Sens. Coons, Murkowski, Harris introduce bill to recognize ‘Hidden Figures’ for contributions to U.S. leadership during the Space Race

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Kamala Harris (D-Calif.), along with 44 of their colleagues, introduced a bipartisan bill to award Congressional Gold Medals to Katherine Johnson and...

Request For Proposals: Update National Historic Landmark Nomination for the Carter G. Woodson National Historic Site

The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking the services of a Principal Investigator (PI) through a cooperative agreement with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. (ASALH) to update the...

Ida B. Wells: How grassroots support and social media made a monumental difference in honoring her legacy

I learned at an early age that my great-grandmother, Ida B. Wells, was a force to be reckoned with. Born a slave in Mississippi, she became a leading civil rights activist when she...

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103rd Annual Conference in Indianapolis, Oct.3-7,2018 Registration is now open! Register online, by mail or by phone today. We look forward to seeing you there.

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The conference program is available online. You can search the program by day, by session type, and by a person who is presenting on the program. View the entire program as a guest...

Plenary Sessions

Saturday, October 6, 2018, African Americans and the Great War

Tampa Bay School Named for Dr. Woodson

Hillsborough County School Board Members voted unanimously at Tuesday’s School Board meeting to name a new PreK-8 school, opening...

Dallas-Fort Worth branch of one of the nation’s top black history study groups is up and running

Some local black history pundits were approved this month to form a Dallas-Fort Worth branch of one of the...

ASALH Announces 2018 Black History Theme, African Americans in Times of War

The 2018 theme, “African Americans in Times of War,” commemorates the centennial of the end of the First World...

Juneteenth Black History Bowl

ASALH Memphis played pivotal roles in the Juneteenth annual Black History Bowl for high school seniors on Saturday, June...