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2009
Jan. 16, 2009	Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2009

2008
Sept. 3, 2008	National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2008
Jun. 19, 2008	President Bush Hosts Social Dinner in Honor of American Jazz
Jun. 19, 2008	Presidential Message
Jun. 17, 2008	President Bush Honors Black Music Month
Apr. 4, 2008	Statement by the President on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Feb. 12, 2008	President Bush Celebrates African American History Month
Jan. 29, 2008	National African American History Month, 2008
Jan. 21, 2008	President Bush Visits Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Library
Jan. 16, 2008	Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2008

2007
Sept. 25, 2007	Statement by the President on the 50th Anniversary of Integration of Central High School
Jun. 22, 2007	President Bush Celebrates Black Music Month at the White House
May 31, 2007	Black Music Month, 2007
Apr. 14, 2007	President Bush Pays Tribute to Baseball Great Jackie Robinson
Apr. 4, 2007	President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Football Legend Eddie Robinson
Mar. 29, 2007	President Bush Participates in Congressional Gold Medal Ceremony Honoring the Tuskegee Airmen
Feb. 12, 2007	President Bush Celebrates African American History Month
Feb. 5, 2007	African-American History Month Message, 2007
Jan. 26, 2007	National African American History Month, 2007
Jan. 15, 2007	President Bush Participates in Volunteer Service Event on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Jan. 11, 2007	Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2007

2006
Nov. 13, 2006	President Bush Attends Ceremonial Groundbreaking of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial
Aug. 23, 2006	Minority Enterprise Development Week, 2006
Aug. 16, 2006	Mrs. Bush's Remarks After Visit to Wright-Dunbar Village
Jul. 27, 2006	President Bush Signs Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
Jul. 27, 2006	Fact Sheet: Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2006
Jul. 27, 2006	President Bush Signs H.R. 9, H.R. 2872 and H.R. 5117
Jul. 20, 2006	President Pleased with Senate Passage of Voting Rights Act
Jul. 20, 2006	President Bush Addresses NAACP Annual Convention
Jun. 30, 2006	President Visits National Civil Rights Museum
Jun. 26, 2006	President Bush Celebrates Black Music Month
May 25, 2006	Black Music Month, 2006
Feb. 22, 2006	President Celebrates African American History Month at the White House
Feb. 22, 2006	Citations from the President's Volunteer Service Awards
Feb. 14, 2006	African-American History Month Message
Feb. 7, 2006	President Honors Coretta Scott King at Homegoing Celebration
Jan. 31, 2006	President and Mrs. Bush Saddened by Death of Coretta Scott King
Jan. 27, 2006	National African American History Month, 2006
Jan. 16, 2006	President Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at "Let Freedom Ring" Celebration
Jan. 13, 2006	Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2006

2005
Dec. 1, 2005	President Signs H.R. 4145 to Place Statue of Rosa Parks in U.S. Capitol
Nov. 11, 2005	President Signs H.R. 2967, Designates Rosa Parks Federal Building
Nov. 9, 2005	President Honors Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
Oct. 30, 2005	Proclamation by the President: Death of Rosa Parks
Oct. 27, 2005	President and Mrs. Bush Discuss Helping America's Youth at White House Conference
Oct. 25, 2005	Mrs. Bush Discusses Helping America's Youth Conference with American Urban Radio Network
Oct. 25, 2005	President Addresses Joint Armed Forces Officers' Wives' Luncheon
Sept. 9, 2005	National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2005
Jul. 25, 2005	Press Briefing on the President's Meeting with African American Leaders by Jim Towey, Director, Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives
Jul. 14, 2005	President Discusses Education, Entrepreneurship & Home Ownership at Indiana Black Expo
Jun. 6, 2005	President Celebrates Black Music Month at the White House
Jun. 2, 2005	Black Music Month, 2005
Feb. 8, 2005	President Celebrates African American History Month
Feb. 7, 2005	National African American History Month, 2005
Jan. 15, 2005	Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, 2005

2004
Sept. 14, 2004	National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2004
Aug. 6, 2004	President's Remarks to the Unity Journalists of Color Convention
Jul. 23, 2004	President Emphasizes Minority Entrepreneurship at Urban League
Jul. 15, 2004	Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Alpha Kappa Alpha National Convention
Jul. 1, 2004	President Commemorates 40th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act
Jun. 22, 2004	President Commemorates Black Music Month at White House
Jun. 22, 2004	Black Music Month, 2004
Mar. 24, 2004	President Commends Civil Rights Hero Dorothy Height
Feb. 4, 2004	National African American History Month 2004
Jan. 19, 2004	President, First Lady Speak at African-American Clergy Spouses Luncheon
Jan. 15, 2004	Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2004

2003
Sept. 13, 2003	National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2003
Jul. 28, 2003	President Addresses Urban League
Jun. 24, 2003	President Recognizes Black Music Month
Jun. 24, 2003	Black Music Month, 2003
Jan. 31, 2003	National African American History Month, 2003
Jan. 20, 2003	Mrs. Bush's Remarks at Martin Luther King Celebration
Jan. 17, 2003	Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday, 2003

2002
Sept. 14, 2002	Nationally Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week, 2002
May 31, 2002	President Speaks at Celebration of African American Music, History, and Culture
Jun. 17, 2002	Mrs. Bush's Remarks About the Underground Railroad at Freedom Center Dedication
May 31, 2002	Black Music Month, 2002
Feb. 12, 2002	Advisors for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Feb. 11, 2002	President Discusses Black History Month in Radio Address
Feb. 9, 2002	President Discusses Black History Month in Radio Address
Feb. 2, 2002	National African American History Month Proclamation
Jan. 21, 2002	President Honors Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Jan. 21, 2002	Mrs. Bush's Remarks for Martin Luther King, Jr. Day in Atlanta
Jan. 18, 2002	President Proclaims Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday

2001
Dec. 28, 2001	President Signs National Museum of African American History Act
Sept. 28, 2001	President Proclaims National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week
Sept. 19, 2001	President Signs Brown v. Board of Education Anniversary Commission
Sept. 8, 2001	National Birmingham Pledge Week, 2001
Aug. 1, 2001	President Discusses Education at National Urban League Conference
Jul. 9, 2001	Videotaped Remarks of the President to NAACP National Convention
Jun. 29, 2001	President Bush Recognizes Black Music Month
Jun. 29, 2001	Black Music Month, 2001
Mar. 29, 2001	President Bush Speaks to African American Leaders
Feb. 1, 2001	National African American History Month, 2001