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People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana. Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy

Haitian flags on display during a flag day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy

Lawrence Mayor Deb Whitfield presents a proclamation to the Haitian Association of Indiana during a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy

Leonce Jean-Baptiste speaks during a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis. Credit: Jennifer Wilson Bibbs for Mirror Indy

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Photos: Haitian Flag Day in Lawrence

by Jennifer Wilson Bibbs, Mirror Indy
May 20, 2024

					<h1>Photos: Haitian Flag Day in Lawrence</h1>
<p class="byline">by Jennifer Wilson Bibbs, Mirror Indy <br />May 20, 2024</p>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB01-1024x658.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22086" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB02-1024x696.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22087" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Haitian flags on display during a flag day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB03-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22088" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Lawrence Mayor Deb Whitfield presents a proclamation to the Haitian Association of Indiana during a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB04-1024x765.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22089" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB05-692x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22090" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB06-1024x614.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22091" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB07-1024x805.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22092" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Leonce Jean-Baptiste speaks during a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB08-850x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22093" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB09-1024x683.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22094" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB10-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22095" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Lawrence Mayor Deb Whitfield presents a proclamation to the Haitian Association of Indiana during a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB11-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22096" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://mirrorindy.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Haitian-Flag-Day_JWB12-1024x673.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-22097" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">People enjoy a Haitian Flag Day celebration May 18, 2024, at Lawrence Community Park in Indianapolis, hosted by the Haitian Association of Indiana.</figcaption></figure>

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