May 18 is Haitian Flag Day. To mark the occasion, WBUR spoke with Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune — the city's first Haitian-American elected official — for a quick cultural education on Massachusetts' Haitian community and the history of Haitian Flag Day.
A woman waves a Haitian flag in the air during a rally at Boston City Hall Plaza in 2021. This is an excerpt from WBUR's Saturday morning newsletter, The Weekender. If you like what you read and want it in your inbox,For local Haitians, the holiday evokes a mix of emotions this year. The island nation is in the midst of a
Despite political turmoil, the holiday is also a day of great pride for Haitian people, according to Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune, the city's first Haitian-American elected official. I recently spoke with Louijeune to learn more about the history of Boston’s Haitian community and the meaning of Haitian Flag Day .The Haitian community started coming to Boston in the late '50s, early '60s as an alternative to Miami and to New York.
But you know, also there’s a great depth of sadness when we see it, given the current political and humanitarian realities that people are facing in Haiti. People are suffering from deep, deep hunger.of the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince. And so while nothing can take away our pride of self and our resilience, it is also sobering to think about how Haiti, the first free Black republic, in so many ways has yet to truly be free.
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