Please join Highland Park Councilwoman Elsie Foster and members of the community for a flag raising event in honor of Caribbean American Heritage Month.

Saturday June 25th

Starting at 12:00 Noon

at the flagpole in the parking lot

of the Highland Park Community Center

220 South 5th Ave.

According to the United States Census Bureau website (Please link to: https://www.census.gov/newsroom/stories/caribbean-american-heritage-month.html), which cites the Institute of Caribbean Studies (ICS):

Caribbean immigrants have been contributing to the well-being of American society since its founding. Alexander Hamilton, the First Secretary of the Treasury was from the Caribbean island of Nevis. They count among their famous sons and daughters, Secretary of State Colin Powell, Cicely Tyson, W.E.B Dubois, James Weldon Johnson, Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier to name a few.

The official campaign for a National Caribbean American Heritage Month began in 2004 when a legislative bill was tabled in Congress by Congresswoman Barbara Lee. Language was provided by ICS Founder and President Dr. Claire Nelson. The Bill was reintroduced and passed the House in June 2005 and the Senate in February 2006. A Proclamation making the resolution official was signed by President George W. Bush on June 5, 2006.”