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From White House, Biden says ‘Black history matters’

CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) CORRECTS PERSON WITH BIDEN - President Joe Biden speaks next to Ted Blunt at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) People listen as President Joe Biden speaks at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden departs an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Anthony Brown and group therAPy perform "Lift Every Voice and Sing" during an event with President Joe Biden to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks next to NBA Hall of Fame basketball player Nate "Tiny" Archibald at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Vice President Kamala Harris, left, and President Joe Biden depart after an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden speaks at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) President Joe Biden takes with DuWayne Portis Jr., a youth leader at Chicago Youth Service Corps and a high school senior at Lindblom Math and Science Academy, before speaking at an event to celebrate Black History Month, Monday, Feb. 27, 2023, in the East Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
From White House, Biden says ‘Black history matters’