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Hispanics: Be Proud of Your Past, Embrace the Future National Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. Since 1968, this annual event recognizes the vast contribution that Americans of Hispanic origin have made across every stratum of life and culture in the United States. It also observes the anniversary of independence of Costa Rica, Honduras, El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua. People of…

Celebrating 100 Years of Voting Rights for Women On 26th August, we celebrated Women’s Equality Day, commemorating the ratification of the 19th Amendment, enshrining women’s right to vote in the US Constitution.  2020 marks the 100-year anniversary of that turning point in the story of women’s suffrage, and it is an opportunity to reflect how far we’ve come, and the road ahead. It’s sobering to think…