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Proc 10337ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10337

National Black History Month, 2022

This proclamation designates February 2022 as National Black History Month, calling on public officials, educators, librarians, and all Americans to observe it with programs and activities. The text largely recounts the Biden Administration's policy achievements and aspirations regarding racial equity, including appointments of Black Americans to senior positions and investments through the American Rescue Plan and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, but these are descriptive rather than creating new obligations through this proclamation itself.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 6397

Impact dates

  1. Beginning of National Black History Month observation period

Key directives

  • Proclaim February 2022 as National Black History Month
  • Call upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Who is ordered

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of February 2022 as National Black History Month

Near term (90d)

  • Observation of National Black History Month with programs, ceremonies, and activities (February 2022)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Text blurs line between ceremonial proclamation and political messaging by extensively touting administration policies and pending legislative agenda
  • No binding policy directives or resource allocations contained in the proclamation itself; substantive claims reference separate enacted laws and nominations already made
Proclamation 10337: National Black History Month, 2022 · Executive Orders