[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 25 (Friday, February 6, 2026)]
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Vol. 91
Friday,
No. 25
February 6, 2026
Part III
The President
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Proclamation 11008--National Black History Month, 2026
Notice of February 3, 2026--Continuation of the National Emergency With
Respect to the Situation in and in Relation to Burma
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The President
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Proclamation 11008 of February 3, 2026
National Black History Month, 2026
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
This year, we celebrate the most significant milestone
in our Nation's history: 250 glorious years of American
independence. From the very beginning, our country has
been blessed with countless black American heroes. For
more than two and a half centuries, these legends have
made timeless contributions to our government, laws,
military, economy, workforce, and culture. With their
tremendous legacy in mind, as President, I proclaim
that ``black history'' is not distinct from American
history--rather, the history of black Americans is an
indispensable chapter in our grand American story.
America's founding was rooted in the belief that every
man, woman, and child is created equal, ``endowed by
their Creator with certain unalienable Rights,'' and
free to live lives in ``pursuit of Happiness.'' For 250
years, these principles have inspired and informed the
independent, bold, and pioneering American spirit. It
is our bedrock belief in equality that drove black
American icons to help fulfill the promise of these
principles. And it is our unwavering commitment to
liberty that continues to sustain our Nation's
greatness.
This month, we are also reminded that the source of our
strength is rooted not in our differences, but in our
shared commitment to freedom under one beautiful
American flag. For decades, the progressive movement
and far-left politicians have sought to needlessly
divide our citizens on the basis of race, painting a
toxic and distorted and disfigured vision of our
history, heritage, and heroes. This month, however, we
do not celebrate our differences. Instead, we celebrate
the contributions of black Americans to our national
greatness and their enduring commitment to the American
principles of liberty, justice, and equality--the
principles that wrested the Western Hemisphere from
monarchies and empires, ended slavery, saved Europe,
put a man on the moon, and built the freest, most just,
and most prosperous society ever known to mankind.
Since the great Prince Estabrook became the first black
man to shed his blood for our emerging Nation at the
Battle of Lexington more than 250 years ago, heroic
black Americans have valiantly fought for our liberty
on the fields of battle, in the pews of our churches,
and in our shops, restaurants, and businesses. Across
every generation, legendary black Americans have
fiercely defended the values set forth in our
Declaration of Independence and helped to make our
Republic the greatest country in the history of the
world. From the unflinching faith of Lemuel Haynes, the
soaring prose of Phillis Wheatley, and the unmatched
resolve of Harriet Tubman to the towering intellect of
Frederick Douglass, the fearlessness of Jesse Owens,
and the brilliance of Katherine Johnson and Thomas
Sowell, countless black patriots have stood as the
vanguards of our freedom--and are among some of the
most heroic Americans to have ever lived.
As President, I am fighting to restore the Nation that
these titans helped build, and to make America greater
than ever before. In their honor, and to commemorate
250 years of American liberty, I have authorized the
construction of the National Garden of American Heroes,
a new statuary park
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honoring our greatest Americans, including black icons
like Booker T. Washington, Jackie Robinson, Aretha
Franklin, Coretta Scott King, Muhammad Ali, and many
others. Last spring, I also signed an Executive Order
to promote excellence and innovation at Historically
Black Colleges and Universities so the next generation
of leaders in the black community will learn from these
great American examples. And I am fighting every day to
make our neighborhoods safer, groceries more
affordable, and the American Dream more attainable for
all Americans.
My Administration will never stop working to ensure
that our country and every future generation of
American citizens remain guided by the same truth: We
are one Nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty
and justice for all.
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 February 2026 as
National Black History Month. I call upon public
officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of
the United States to observe this month with
appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
third day of February, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-six, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and fiftieth.
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