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 of Florida and South Florida Jewish community leaders that resulted in resolutions introduced by Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz of Florida and Sen. Arlen Specter of […]
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 few programs to meet their needs. Interest in older Americans and their concerns was growing. A meeting in April 1963 between President John F. Kennedy […]
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 the Pacific islands of Melanesia (New Guinea, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji and the Solomon Islands), Micronesia (Marianas, Guam, Wake Island, Palau, Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Nauru […]
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 series of programs on Haitian history, culture, and contributions to the world. The month-long celebration has continued with such activities as parades, flag raisings, […]
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 cooperation in solving international problems, including by promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all without distinction as to race, […]
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 world.
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 City with a parade route along Fifth Avenue. It promotes prominent, historical figures and seeks to raise awareness of critical issues in the community.
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 marriage) that remained in 16 U.S. states.
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 and tolerance in countering hate speech”. The resolution recognizes the need to counter discrimination, xenophobia and hate speech and calls on all relevant actors, including […]
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 initially issued). It is the oldest national celebration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. Today, it is a celebration of freedom and emphasizes […]