Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice Professor Interviewed by NPR on Haitian Independence Day

Charlene Desir, Ed.D., Professor, Department of Education, at NSU’s Abraham S. Fischler College of Education and School of Criminal Justice, was interviewed last month by WLRN NPR on Haitian Independence Day, which is celebrated on January 1^st. The day celebrates the only victory in history of enslaved Africans gaining independence from their captures/colonizers – defeating Napoleon’s army.

Desir was invited by WLRN since South Florida has the largest Haitian community within the United States.  While the celebration is an intergenerational celebration of liberation, she explained that for the 2nd and 3^rd generations, the Haitian Independence is an honoring of a PanAfrican Movement in the United States.

You can hear the interview here. Dr. Desir’s section starts around the 20 min mark.

For more information on Dr. Desir and her research interests please visit:  https://education.nova.edu/faculty/desir-charlene.html