Obama announces National Caribbean-American Heritage Month

Barack Obama

United States President Barack Obama yesterday issued a proclamation declaring June, 2015 to be National Caribbean-American Heritage Month.

“I encourage all Americans to celebrate the history and culture of Caribbean Americans with appropriate ceremonies and activities,” Obama said in the proclamation, where he also acknowledged the contributions of Caribbean immigrants to the United States.

“Caribbean Americans have shaped the course of our country since the earliest chapters of our history, and they