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News, Events, and Press Releases
Last Updated: June 24, 2008

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NEWS
ASALH announces its 83rd Annual Black
History Month Luncheon
.  Click here for
more information.
Former ASALH Executive Council Member,
Rev. William Calbert of the Carter G.
Woodson Branch in Washington, DC was
selected as a 2007 Congressional Black
Caucus Veterans Braintrust Awardee.
Executive Council Member and member of
the Congressional Task Force on the Use
of Slave Labor to Build U.S. Capitol,
Dr.
Bettye Gardner
, testified in front of the
House Administration Committee on
November 7, 2007.  For a video of the
hearing,
click here.  View the press release
here.
Dr. John E. Fleming, National President
of ASALH, has been appointed Director
Emeritus of the Cincinnati Museum Center
in honor of his contributions to the Center
as Vice President of Museums.  The CMC
Board of Trustees also established two
endowments in his name.  For the full press
release, please
click here.
Congratulations to ASALH's National
President,
Dr. John E. Fleming, who has
been awarded the Ohio Humanities Council
Bjornson Award for Distinguished Service
in the Humanities for 2007.  Other
awardees include Toni Morrison, Virginia
Hamilton and Philip Shriver, former
president of Miami University.
Basil O. Phillips, life member of ASALH
and photo editor for
Jet and Ebony
magazines, passed away on Monday,
August 27.  An obituary for Mr. Phillips ran
in the
Chicago Sun-Times on August 30.  
You can view his obituary
here.
It is with deep sadness that we inform you
of the passing of
Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard,
III
.  Dr. Hilliard was an educator, historian,
psychologist, and Pan-Africanist.  You can
find more information on the legacy of this
great man at
www.asaghilliard.net.  
Karen Williams Gooden, an ASALH
member, has been appointed Assistant
Secretary of the Maryland Department of
Transportation by Transportation Secretary
John D. Porcari.  Ms. Gooden will be
responsible for overseeing the
Department's offices of Minority Business
Enterprise, Disabilities, and Engineering
and Procurement.  "Karen's legal and
government experience make her uniquely
qualified to assume the role of managing
some of MDOT's most critical areas," said
Secretary Porcari.  "Her proven leadership
ability will help us meet Governor
O'Malley's goal of having an efficient and
effective Department of Transportation
serving the people of Maryland."
The Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library,
is pleased to announce the online version
of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity:
A Centennial Celebration. A special
introduction to the exhibit is written by
Robert L. Harris, Jr., Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. National Historian.
81 years ago, Dr. Carter G. Woodson
began the celebration of Negro History
Week. The impact and significance of that
celebration was expanded and in 2009 we
will celebrate the 33rd Anniversary of Black
History Month.
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EVENTS
August 2008
August 16, 2008:
6am-10pm
Trip to the Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture in New York City
Join the Carter G. Woodson branch of ASALH
for a relaxing, one-day trip to New York City.  
While in New York, we will visit the Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture in
Manhattan.  The trip costs $55 and does not
include the cost of meals.  For more
information, please contact Madlyn Calbert at
202-832-7305 or Robert Gunn at
301-322-5855.  Payments must be received by
June 30, 2008.

August 23, 2008:
3:00pm
The Power of Remembering: A
Conversation with Dr. Dorothy Height
You are invited to join Dr. Dorothy Heights as
she reflects on the role of women and the
National Council of Negro Women in the March
on Washington.  The event will be hosted at
the NCNW Headquarters, 633 Pennsylvania
Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20004.  Please
RSVP by calling 202-673-2402.
September 2008
September 13, 2008:
1:00pm
ASALH's Founder's Day
Founder's Day for ASALH is confirmed for
Saturday, September 13, 2008 at 1:00 p.m. at
Maple Springs Baptist Church, 4130 Belt
Road, Capitol Heights, MD 20743.
Following the program there will be a short
distance motorcade to Lincoln Cemetery,
Suitland, MD for a wreath laying ceremony at
the Woodson Gravesite, prayer and
benediction.
This event is an event of the Van
McCoy ASALH Branch Interest Group of Prince
Georges County, Ms. Jean Carne, President
Branch. Mrs. Mattie Taylor is the Event
Coordinator and can be reached at
ms.tee10@gmail.com.


September 20, 2008:
3:00pm
Harriet Washington: Author Presentation
ASALH's Clunie Branch of Westchester will
present Harriet Washington - author of
Medical
Apartheid
on September 20th, 2008 at 3:00pm
at the Greenburgh Town Hall , 177 Hillside
Ave., Greenburgh, NY 10607 in the auditorium
(seating 100) . Refreshments will be served.  
Books will be on sale outside the auditorium
after the meeting. The public is invited.


Sunday, September 28, 2008:
3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Prince Georges County Memorial Library,
Oxon Hill Branch, lecture Hall
6200 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill , MD.

An introduction & Discussion of the
Documentary Freedom's Song; 100 Years
of African American Struggle and Triumph

ASALH's Prince Georges County Truth Branch
will hold a view and discussion on Freedom's
Song. Musical selections will be presented by
the renown singer, Mr. Raoul Daggett. Light
refreshments will be served. Admission is free
but, seating is limited. For reservations RSVP
by e-mail to Event Chairman, Allen Jackson at
pgasalhtruth@aol.com no later than Saturday,
September 13, 2008. School age children will
profit from this experience. Dorothy Bailey is
the Branch president.

October 2008
October 1-5, 2008:
93rd Annual ASALH National Convention
Birmingham, Alabama
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
Click here for the convention website.

October 1, 2008:
Executive Council Meeting
10:00am - 5:00pm
Birmingham Sheraton Ballroom
Birmingham, AL

October 2, 2008:
General ASALH Membership Meeting
9:30pm - 11:00pm
Birmingham Sheraton Ballroom
Birmingham, AL
December 2008
December 19, 2008:
Carter G. Woodson Birthday Commemoration
Washington, DC
February 2009
February is Black History Month

February 21, 2009:
Black History Month Luncheon
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Click here for full details.
Founders of Black History Month