Presidential Document2021-11976
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2021
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June 7, 2021
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June 1, 2021
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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 107 (Monday, June 7, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 30137-30138]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2021-11976]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 86, No. 107 / Monday, June 7, 2021 /
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Proclamation 10223 of June 1, 2021
National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, 2021
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
America's diversity is and always has been the defining
strength of our Nation--in every generation, our
society, spirit, and shared ambitions have been
refreshed by wave after wave of immigrants seeking out
their American dream. Throughout our history, Caribbean
Americans have brought vibrant cultures, languages,
traditions, and values that strengthen our country and
add new chapters to our common story. In recognition of
Caribbean Americans' countless gifts and contributions
to our Nation, we celebrate National Caribbean-American
Heritage Month.
Caribbean Americans have made our country more
innovative and more prosperous; they have enriched our
Nation's arts and culture, our public institutions, and
our economy. I am honored to celebrate this National
Caribbean-American Heritage Month alongside Caribbean-
American barrier-breaking public servants in my
Administration--including Vice President Kamala Harris,
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas,
Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona, and Domestic
Policy Advisor Susan Rice--all of whom continue to be
sources of pride and inspiration for Caribbean
Americans across the country.
Caribbean-American intellects and artists like James
Weldon Johnson, the poet who gave us the anthem, Lift
Every Voice and Sing; celebrated neo-expressionist
painter Jean-Michel Basquiat; and John B. Russwurm, the
first Caribbean-American editor of a U.S. newspaper,
have left a lasting impact on our country. Caribbean-
American jurists like Constance Baker Motley, the first
Black woman appointed to the Federal bench, and the
Nation's first Latina Supreme Court Justice, Sonia
Sotomayor, have made innumerable contributions to the
American justice system. Shirley Chisholm, the daughter
of Caribbean immigrants, blazed new trails as our
Nation's first Black Congresswoman--and the first Black
woman to launch a major-party bid for the Presidency.
Public servants like Antonia Novello, our Nation's
first female Surgeon General, and Colin Powell, our
first Black Secretary of State, have followed in her
footsteps, charting new paths of their own in service
to the American people.
Despite the powerful legacy of achievement of Caribbean
Americans, many members of the Caribbean-American
community continue to face systemic barriers to equity,
opportunity, and justice. Systemic racism has uniquely
impacted Black and Latino immigrant communities,
including Caribbean Americans, leading to disparities
in health care, education, housing, criminal justice,
and economic opportunity. My Administration is
committed to addressing those entrenched disparities--
and to bringing our Nation closer to its promise that
all people are created equal and deserve to be treated
equally throughout their lives. That is why I have
launched a whole-of-government approach to advancing
racial justice and equity.
During National Caribbean-American Heritage Month, we
celebrate the legacy and essential contributions of
Caribbean Americans who have added so much to our
American fabric.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution
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and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim
June 2021 as National Caribbean-American Heritage
Month. I encourage all Americans to join in celebrating
the history, culture, and achievements of Caribbean
Americans with appropriate ceremonies and activities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
first day of June, in the year of our Lord two thousand
twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and forty-fifth.
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