Restavek Freedom

Ayiti Chérie in black and white. 🖤🇭🇹

The Haitian flag is more than colors stitched together. It’s a story of a people who dared to imagine freedom when the world told them it wasn’t theirs to claim.

On May 18, 1803, Haiti’s revolutionaries created their own flag, ripping out the white to reject colonial rule and oppression. The blue and red have flown ever since as a reminder of Haiti’s legacy as the world’s first Black republic, the first to rise from slavery to independence.

Today, we honor not just the flag, but the history, the courage, and the enduring spirit it carries. 🇭🇹