The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) recently celebrated its Annual Black History theme of “African Americans and the Vote” at the 94th Annual
The Smithsonian Institution’s Board of Regents announced today it elected Lonnie G. Bunch III, director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, as the 14th Secretary
In September, 2016, when the Smithsonian’s crown-like National Museum of African American History and Culture (N.M.A.A.H.C.) opened its doors to the public, its founding director, Lonnie G. Bunch III, might easily have rested on his laurels—content,...
“A Fool’s Errand: Creating the National Museum of African American History and Culture in the Age of Bush, Obama, and Trump” on sale Sept. 24 Lonnie G. Bunch III, the
Dr. David A. Canton, Director of African American Studies at the University of Florida, critiques President Trump’s 2025 executive order to "restore truth" to American history. The order seeks to promote a "patriotic" version...
Lonnie G. Bunch III
Dear Attendees, ASALH Members and Friends, I want to extend my heartfelt thanks to each and every one of you who joined us at the 108th Annual ASALH Meeting &
ASALH is going to Florida with a purpose, and we invite all persons interested in sharing their scholarship, expertise and interest in the field of African American history and culture to join us.
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History Poster Committee invites submissions for posters that address the conference theme, “Black Resistance.”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 15, 202 Contact: Brenda Jones [email protected] WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, a program of the National Trust for Historic
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The National Park Service announced Thursday that the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Park would have a new superintendent starting in August. Reginald Chapple was named to the role, adding to his 12-year...
ASALH will celebrate the return of our annual in-person Black History Month Luncheon on Saturday, February 24th, 2024 at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown
ASALH will celebrate the return of our annual in-person Black History Month Luncheon on Saturday, February 24th, 2024 at the Westin Washington, DC Downtown
This year's festival will celebrate the theme of A Century of Black History Commemorations, starting February 1st, 2026.
It serves as Alabama’s attic. The Alabama Department of Archives and History, established in 1901, was the first state archives in the nation. The big building, catty corner from the state Capitol, serves as the...
“The Morton Cranial Collection, assembled by the 19th-century physician and anatomist Samuel George Morton, is one of the more complicated holdings of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and
Tune in this week for the second episode of NPI’s Preservation Profiles free podcast series! “Preserving Resources and Fostering Diversity” with Robert Stanton Robert G. Stanton joined the National
ASALH RECOGNIZES 400 YEARS OF PERSEVERANCE WASHINGTON, DC — The Association for the Study of African Life and History (ASALH), the Founders of Black History Month, will launch its first
In August 1619, 20 enslaved Africans were brought to Point Comfort in the English colony of Virginia. Point Comfort is now part of Fort Monroe National Monument.
