D&I
Equality For All
Special Gifts
Religious Holidays
Milestone Accomplishments
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This is the intentional engagement of diversity

What is inclusion?

100
President of US during civil war, helped end slavery with the issuance of The Emancipation Proclamation.
Who was Abraham Lincoln?
100
He created some of the finest works of their kind in musical history, e.g. the 9th Symphony, and the 5th Piano Concerto despite being completely deaf for the last 25 years or so of his life.
Who is Ludwig van Beethoven?
100
Muslims all over the world abstain from food, drink, and other physical needs during the daylight hours during this month. This is a time to purify the soul, refocus attention on God, and practice self-sacrifice.
What is Ramadan?
100
He was an American astronaut and the first person to walk on the Moon.
Who was Neil Armstrong?
200

This is the creation of opportunities for underrepresented population of employees have equal access to professional opportunities

What is equity?

200
He was America’s second youngest elected president. He sought to affirm America’s beliefs in basic human rights by calling for civil rights legislation and an attack on poverty and degradation.
What was John F. Kennedy?
200
He is highly regarded as the most intelligent human being alive today. When he was in his third year at Oxford, he was diagnosed with ALS (also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease). He has performed many astonishing studies during the period of 1968-1970, and he was involved in a study that lead to the “singularity theorem,” a tremendously important finding. Later, working by himself, in 1974, he began to formulate ideas about the quantum evaporation of exploding black holes.
Who is Stephen Hawking?
200
This is a Jewish holiday celebrated each spring in remembrance of the Jews’ deliverance out of slavery in Egypt in 1300 B.C.
What is Passover?
200

He was an American athlete of Native American and European ancestry. Considered one of the most versatile athletes of modern sports, he won Olympic gold medals for the 1912 pentathlon and decathlon, played American football (collegiate and professional), and also played professional baseball and basketball.

Who was Jim Thorpe?

300

This is a reflection of underlying factors or assumptions that skew viewpoints

what is unconscious bias
300
He was a South African anti-apartheid revolutionary, politician and philanthropist who served as President of South Africa from 1994 to 1999. He was South Africa's first black chief executive, and the first elected in a fully representative democratic election.
Who was Nelson Mandela?
300
She was an American author, political activist and lecturer. She was the first deaf-blind person to earn a Bachelor of Arts degree. In 1920, she helped to found the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).
Who is Hellen Keller?
300
This is the beginning of Lent in the Christian faith. As a display of atonement, ashes are marked on worshippers.
What is Lent?
300
She was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990 and the Leader of the Conservative Party from 1975 to 1990. She was the longest-serving British Prime Minister of the 20th century and is currently the only woman to have held the office.
Who was Margaret Thatcher?
400

This is defined simply as individual and group social differences

what is diversity

400
This was signed by President George H. W. Bush on July 26, 1990. As a result of this landmark legislation, communities and workplaces across the nation have become more inclusive and welcoming for America’s nearly 40 million people with disabilities.
What is The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
400
At the age of nine, she developed Stargardt’s Disease, which is a form of macular degeneration that left her legally blind. She went on to win three time national champion in the women’s 5000 meters, and in 2000 she became the first legally blind paralympian to compete in the Olympic games in Sydney.
Who is Marla Runyan?
400
This is a Hindu holiday that honors Shiva, one of the Hindu deities.
What is Mahashivratri?
400
She held the position of U.S. Surgeon General from 1990-1993. She was the first woman and Hispanic to ever hold the position.
Who is Antonia Coello Novello?
500

Common mistakes with diversity, inclusion and equity include unconscious bias and this

what is culture insensitivity 

500
She is noted as the 19th century women’s movement’s most powerful organizer. Together with Elizabeth Cady Stanton, she fought for women’s right to vote.
Who was Susan B. Anthony?
500
She was the first Mexican artist of 20th century whose work was purchased by an international museum. She contracted polio at age six, which left her right leg thinner than the left, which she disguised by wearing long, colorful skirts. It has been conjectured that she also suffered from spina bifida.
Who is Frida Kahlo?
500
This is the Tibetan Buddhist New Year. It literaly translates to new year in Tibetan, and is considered the most important holiday in Tibet.
What is Losar?
500
On July 31, 1954, he led an Italian expedition to be the first to reach the peak of K2
Who was by Ardito Desio?
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