National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2019, 48223-48224 [2019-19928]

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[Federal Register Volume 84, Number 177 (Thursday, September 12, 2019)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 48223-48224]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2019-19928]



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Vol. 84

Thursday,

No. 177

September 12, 2019

Part II





The President





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Proclamation 9922--National Historically Black Colleges and 
Universities Week, 2019



Proclamation 9923--Opioid Crisis Awareness Week, 2019



Memorandum of September 6, 2019--Providing an Order of Succession 
Within the Council on Environmental Quality


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 84 , No. 177 / Thursday, September 12, 2019 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 9922 of September 6, 2019

                
National Historically Black Colleges and 
                Universities Week, 2019

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For more than 180 years, America's Historically Black 
                Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) have made 
                extraordinary contributions to the general welfare and 
                prosperity of our country by advancing the educational 
                pursuits of African Americans and many others. These 
                fine institutions help shape citizens of character and 
                purpose, position them to thrive beyond graduation, and 
                expand our Nation's pipeline of productivity by 
                creating meaningful employment opportunities that 
                empower talented employees to succeed in the workforce 
                and in public service. During National Historically 
                Black Colleges and Universities Week, we celebrate 
                these pillars of higher learning, their unique history, 
                and the pathways to success they provide for African 
                American students and our country.

                While HBCUs comprise just 3 percent of all nonprofit 
                colleges and universities, they enroll nearly 10 
                percent of all African American college students. 
                Moreover, these institutions account for 17 percent of 
                African Americans who earn their bachelor's degrees and 
                27 percent of those who earn degrees in science, 
                technology, engineering, and math fields. My 
                Administration has made HBCU success a national 
                priority. I have signed legislation providing more than 
                $404 million in funding for HBCU Higher Education Act 
                programs and assisted 13 schools experiencing financial 
                difficulty to restructure to be better positioned to 
                meet student and community needs. HBCUs directly 
                contribute $15 billion to our Nation's economy and 
                directly support more than 134,000 jobs. We are working 
                every day to enhance this sizable economic footprint.

                In accordance with my Executive Order establishing the 
                President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs, 32 Federal 
                agencies have outlined plans describing efforts to make 
                HBCUs stronger and more competitive when seeking grants 
                and other Federal support. Additionally, I have 
                commissioned the Executive Office of the President to 
                develop a unique Federal HBCU strategy that encourages 
                HBCUs to partner with leaders in advancing local 
                economic development goals. We will continue to 
                strengthen the role of these institutions to help them 
                improve the lives of their students, alumni, and the 
                communities they serve.

                This year, as our Nation solemnly recognizes the 400th 
                anniversary of the arrival of the first Africans in the 
                American colonies in 1619, we take the time to herald 
                the unyielding spirit of African Americans who have 
                triumphed over enslavement, discrimination, oppression, 
                and injustice. We commend HBCUs for all that they have 
                done and continue to do to inspire and foster success 
                in their students, preserve our history, and ensure 
                that we remember, learn from, and build upon the past 
                to create a brighter and more prosperous future for all 
                Americans.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim September 8 through 
                September 14, 2019, as National Historically Black 
                Colleges and Universities Week, and further proclaim 
                September 9, 2019, as the Inaugural National

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                HBCU Colors Day. I call upon all Americans to observe 
                this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and 
                activities and to boldly, joyfully, and proudly don 
                institutional colors.

                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand nineteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                fourth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2019-19928
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