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May 17, 2015

Beyonce visits Haiti to see progress made since 2010 quake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Pop queen Beyonce has paid a visit to Haiti to look at the progress made since…
February 27, 2015

Husband, 108, wife, 105, celebrate 82 years of marriage

theGRIO REPORT - Duranord and Jeanne Veillard have been married for 82 years now. Now that's love...
February 17, 2015

At least 20 dead after freak accident during Haiti Carnival

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — At least 20 people on a music group’s packed Carnival float in the Haitian capital were
January 12, 2015

Mournful gatherings mark 5th anniversary of Haiti earthquake

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Somber Haitians gathered early Monday to remember the devastating January 2010 earthquake that left much of…
October 4, 2014

Baby Doc dead: Ousted Haitian dictator, Jean-Claude Duvalier dies

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Jean-Claude-Duvalier, the self-proclaimed “president for life” of Haiti whose corrupt and brutal regime sparked a popular
February 7, 2014

President Obama: More work to do to rebuild Haiti

WASHINGTON (AP) — Four years after a powerful earthquake devastated Haiti, President Barack Obama on Thursday praised the rebound taking…
February 6, 2014

President Obama holds first meeting with Haitian leader Michel Martelly

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is hosting Haitian President Michel Martelly for talks on Haiti's economic and political future...
January 31, 2014

theGrio’s 100: Cleve Mesidor, nation builder at the Department of Commerce

theGRIO'S 100 - Cleve Mesidor joined the Obama administration a few weeks after the fatal earthquake that ravaged Haiti...
January 13, 2014

1994: A breakthrough year in black culture turns 20

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - The year that marked the beginning of NAFTA and China's first connection to the Internet also saw…
October 25, 2013

Arcade Fire pays tribute to Haiti on new album

MIAMI (AP) — A traditional Haitian rara band loudly snaked through the crowd, its insistent drums and horns drawing the…
October 8, 2013

Sean Penn sponsors 5 Haitians for NYC marathon

NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Penn is ecstatic that his relief organization will sponsor runners from Haiti to participate in…
August 1, 2013

The Obama administration is keeping Haitian families apart

OPINION - It’s been 42 months – three and a half years – since Haiti’s calamitous January 12, 2010 earthquake…
July 29, 2013

Despite heavy rain, Haiti revels in Carnival

theGRIO SLIDESHOW - It’s carnival time in Ayiti. Sunday kicked off with a bang with what appeared to be a…
July 19, 2013

Thousand-plus show up in Haiti anti-gay protest

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 1,000 people in Haiti are participating in a rare demonstration to protest homosexuality...
July 1, 2013

History is repeating itself at Guantánamo Bay

OPINION - The detainees there today are not the first to be held indefinitely there, nor are they the first…
June 26, 2013

Haitian infant needs funds for surgery in Miami to remove large growth

NBC Miami - A South Florida organization is asking for the public's assistance in raising funds to help remove a…
June 5, 2013

My immigration story: we need reform that keeps families together

OPINION - My brother, sister, and I were able to enter the country legally because my mother and father made…
May 31, 2013

Sean Penn charity to sponsor Haitian runners

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - The Haiti humanitarian group for Hollywood actor Sean Penn announced Friday that it will sponsor five…
April 23, 2013

Amnesty International criticizes Haiti over evictions from camps

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) - Haiti has violated international human rights obligations by failing to protect people who have been forced…
April 11, 2013

Has America historically shut its doors to African immigrants?

theGRIO REPORT - The U.S. has historically had a poor track record in welcoming black immigrants regardless of their talents…