# Event Details - **Event Name**: Heritage Celebration: Uplifting the Haitian Family - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm (-04:00) - **Event Description**: Celebrating Haitian Heritage Uplifting the Haitian FamilyAbout this EventHaitian Heritage Month: Uplifting the Haitian Family is intentionally grounded in the scholarship and community praxis of Dr. Charlene Désir, a Haitian school Psychologist, Research Professor, and initiated Manbo/Priestess Healer whose work bridges psychology, diasporic studies, and culturally rooted healing traditions. Central to this convening is Dr. Désir’s framework of Diasporic Grief, a diagnostic and cultural concept that names the multigenerational trauma produced by migration, displacement, political instability, racialization, and ancestral rupture. Rather than pathologizing Haitian families, her scholarship reframes grief as a collective, historical, and spiritual wound requiring communal repair.This two-day intergenerational gathering integrates cultural memory, embodied healing practices, and empirical research to address the layered realities facing Haitian families in South Florida. Dr. Désir’s background in school psychology informs the focus on children and family systems, while her research expertise ensures that discussions of trauma, resilience, and identity are data-informed and structurally grounded. As an initiated Manbo, she also understands healing as relational and ancestral, expanding wellness beyond clinical models to include ritual, art, music, storytelling, and communal gathering as legitimate forms of restoration.Programming such as Family Grief & Trauma Repair, Lakou Timoun, and Breaking Diasporic Barriers reflects her integrative approach: whereby scholarship meets lived experience; cultural affirmation meets psychological insight. Resources embedded throughout the event within intergenerational panels, mental health dialogue, marketplace economic support, and interactive holistic sessions offer practical tools for strengthening families while restoring pride and continuity. The intention is clear: to move Haitian families from silence to strategy, from fragmentation to reconnection. This event affirms that Haitian families are not deficient but resilient carriers of ancestral intelligence, worthy of sustained support, visibility, and culturally grounded pathways to healing.Featured presenters include Professor Bayyinah Bello, Dr. Charlene Desir, Dr. Latasha Russell, and Ireola Olaifa.Activity highlights include: Lakou Timoun (Children's Space); Mache Ayisyen (Haitian Marketplace); film screening, artists' gallery, dance, and spoken word.Cover Image: Three Indians Vivian D. and John H. Hewitt Haitian Collection, African American Research Library and Cultural Center - Broward County Library Special Collections.Friday, 29 May 2026 6:30 - 8:30 pmSaturday, 30 May 2026 11:00 am - 5:00 pm - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-lauderdale/heritage-celebration-uplifting-the-haitian-family/100001984327102781 - **Event Categories**: health-wellness, art, entertainment, it, mental-health, spoken-word, storytelling - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Fort Lauderdale - **state**: FL - **country**: United States - **location**: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center - **lat**: 26.128388 - **long**: -80.1775981 - **full address**: African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Heritage Celebration: Uplifting the Haitian Family - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/b30d96c4159585be0d00b8764b45d62622c320c7fa9822f2034efefdb9b02b4e-rimg-w776-h778-dc784633-gmir.jpg?v=1772725122 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Heritage Celebration: Uplifting the Haitian Family being held? - **A:** Heritage Celebration: Uplifting the Haitian Family takes place on Fri, 29 May, 2026 at 06:30 pm to Sat, 30 May, 2026 at 05:00 pm at African-American Research Library and Cultural Center, 2650 Sistrunk Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Heritage Celebration: Uplifting the Haitian Family? - **A:** Heritage Celebration: Uplifting the Haitian Family is organized by South Florida Book Festival. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** Heritage Celebration: Uplifting the Haitian Family is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Fort Lauderdale, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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