| The White House Office of the Press Secretary For Immediate Release January 31, 2013 Presidential Proclamation: National African American History Month, 2013By The President of The United States of America A Proclamation In America, we share a dream that lies at the heart of our founding: that no matter who you are, no matter what you look like, no matter how modest your beginnings or the circumstances of your birth, you can make it if you try. Yet, for many and for much of our Nation's history, that dream has gone unfulfilled. For African Americans, it was a dream denied until 150 years ago, when a great emancipator called for the end of slavery. It was a dream deferred less than 50 years ago, when a preacher spoke of justice and brotherhood from Lincoln's memorial. This dream of equality and fairness has never come easily -- but it has always been sustained by the belief that in America, change is possible. Today, because of that hope, coupled with the hard and painstaking labor of Americans sung and unsung, we live in a moment when the dream of equal opportunity is within reach for people of every color and creed. National African American History Month is a time to tell those stories of freedom won and honor the individuals who wrote them. We look back to the men and women who helped raise the pillars of democracy, even when the halls they built were not theirs to occupy. We trace generations of African Americans, free and slave, who risked everything to realize their God-given rights. We listen to the echoes of speeches and struggle that made our Nation stronger, and we hear again the thousands who sat in, stood up, and called out for equal treatment under the law. And we see yesterday's visionaries in tomorrow's leaders, reminding us that while we have yet to reach the mountaintop, we cannot stop climbing. Today, Dr. King, President Lincoln, and other shapers of our American story proudly watch over our National Mall. But as we memorialize their extraordinary acts in statues and stone, let us not lose sight of the enduring truth that they were citizens first. They spoke and marched and toiled and bled shoulder-to-shoulder with ordinary people who burned with the same hope for a brighter day. That legacy is shared; that spirit is American. And just as it guided us forward 150 years ago and 50 years ago, it guides us forward today. So let us honor those who came before by striving toward their example, and let us follow in their footsteps toward the better future that is ours to claim. NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 2013 as National African American 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 thirty-first day of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh. BARACK OBAMA | ||||||
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
Presidential Proclamation: National African American History Month, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
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| Museums and Sites Morris-Jumel Mansion: Lecture on Historic and Contemporary Slave Narratives (Saturday) Janet Neary, an assistant professor of African-American literature and culture at Hunter College, will give a lecture on how the depiction of slave narratives has changed over time. She will point to the works of writers and artists from the 19th century to the present. At 2 p.m., 65 Jumel Terrace, at Sylvan Terrace, Washington Heights, (212) 923-8008, morrisjumel.org. Free, but reservations are required. 'Milt Hinton: Inside Jazz' (through March 4) The acclaimed jazz bassist, who died in 2000 at 90, was also an accomplished photographer who began taking informal photographs of musicians at recording studios and other locations beginning in the mid-1930s. Thirty of his photographs — part of a collection with thousands of images — will be on view in the Living Room Gallery of St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Lexington Avenue, at 54th Street. Among those whose portraits are featured are Cab Calloway, Dizzy Gillespie, Billie Holiday and Thelonious Monk. The free exhibition is the first of two events at the church — noted for its jazz vesper services and its devotion to jazz and jazz musicians — in celebration of Hinton's life and music. On March 3, "Prez Fest 2013," dedicated to the musician, will feature a documentary screening, a panel discussion and performances. More information is available at (212) 935-2200;saintpeters.org/events. The exhibition can be viewed during church hours, daily from 8 a.m. To 9 p.m. 'Seis del Sur: Dispatches From Home by Six Nuyorican Photographers' (through March 8) The South Bronx of the 1980s is the subject of this photography show at the Bronx Documentary Center. Among the photographers whose works are on display are two staff members of The New York Times: Ángel Franco, a photographer, and David Gonzalez, a reporter for the Metropolitan desk. The other photographers are Joe Conzo, Jr., Ricky Flores, Edwin Pagán and Francisco Molina Reyes II. Thursdays and Fridays from 4 to 7 p.m., Saturdays and Sundays from 1 to 5 p.m., 614 Courtlandt Avenue, at 151st Street, (347) 332-6962, bronxdoc.org; free. National Arts Club: The Life of Gen. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas (Tuesday) An 18th-century officer who was the first black man to become a general in the French Army, the real-life swashbuckler Gen. Thomas-Alexandre Dumas was also the inspiration for heroes conjured up by his son Alexandre Dumas, author of "The Count of Monte Cristo" and "The Three Musketeers." Tom Reiss, author of "The Black Count: Glory, Revolution, Betrayal, and the Real Count of Monte Cristo," will talk about him at 8 p.m. 15 Gramercy Park South, Manhattan, (212) 475-3424, nationalartsclub.org; free. Big Onion Walking Tours: 'Historic Harlem — Celebrate Harlem History Month' (Saturday) This tour focuses on the history of the area, from its beginnings as a Dutch settlement to its prominence as a cultural and business center. It will meet at 1 p.m. At the northwest corner of Lenox Avenue and 135th Street, Harlem. (888) 606-9255, bigonion.com; $20, $15 for 63+ and students. |
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Fw: PR: New Rosa Parks Stamp, 100th Birthday Celebration
 CONTACT: Montgomery, AL (BlackNews.com) -- U.S. Postal Service officials will unveil a new historic Forever Stamp honoring civil rights leader Rosa Parks at the site of her famous arrest during a 100th birthday celebration for Ms. Parks on Monday, Feb. 4, hosted by Troy University's Rosa Parks Museum in historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama. The event in Montgomery will be held in conjunction with two additional events on the same day in Michigan. The Charles Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit and The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn will join the Montgomery Rosa Parks Museum in celebrating the unveiling of the commemorative stamp on this historic occasion. The three events are expected to draw stamp collectors, admirers and civil rights leaders from all over the country. Parks, whose December 1, 1955 arrest aboard a Montgomery city bus served as a catalyst for the Montgomery Bus Boycott, is being honored by the U.S. Postal Service on her centennial birthday with a Forever Stamp, which is always equal in value to the current First Class-Mail one-ounce price. In Montgomery, Bridgett Carol, the Director of Marketing for the U.S. Postal Service Alabama District and Donnie Snipes, Postmaster for Montgomery, will unveil the new Rosa Parks stamp during the celebration of Parks' 100th birthday, which will also feature, art, poetry and reflection on Parks' life and accomplishments. The Montgomery celebration event will also feature: * Award-winning poet Nikky Finney reading her poem "Red Velvet," which is about Rosa Parks. * Dr. Riche' Richardson, an associate professor at the Africana Studies and Research Center at Cornell University, will present a lecture entitled "Rosa Parks at 100." * Museum Director Georgette Norman and Curator Daniel Neil will present the "Rosa Parks 100th Birthday Wishes Project." A collection of more than 1,400 "wishes" for the future of the city of Montgomery and the nation inspired by Parks' life. Many of these "wishes" have been turned into a series of silkscreen posters, which will be presented to local elected officials and leaders for display around Montgomery. The celebration event will be held at 6 p.m. at Whitley Hall on Troy University's Montgomery Campus. Admission is free and open to the public and press is welcome to attend. For more information or about this or other museum events, contact Museum Director Georgette Norman at (334) 241-8608, or email at gmnorman@troy.edu or visit www.troy.edu/rosaparks.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
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Monday, January 28, 2013
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