/tags/haitian-heritage-month Haitian Heritage Month en-US WLRN Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Bureau of Labor Statistics figures show that Hispanic or Latino unemployment was 9.3% in December 2020, President Donald Trump’s last full month in office. That rate fell from 8.5% in January 2021, the month Joe Biden was sworn in, to 4.9% in August 2023. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 13:00:00 GMT /government-politics/2023-09-25/politifact-florida-hispanic-unemployment-jobs-joe-biden Marta Campabadal Graus /news/2022-05-19/haitian-heritage-month-enters-its-final-week-a-robustly-positive-celebration-amid-crisis Haitian Heritage Month's final Little Haiti events include the internationally acclaimed film "Freda," a hopeful portrait of Haitians dealing with national collapse. Thu, 19 May 2022 19:59:34 GMT /news/2022-05-19/haitian-heritage-month-enters-its-final-week-a-robustly-positive-celebration-amid-crisis Tim Padgett /news/2022-05-18/haitian-american-comedians-use-humor-to-celebrate-haitian-heritage-flag-day The Haitian and Hilarious comedy tour highlight identity, culture and history Wed, 18 May 2022 17:59:00 GMT /news/2022-05-18/haitian-american-comedians-use-humor-to-celebrate-haitian-heritage-flag-day Wilkine Brutus /2022-05-03/a-wrongful-conviction-finally-righted-a-fiu-student-helping-ukraine-little-haiti-book-festival We hear the story of a man who spent 32 years behind bars for a crime he didn’t commit. Plus, an FIU student is trying to help her family and others stuck in the war back home in Ukraine. And during Haitian Heritage Month, we're speaking with an award-winning author about the significance of this celebration. Tue, 03 May 2022 14:00:00 GMT /2022-05-03/a-wrongful-conviction-finally-righted-a-fiu-student-helping-ukraine-little-haiti-book-festival Leslie Ovalle Atkinson, Caitie Muñoz /news/2021-05-27/jahfe-a-haitian-roots-reggae-band-transcends-cultural-boundaries-amid-the-pandemic The members of Jahfé say the pandemic amplified the band's introspective take on society — beyond musical inspiration. Thu, 27 May 2021 16:00:32 GMT /news/2021-05-27/jahfe-a-haitian-roots-reggae-band-transcends-cultural-boundaries-amid-the-pandemic Wilkine Brutus /news/2020-05-18/the-lived-experiences-that-shaped-haitian-flag-day The butt of anti-immigrant jokes. Fistfights after school. Inner-shame in public spaces. Haitian-Americans across social media say it wasn’t always cool… Mon, 18 May 2020 10:05:15 GMT /news/2020-05-18/the-lived-experiences-that-shaped-haitian-flag-day Wilkine Brutus /show/sundial/2019-05-21/a-brutal-haitian-regime-inspired-fabienne-josaphats-first-novel The Sundial Book Club is currently reading "Dancing in the Baron's Shadow," by Haitian American author Fabienne Josaphat, which takes place in Haiti… Tue, 21 May 2019 21:50:28 GMT /show/sundial/2019-05-21/a-brutal-haitian-regime-inspired-fabienne-josaphats-first-novel Luis Hernandez /news/2019-05-01/little-haiti-book-festival-hosts-a-number-of-entertaining-events In South Florida May is Haitian Heritage Month and to kick off the month of events, Sunday is the seventh annual Little Haiti Book Festival. The festival… Wed, 01 May 2019 20:47:39 GMT /news/2019-05-01/little-haiti-book-festival-hosts-a-number-of-entertaining-events /show/sundial/2019-04-25/parental-consent-abortion-bill-a-look-at-florida-census-data-haitian-art-exhibit-potoprens On today’s episode of Sundial, WLRN reporter Nadege Green fills in for host for Luis Hernandez.A bill making its way through the state legislature would… Thu, 25 Apr 2019 21:52:26 GMT /show/sundial/2019-04-25/parental-consent-abortion-bill-a-look-at-florida-census-data-haitian-art-exhibit-potoprens Chris Remington /news/2019-04-24/heres-how-to-celebrate-haitian-heritage-month-in-south-florida South Florida celebrates Haitian Heritage month in May, spotlighting Haitian historical and cultural traditions. “A lot of people in South Florida,… Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:24:37 GMT /news/2019-04-24/heres-how-to-celebrate-haitian-heritage-month-in-south-florida