I wasn’t exactly a chicken nugget child, but I was always nervous about how the Haitian food I ate at home was different from what my classmates would bring for lunch. So, in an effort to fit in as a ...

One of the strongest forces on the planet is parental love. As evidence, consider Brett and Kendra Schlenbaker. The U.S. parents brought their two legally adopted children home from Haiti on Wednesday ...

Dr. Jessica B. Harris is an award-winning culinary historian, cookbook author and journalist who specializes in the food and foodways of the African diaspora. With this column, "My Culinary Compass," ...

In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, hundreds of adoptive parents in the U.S. have no way of knowing whether the Haitian children they have bonded with are alive or dead. They're terrified that food ...

The desperate situations of Haitian orphans — and the travails of U.S. parents trying to adopt them — have been covered extensively on msnbc.com and TODAYshow.com in the wake of Haiti’s devastating ...

Haitian President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated Wednesday in a "highly coordinated" attack on his residence, the country’s acting prime minister confirmed in a statement. The country's first lady, ...

This year, my parents announced that they weren’t putting up a Christmas tree. We’re having our annual dinner at my brother’s house in the rolling hills of Maryland, so my dad thinks the artificial ...