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August 26th is Women’s Equality Day Fundamental human rights—like voting and participating in a representative form of government—rightfully belong to all of a nation’s citizens. However, voting rights were denied to women until very recently. That is why we celebrate Women’s Equality Day in the United States on August 26—to commemorate the 1920 adoption of
Read moreBlack Women’s Equal Pay Day is the approximate day a Black woman must work into the new year to make what a white non-Hispanic man made by the end of the previous year. This year, the date falls on August 3rd—in other words, it took the average Black woman, working full-time year-round, an 8 extra
Read moreJuly 30th is World Day Against Trafficking in Persons. Established in 2014, the purpose of World Day Against Trafficking in Persons is to raise awareness about human trafficking and to promote and protect the rights of trafficking victims. What is Human Trafficking? The formal definition in the dictionary of human trafficking is “the unlawful act
Read moreNelson Mandela devoted his life to the service of humanity — as a human rights lawyer, a prisoner of conscience, an international peacemaker and the first democratically elected president of a free South Africa.
Read moreWE ALL KNOW JUNE IS PRIDE MONTH, BUT WHEN IS PRIDE DAY 2021? You probably saw the June 1st IAM IMail reminding us that June is Pride Month, but did you know we celebrate Pride Day on June 28th? This day in 1970 made history with the first Pride March being held in New York City,
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