DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) -Figge Art Museum is excited to be promoting current exhibit, Myrlande Constant: DRAPO, on display through May 4. Myrlande Constant has been creating drapo, or Vodou flags, for ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Haitian Flag Day commemorates the creation of Haiti’s flag, a symbol deeply rooted in the nation’s struggle for independence. On ...
On May 18, 1803, the drapeau Ayisyen as we all know it today was formally adopted by the country of Haiti. Used as a symbol of both ethnic pride and rising above the oppression of would-be colonizers ...
On Jan. 1, 1804, slaves in Haiti defeated the French and made Haiti the world’s first black republic. The country’s bicolor flag is celebrated every May 18 during Haitian Heritage Month, and during ...
Haitian Flag Day commemorates the creation of Haiti’s flag, a symbol deeply rooted in the nation’s struggle for independence. On May 18, 1803, amid the Haitian Revolution, leaders like Jean-Jacques ...