Commemorating Brown vs. Board of Education of Topeka (1954)
On May 17th, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously issued a decision that segregation in public education violated the right to equal protection under the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. This decision directed the lower courts to see to the desegregation of the nation’s schools. It also overturned the doctrine of “separate but...
A Month for Rebellion
For the past several months I have crafted the diversity calendar for Diversity Central. This month, as I was compiling my data, I noticed something interesting. More than previously, I noted Independence Days, National Days, Liberation Days. It appeared as if April were a month for rebelling. In this month alone here are the countries...
March Diversity Calendar
Women’s History celebrated in March in the United States! 1911 marked the first International Women’s Day, but it wasn’t until 1981 that Senators Orrin Hatch and Barbara Mikulski sponsored the joint Congressional Resolution proclaiming a Women’s History Week. In 1987 Congress expanded it to an entire month. This year’s theme, sponsored by the National Women’s...
February Diversity Calendar
February is Black History Month in the United States! In 1926 Dr. Carter Woodson instituted a week-long celebration of the contributions of African Americans to history. Since then the celebration has extended until it encompassed an entire month, and it is recognized on both a scholarly and commercial level. This year’s theme is “At the...
January Diversity Calendar
Use this calendar to learn more about diversity and culture in the month of January! January 1, Tuesday Emancipation Proclamation: United States. On this day in 1863 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation that freed the slaves in the rebellious Confederate States. In said Proclamation Lincoln wrote, “…all persons held as slaves within...
December Diversity Calendar
Use this calendar to learn more about diversity and culture in the month of December! Although December has not been designated a special heritage month, it does contain celebratory days that are recognized internationally. On December 10 in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. The document set...