultural events, music, and speeches remind youth of their roots and responsibilities. In Cap, where history runs deep, Flag Day strengthe

May 2025 marks 61 years since Haiti officially adopted the black and red flag on May 25, 1964, under the presidency of François “#PapaDoc” #Duvalier. While this version of the flag is often associated with Duvalier's authoritarian regime, its origins stretch further back in Haitian history, to the days of Emperor #JeanJacquesDessalines. 🇭🇹 In May 1964, #Duvalier altered the national flag, replacing the familiar blue and red horizontal stripes with vertical black and red bands and removing the

PEOPLE | Just days after the Haitian flag was proudly waved during Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show, it appeared again on a major stage, this time at Cardi B’s Little Miss Drama Tour launch on February 11 at Acrisure Arena in Palm Desert, California. During her performance of “Bodega Baddie,” Latin flags filled the stage, and among them, the blue and red of Haiti stood tall. The moment reflects more than symbolism. Cardi B, born Belcalis Almánzar to a Dominican father and Trinidadian mother,