International Women’s Day

First held on April 22nd, 1970, Earth Day is an annual event to show support for environmental protection efforts.  Earth Day is observed internationally in more than 192 countries.  Explore […]

Recognizes the impact of mental illness on families and communities, while also raising awareness for those living with mental and behavioral issues. Mental Health Awareness Month began in the United […]

On April 20th, 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed that May would be Jewish American Heritage Month. The announcement was the crowning achievement in an effort by the Jewish Museum […]

When Older Americans Month was established in 1963, only 17 million living Americans had reached their 65th birthday. About a third of older Americans lived in poverty and there were […]

May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States. A rather broad term, Asian/Pacific encompasses all of the Asian continent and […]

Haitian Heritage Month is a celebration in the United States of Haitian heritage and culture. It was first celebrated in Boston, Massachusetts in 1998 when one of the Boston Haitian Access Television programs celebrated with […]

A yearly celebration held on May 5th which commemorates the anniversary of Mexico’s defeat of the French army at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican war.

Following the devastation of the Second World War, the United Nations was established to save succeeding generations from the scourge of war. One of its purposes is to achieve international […]

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (plus) pride is celebrated each June to commemorate the Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan and seeks to recognize the impact LGBTQ+ people have had around the […]

Since 2006, June has been designated as Caribbean American Heritage Month by Presidential Proclamation.  The month-long observance recognizes the significance of Caribbean culture and history in the U.S.

The Puerto Rican Day Parade is the largest demonstration of cultural pride in the United States. The celebration takes place annually on the second Sunday in June in New York […]

An annual celebration held on June 12th to commemorate the anniversary of the historic court decision of Loving v. Virginia (1967) which struck down the anti-miscegenation laws (laws banning interracial […]