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Proclamation 9922

National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2019

This proclamation designates September 8-14, 2019, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week and September 9, 2019, as the Inaugural National HBCU Colors Day. It celebrates the contributions of HBCUs to American education and economy, references prior administration efforts including executive order-established advisory board and funding legislation, and calls upon Americans to observe with programs and wearing institutional colors.

Federal Register Open PDF 84 FR 48223

Impact dates

  1. National HBCU Week ends

  2. Inaugural National HBCU Colors Day

  3. National HBCU Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 8 through September 14, 2019, as National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week
  • Proclaim September 9, 2019, as the Inaugural National HBCU Colors Day
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities
  • Call upon all Americans to boldly, joyfully, and proudly don institutional colors

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; observance period September 8-14, 2019

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Contains aspirational language about prior policy achievements but no new binding obligations; references to 'Executive Order establishing the President's Board of Advisors on HBCUs' and '$404 million in funding' describe past actions, not new directives
Proclamation 9922: National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2019 · Executive Orders