Dessalines Designs

January 1st is not just a New Year — it is a declaration.On January 1, 1804, Jean-Jacques Dessalines proclaimed the birth of Haiti, the first Black republic and the first nation born from a successful slave revolt. On this day, Dessalines did not ask for freedom — he claimed it, breaking the chains of empire and declaring that no people should ever again be owned, ruled, or erased.January 1st stands as a global reminder that freedom was won through courage, sacrifice, and unwavering resolve. Dessalines’ declaration reshaped history and sent a message across the world: the enslaved can become sovereign, and the oppressed can become architects of their own destiny.To honor January 1st is to honor resistance, remembrance, and responsibility — to walk with the ancestors and carry forward the legacy of 1804.