[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 182 (Wednesday, September 19, 2018)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 47541-47542]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2018-20564]


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                Proclamation 9786 of September 14, 2018

                
National Historically Black Colleges and 
                Universities Week, 2018

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                National Historically Black Colleges and Universities 
                Week celebrates the extraordinary contributions of 
                Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) 
                and pays tribute to their rich legacy of promoting 
                equal opportunities for high-quality education. For 
                more than 150 years, these pillars of higher education 
                have opened doors to brighter futures for many 
                Americans. Their continued leadership in providing 
                educational opportunities to a broad and diverse range 
                of students plays an important role in our Nation's 
                academic successes, with their graduates influencing 
                and enhancing every sector of our economy.

                For decades after the Civil War, under the harsh 
                inequality of segregation and racial prejudice, the 
                overwhelming majority of institutions of higher 
                learning excluded minority students. Despite these 
                adversities, the visionary leaders of HBCUs empowered 
                their students by providing them opportunities for 
                academic success. These institutions have produced many 
                leaders in business, law, government, academia, and the 
                military, and the rigorous education they offer has 
                contributed to our national economic competitiveness 
                and shared prosperity.

                My Administration is committed to investing in HBCUs to 
                help ensure that they can educate future generations of 
                American students. Earlier this year, after my 
                Administration's bipartisan collaboration with the 
                Congress, I signed into law legislation that increased 
                Federal funding to important HBCU programs by more than 
                14 percent.

                Today, there are more than 100 HBCUs in 19 States, the 
                District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. 
                Combined, they educate nearly 300,000 enrolled students 
                who will contribute their talents to bolstering our 
                economy and serving our communities. This week, we 
                reaffirm our support for HBCUs and recognize the 
                profound influence they have had, and will continue to 
                have, on our Nation. We are proud to support the 
                tireless dedication of these institutions to advancing 
                their students' full potential.

                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 16 through 
                September 22, 2018, as National Historically Black 
                Colleges and Universities Week. I call upon educators, 
                public officials, professional organizations, 
                corporations, and all Americans to observe this week 
                with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities 
                that acknowledge the countless contributions these 
                institutions and their alumni have made to our country.

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

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