In recognition of Arab American Heritage Month and the diverse national and cultural identity groups that comprise the Arab American community, today’s blog post will focus on Arab Americans in the law. National Arab American Heritage Month celebrates a community of rich cultures and histories – linked together by unifying traditions, yet distinct in many remarkable ways — not only for achievements in the legal profession, but for contributions to all aspects of American society, in Houston, in Texas, and in the nation.
Read moreNational Fair Housing Month April 2022
April is recognized as National Fair Housing Month to commemorate the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (known as the Fair Housing Act) on April 11, 1968. The Fair Housing Act prohibits discrimination in the rental, sale, and financing of housing based on race, national origin, religious affiliation, or sex.
Read moreBlack Health & Wellness: Five African Americans Who Significantly Impacted Public Health
Yesterday marked the beginning of Black History Month, and the theme for 2022 is “Black Health and Wellness.” Today’s blog post focuses on five African Americans who have had a significant impact on public health, despite working “in a system which historically subjugated and exploited black Americans” and “denied access to the very systems and institutions that they helped improve.”
Read moreNational Adoption Day: Harris County Family District Courts Celebrate Forever Families
National Adoption Day is an annual event, celebrated since 2000, that has placed more than 75,000 children living in foster care with forever families. In 400 cities across the nation, policymakers, advocates, and key players in the family court system have collaborated to plan events in furtherance of the event’s shared goals: calling attention to the large number of children in the foster care system, reducing the backlog of adoption cases in family courts across the nation, and celebrating the successful adoption of foster children by loving parents. On November 19, 2021, four Harris County Judges will host private adoptions as well as adoptions with the Department of Famliy and Protective Services. Events start at 9:00 am.
Read moreNational Entrepreneurship Month Resources
November is National Entrepreneurship Month. In a 2021 Presidential Proclamation, we are called upon to recognize the occasion with “appropriate programs and activities.” As a law library, our best contribution to that effort is to provide you, our reader, with information and resources that (1.) support the business operations of solo attorneys and (2.) help aspiring entrepreneurs start small businesses. This blog has featured many such resources over the last few years, which you can revisit here and here. Additional links are shared within.
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