D&I Timeline
The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 prohibits discrimination based on age in programs or activities that receive federal financial assistance. More>>
After Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, Lyndon B. Johnson pressured Congress to pass additional civil rights legislation which became the Civil Rights Act of 1968. This is more commonly known as the Fair Housing Act, prohibits discrimination concerning the sale, rental, or financing of housing based on race, religion, national origin, and sex. More>>
The ADEA protected individuals who were between 40 and 65 years of age from discrimination in employment. More>>
Eunice Kennedy Shriver saw how unjustly people with intellectual disabilities were treated and after working with the Kennedy Institute the first international Special Olympics Games is hosted in Chicago, Illinois. More>>
President Nixon signed Executive Order 11458 which established the Office of Minority Business Enterprise (OMB), a federal agency dedicated exclusively to minority business enterprise. More>>
This law amended Title VII of the 1964 act and addressed employment discrimination against African Americans and other employees. It gave the EEOC the ability to sue individuals, employers, and labor unions which violated the employment provisions of the 1964 Act and required employers to make reasonable accommodation for the religious practices of employees. More>>
Claims that the Denver County School System was promoting de facto segregation by enforcing a number of practices that were intended to separate students. Black and Hispanic parents filed a suit against the school district claiming that the inner city schools were inferior in curriculum and facilities due to segregation and the Supreme Court ultimately ruled in the parents’ favor. More>>
This act prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in programs conducted by federal agencies, in programs receiving federal financial assistance, in federal employment and in the employment practices of federal contractors. More>>
Regional caucus groups of black employees were founded at Xerox in the 1960s and the NBEA was born to unite and send a clear message to Xerox Corporate as to the intent and determination of Xerox Black employees to stand up for their presence and preservation within Xerox Corporation. More>>