Black History Month: Spotlight On Haiti

It's been almost three weeks since the devastating earthquake in Haiti, and with today being the first day of Black History Month, we are putting a spotlight on this country's people, culture and history.

With just a few hundred miles of ocean between the United States and a long history that binds us together, Haitians are our neighbors in the Carribbean and here at home.

Seton Hall University Professor Mildred Antenor shared with us a few fun facts. She explained Chicago was founded by a Haitian-American Jean Baptiste Point du Sable and that Haiti sent soldiers to Savannah, Georgia to help Americans fight the British during the Revolutionary War.

For more on how to help with Haiti relief efforts, visit wpix.com.

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