Latinx
The “Queen of Salsa” Celia Cruz learned, performed and recorded songs in Yoruba, a language spoken in West Africa and adopted by Santeros, in this her native country...
Cuba
This DOT unit coordinates requests for American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreters and other language translators.
Language Access Unit
In support of this month-long event, NYC DOT crews painted the first rainbow crosswalks in the Bronx on June 21 2019. Which month-event is this?
PRIDE Month
Pop culture influencer Michael Jackson, issued pleas for racial equity in this 1991 song.
Black or White
This NYC governmental agency protects and promotes safety and well-being of New York City's children and families by providing child welfare, juvenile justice, and early care and education services.
Administration for Children’s Services (ACS)
While not explicitly using the term “queer”, this Puerto Rican astrologer’s description of his sexuality and gender identity aligns with the experiences of many people who identify as asexual and non-binary.
Walter Mercado
In celebration of the 75th National Disability Employment Awareness Month, DiverseAbilities welcomed Keynote Speaker Rachel Arfa, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities of this windy city...
Chicago
This Elected Official and featured guest during DOT’s Black History Month, is on a mission to tackle chronic disease in the African American community in his book, Healthy at Last.
Eric Adams
Created as a response to police brutality against Black people, this organization quickly expanded to advocate for other social reforms including: prison reform, voter registration turnout, free health clinics, free food programs, food giveaways and a school breakfast program.
Black Panther Party
Regarding mothers of newborn or newly adopted children, The U.S. is 1 of only 8 countries in the world that does not provide this type of paid compensation.
Maternity Leave
This Afro-Ecuadorian and Puerto Rican music style heard and highlighted during this past Latinx History Month can be traced back to the Bantu people of the Congo.
Bomba
In celebration of the 75th National Disability Employment Awareness Month, DiverseAbilities welcomed Keynote Speaker Rachel Arfa, Commissioner of the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities of this windy city...
Chicago
National Bike Month, celebrated in communities from coast to coast, including here at DOT with events like “Bike to Work Day” is held during which month?
May
Spike Lee, American film director responsible for at least 50 + films, only recently won his first Oscar in 2018 for this film.
BlackkKlansman
Longest-running children's animated series in the U.S., and one of PBS’s highest-rated shows, features this adolescent aardvark who loves to read.
Arthur
This acronym is used to include the collective of Black, Indigenous, People of Color and primarily used to describe any person who is not considered "white".
BIPOC
This new DOT ADA Coordinator has repeatedly participated as a hand-cyclist in 9 New York City Marathons!
Edmund Asiedu
At the peak of the anti-racism protests in 2020, Mayor Bill de Blasio commemorated this date as, “an official city holiday,” marking the liberation of enslaved Black people in Texas.
Juneteenth | June 19th
This Ancient African crop, popularized in Southern U.S. foods, was promoted by agricultural scientist, George Washington Carver, because of its ability to improve soil fertility and high nutritional value.
Black Eyed Peas
This late Children’s Book author’s estate voluntarily declined to republish six of his books due to racist imagery.
Dr. Suess
As part of an art installation to reflect the evolving identities of LGBTQ people Queer Eye actor, Antoni Porowski, which ERG Executive Sponsor was present at the unveiling of the street signs at the historic intersection in Greenwich Village?
Executive Deputy Commissioner: Joe Jarrin
This world-renowned English physicist, cosmologist, and author was diagnosed with ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) when he was 21.
Stephen Hawking
Asian Pacific Islander Association aka APIA recently hosted a Night Market Festival where we learned how to do origami. The Japanese word, “origami” is a two-word combination of “ori” which means “to fold” and “kami” which means...?
Paper
Institutions of higher education in the U.S. that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community are called HBCUs, which stand for...
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
This newly appointed DOT Chief Strategy Officer, began her career as a social justice leader whose work ranged from organizing New York City’s Asian immigrant communities around workers’ rights and housing issues.
Jee Mee Kim