Facts & Figures

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex or, national origin. Provisions of this civil rights act forbade discrimination on the basis of sex, as well as, race in hiring, promoting, and firing. Title VII also says it is illegal for an employer to take any of the following actions against an employee based upon his or her race, national origin, gender, or religion: refusing to hire, discipline, fire, deny training, fail to promote, paying less, etc.

• Choose to support racial justice everyday

• educate yourself about what is going on in the world

• Donate money to organizations that support racial justice

• Have different conversations

• Take political action

• Stay connected to people who have the same views you do.

https://employment.findlaw.com/employment-discrimination/employment-discrimination-overview.html

https://www.dol.gov/agencies/oasam/civil-rights-center/statutes/civil-rights-act-of-1964

https://www.globalcitizen.org/en/content/how-to-support-racial-justice-black-americans/