Holidays
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?
President of US during Civil War, helped end slavery with the issuance of The Emancipation Proclamation
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
These are the words that make up the acronym LGBTQ.
What is Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender, and Queer?
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?
This Act made it illegal for organizations to engage in employment practices that discriminated against employees on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, and disability.
What is the Civil Rights Act of 1964?
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?
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 is Nelson Mandela?
Quid Pro Quo and hostile work environment are two forms of this act when it occurs at the work place.
What is Sexual Harassment?
He is the first African American elected President of the United States in 2008.
Who is Barack Obama?
This civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public, and became law in 1990.
What is the American with Disabilities Act?
A federal holiday in the United States commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African-Americans. It is also often observed for celebrating African-American culture. Originating in Galveston, Texas, it has been celebrated annually on June 19 in various parts of the United States since 1865.
What is Juneteenth National Independence Day?
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)?
The differences people bring to their job on the basis of gender, age, race, ethnicity, religion or professional background.
What is Workplace Diversity?
This Mathematician and physicist; developed the Theory of Relativity. He had learning disability and did not speak until the age of three. He had a difficult time doing math in school and expressing himself through writing.
What group was granted the right to vote under the 19th Amendment of the US Constitution.
What are women?
This is a Hindu holiday that honors Shiva, one of the Hindu deities.
What is Mahashivratri?
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?
On May 25, 2020 this 46-year-old died after being handcuffed and pinned tot he ground by the police officer Derek Chauvin.
Who is George Floyd?
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?
At this age people are considered to be protected under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 that serves to protect individuals from employment discrimination or other employment practices and policies that my disproportionately and adversely affect workers.
What is 40 years old?
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?
This Amendment of the Constitution granted African Americans full citizenship rights in 1868.
What is the 14th Amendment?
She is the first African American women elected to the highest court of the law in the US
Who is Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson?
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?
This US President signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 into law in 1964.
Who is Lyndon B. Johnson?