Polish American Heritage Month

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.

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 […]

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 […]

In July 2021, the UN General Assembly highlighted global concerns over “the exponential spread and proliferation of hate speech” around the world and adopted a resolution on “promoting inter-religious and intercultural dialogue […]

Juneteenth is a federal holiday in the United States commemorating the anniversary of word of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching enslaved Blacks in Texas (more than two years after it was […]

Celebrated each year in July to commemorate the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in July 1990.  The first official Disability Pride Month celebration occurred in July […]

In the United States, July is designated as National French-American Heritage Month and was established to honor the significant contributions made by people of French descent.

There are an estimated 476 million indigenous peoples in the world living across 90 countries. They make up less than 5 % of the world's population, but account for 15 […]

August 26th is the anniversary of the codification of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that gave women the right to vote following decades of organizing that formally began with […]