[Federal Register Volume 81, Number 107 (Friday, June 3, 2016)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 36127-36128]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2016-13357]



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Vol. 81

Friday,

No. 107

June 3, 2016

Part VII





The President





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Proclamation 9455--African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2016



Proclamation 9456--Great Outdoors Month, 2016



Proclamation 9457--Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, 
2016



Proclamation 9458--National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2016



Proclamation 9459--National Oceans Month, 2016
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                Proclamation 9455 of May 31, 2016

                
African-American Music Appreciation Month, 2016

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                A vital part of our Nation's proud heritage, African-
                American music exemplifies the creative spirit at the 
                heart of American identity and is among the most 
                innovative and powerful art the world has ever known. 
                It accompanies us in our daily lives, and it has rung 
                out at turning points in our history and demonstrated 
                how our achievements as a culture go hand-in-hand with 
                our progress as a Nation. During African-American Music 
                Appreciation Month, we honor the artists who, through 
                this music, bring us together, show us a true 
                reflection of ourselves, and inspire us to reach for 
                the harmony that lies beyond our toughest struggles.

                Songs by African-American musicians span the breadth of 
                the human experience and resonate in every corner of 
                our Nation--animating our bodies, stimulating our 
                imaginations, and nourishing our souls. In the ways 
                they transform real stories about real people into art, 
                these artists speak to universal human emotion and the 
                restlessness that stirs within us all. African-American 
                music helps us imagine a better world, and it offers 
                hope that we will get there together.

                This month, we celebrate the music that reminds us that 
                our growth as a Nation and as people is reflected in 
                our capacity to create great works of art. Let us 
                recognize the performers behind this incredible music, 
                which has compelled us to stand up--to dance, to 
                express our faith through song, to march against 
                injustice, and to defend our country's enduring promise 
                of freedom and opportunity for all.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 June 2016 as African-
                American Music Appreciation Month. I call upon public 
                officials, educators, and all the people of the United 
                States to observe this month with appropriate 
                activities and programs that raise awareness and foster 
                appreciation of music that is composed, arranged, or 
                performed by African Americans.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirty-first day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand sixteen, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and fortieth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2016-13357
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