Food Insecurity Awareness Month Pride Month Pride Month is important because it's a time to celebrate acceptance, love, resiliency, and creating a more compassionate world! It’s an annual celebration that got its roots from the Stonewall riots back in June 1969. The Stonewall Uprising served as a turning moment in the American Gay Liberation Movement. …
July is Disability Pride Month and National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month! Learn more about the featured Disability Advocate Spotlights: Learn more about Brad Lomax Learn more about Lois Curtis Learn more about Ed Roberts Learn more about Judy Huemann Learn more about Leroy Moore and the Krip-Hop Institute Learn more about I. King Jordan …
"On Saturday, July 8, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts celebrated its first Quock Walker Day, also known as Massachusetts Emancipation Day, commemorating the end of slavery in Massachusetts. In 1781, Walker challenged his own enslavement in court, arguing that slavery went against both the Bible and the state constitution. His case eventually led to Massachusetts being one …