Celebrating Freedom: Haiti and Florida
Celebration of Haitian Flag Day & Florida’s Emancipation Day
Saturday, May 20
11:00am - 4:00pm
African American Research Library and Cultural Center
Auditorium, Dianne Bienes Seminar Room # 1, Ellyn F. Walters Conference Room, Lobby, Harambee Room, Michael Bienes Seminar Room #2Celebrating the respective holidays while allowing the opportunity for a transnational conversation about freedom struggles in the Caribbean and Americas.
- Thursday May 18 2023, Haitian Flag Day Program 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- Friday May 19 2023, Destination Freedom (ticketed event) 6:00pm - 9:00pm
- Saturday May 20 2023, Freedom Celebration: Haiti & Florida (Family event) 11:00am - 4:00pm

About the African American Research Library and Cultural Center
The Broward County African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) is located in the Sistrunk community, one of the oldest historically Black communities named for one of Fort Lauderdale’s first Black physicians. Opening to the public on October 26, 2002, AARLCC became the third public library of its kind in the United States dedicated to the study of Black history and culture. The 60,000 square-foot Center serves as a repository of materials related to the local, national, and international voices of the African diaspora with more than 85,000 books, manuscripts, artifacts, framed art, print, photography, audiovisual, and documents held in our Adult Services Section and Special Collections. The Youth Services Section features a special collection of Coretta Scott King Award books and the Ashley Bryan Art Collection from illustrators of African Descent. AARLCC also features a 5,000 sq. ft. museum, a 300-seat state-of-the-art theatre, and a Computer Training Center.

AGE GROUP: | Tweens | Teens | Preschool | New Adults | Kids | Families | Everyone | Adults |
EVENT TYPE: | Speaker | Performances - Dance, Concerts & Theater | Fair/Festival | Discussion/Lecture | Arts & Cultural |
African American Research Library and Cultural Center
| Mon, May 18 | 10:00AM to 8:00PM |
| Tue, May 19 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Wed, May 20 | 10:00PM to 8:00PM |
| Thu, May 21 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Fri, May 22 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sat, May 23 | 10:00AM to 6:00PM |
| Sun, May 24 | Closed |

