Sept. 15 \u2013 Oct. 15 marked the nationwide celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cCollective Heritage: Honoring the Past, Inspiring the Future,\u201d reminding us that our nation\u2019s strength comes from the diverse people who call it home and the shared commitment to build a better future together.<\/p>\n
From the arts and education to business and public service, Hispanic Floridians continue to enrich every aspect of life in our state. <\/p>\n
Their leadership, creativity, and dedication exemplify the power of community and the enduring belief that opportunity should be within reach for all. <\/p>\n
The Florida Commission on Human Relations\u2019 (FCHR) mission is to promote equal opportunity and prevent discrimination by investigating allegations of discrimination in housing, public accommodations, employment, and state whistleblower retaliation as well as educating Floridians about their rights and opportunities. <\/p>\n
Through our diligent work, we continue to build a Florida where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. <\/p>\n
For more information or to file a complaint, contact the Florida Commission on Human Relations at (850) 488-7082 or visit www.FCHR.MyFlorida.com.<\/p>\n
This month, and throughout the year, we honor the past while inspiring the future, by recognizing the collective heritage that connects us, celebrating the diversity that strengthens us, and reaffirming our commitment to fairness for every Floridian. <\/p>\n
\u2014 Cheyanne Costilla is the executive director of the Florida Commission on Human Relations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sept. 15 \u2013 Oct. 15 marked the nationwide celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. This year\u2019s theme was \u201cCollective…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8791,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":["post-8790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral","tag-cape-coral-headlines","tag-cape-coral-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8790\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8791"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}