Florida Center for the Book Presents Haitian Heritage Month
Ayiti Was Born In Me: Creating Cultural Awareness
Friday, May 07
2:00pm - 3:15pm
This program aims to increase cultural awareness & diversity for youth about Haiti. It also gives the youth a workshop on literacy, poetry, & storytelling inspired by their environment.

This program aims to increase cultural awareness and diversity for youth about Haiti. It also gives the youth a workshop on literacy, composing poetry, and storytelling inspired by their environment and cultural influences.
Broward County Library is celebrating Haitian Heritage Month in May 2021 with a robust series of programs for the entire family. As a part of this program series to be inclusive of teens, this online program seeks to inspire their creativity while increasing their knowledge of Haiti.
In this session, Mecca aka Grimo will teach students about the richness of Haitian culture, art, music, history, and literature. He will facilitate the session with an engaging lecture, musical presentation, art exhibits, poetry, and storytelling.
Mecca has created his vision in his company “Haiti Was Born In Me”. His love for music and a combination with his love for his heritage has helped him transform his art into a vehicle of hope and pride in the Haitian community. The younger Haitians embrace his mastery of lyrics and the way he finesses American club beats. The older Haitians embrace his drive to educate through music. Mecca is also a Spoken Word Artist/Poet.
The Florida Center for the Book is a proud sponsor of this program.

AGE GROUP: | Teens |
EVENT TYPE: | Speaker | Online/Virtual | Discussion/Lecture | Arts & Cultural |
Northwest Regional Library
| Mon, May 25 | Closed |
| (Memorial Day) | |
| Tue, May 26 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Wed, May 27 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, May 28 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, May 29 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, May 30 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, May 31 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |

