ASALH News

The National Park Service’s National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), announces the awarding of $180,000 in grants

Join ASALH & PBS Books on Thursday, June 17 at 8pm ET | 5pm PT for a special commemoration virtual event, “Juneteenth: Lift Every Voice and Sing”

U.S. President Joe Biden will sign a bill into law on Thursday afternoon to make June 19 a federal holiday commemorating the end of the legal enslavement of Black Americans.

June 4, 2021 Contact: Jean Hardiman, University Relations Specialist, 304-696-639   The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum at Marshall University is inviting the Tri-State community to attend two special lectures […]

Watch a conversation in celebration of Juneteenth featuring ASALH’s president Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and the Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed

Join ASALH on June 9 AT 7:00 p.m. EST to discuss coalition building and operating ethically in the digital humanities and the resources available through the Center for Black Digital Research at Penn State University

Join ASALH as we reflect on the 100th Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre, Monday, June 1, 8 pm EST/ 7 pm CST on ASALH TV YouTube

“Recognizing that all human beings embrace the right to self-determination and freedom from oppression, the historical Underground Railroad (UGRR) sought to address the injustices of slavery and make freedom a […]

Mrs. Rosetta Farris Brown, a charter members of the Charles A. Brown-Birmingham Branch of ASALH, sadly passed away on May, 13, 2021. Her father-in-law, Dr. Charles A. Brown became the […]

Speakers will outline why mental health is important, illustrate the barriers around access to mental health services, and provide strategy

New legislation to rename Buffalo post office after women’s Army Corps WWII veteran

Fifty-two years ago amid uprisings across the nation following the assassination of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Verda Freeman Welcome, Maryland’s first African American female senator, introduced legislation […]

Charles A. Brown-Birmingham Branch is saddened by the passing of beloved charter member, Mrs. Rosetta Brown, who passed away  May 13th, according to her son, Mr. Jonathan Brown. Funeral arrangements are […]

The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program is pleased to announce its 2021 Grant Program. There will be $180,000 in grant funds available this year. In collaboration with the […]

ASALH National Secretary Kaye Wise Whitehead won the  2021 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion for her radio show, “Today With Dr. Kaye,” on WEAA for […]

WILLIAM PINKNEY MAGRUDER PARK in Hyattsville, Md., will be renamed for artist and curator David C. Driskell (1931-2020)

A Special Conversation between Deborah Willis, Sarah Lewis, Ilisa Barbash, & Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will reopen to the public Friday, May 14. Beginning Friday, May 7, visitors can reserve passes online at nmaahc.si.edu/passes […]

As directed by Congress in 2019, the National Park Service is preparing a special resource study of Public School 103 (P.S. 103), the elementary school of former Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, located at 1315 Division Street, Baltimore, Maryland

A Conference on Enslaved Blacks, Native Peoples and Allied Others in the Frenzy of American Expansionism.

April 30 2021, www.moran.senate.gov WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Senate unanimously passed U.S. Senator Jerry Moran’s (R-Kan.) legislation to award the Congressional Gold Medal to the members of the Women’s Army Corps […]

Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy recently announced the establishment of an endowed graduate fellowship in honor of John H. Bracey, Jr., professor of Afro-American studies at UMass Amherst since 1972. The fellowship […]

The National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program is pleased to announce its 2021 Grant Program. There will be $180,000 in grant funds available this year.

“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 […]

Where & When North Charleston City Hall, 1st, 2nd & 3rd floors 2500 City Hall Lane, North Charleston, SC 29406 Free admission & parking Viewing times: April 28-June 25, 2021; […]

“The HBCUs have not been given the credit they are due. When nobody else was out there championing these (Black) artists, HBCUs were there, claiming them, showcasing them, putting them up on walls, teaching about them”

Every conversation in America is a conversation about race, according to Kaye Wise Whitehead, Ph.D., a professor of African and African American studies at Loyola University Maryland in Baltimore, and […]

“According to The Naval History and Heritage Command, the first women to serve in the U.S. Navy were nurses. In recent times, more women have been making remarkable strides in […]

AARP survey finds 63% of women 50+ put more emphasis on inner health than outward appearances. by Nancy Kerr, AARP “Stress due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the disproportionate impact […]

ASALH awards an annual prize to recognize an outstanding book in the field of African American history and culture. Books must engage archives to be eligible for consideration, however, the […]

The Boxser Diversity Initiative, Newtown Alive and The Sarasota African American Cultural Coalition (SAACC), have partnered together with the goal to bring a permanent memorial recognizing lynching victims in the […]

The National African American Reparations Commission (NAARC) is hailing the vote by the House Judiciary Committee to Report HR-40 to the full House for passage a milestone in the history […]

Check out this ceremony of Dedication of the Memorial to Enslaved Laborers at the University of Virginia HERE! Then check out the concert from group Take 6 in support of […]

Division B Lifetime Achievement Award is given annually to “a  distinguished scholar with widely recognized and continuous records of accomplishment and who has made substantive contributions to the field of curriculum studies or whose work has served to open up the curriculum field to diverse, transdisciplinary perspectives, critiques, and understandings.”

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ASALH Edna McKenzie Branch member Martha Richards Conley, the first Black woman to graduate from the Pittsburgh School of Law in 1971, has been featured in an article in the […]

The FEMA Funeral Reimbursement Program will launch in a few weeks. FEMA is reimbursing up to $7,000.00 in funeral costs to any family member who paid for a COVID-19 related […]

The Digital Library of Georgia (DLG) is pleased to announce that it has completed the digitization of two historically significant Georgia African American newspapers as part of a National Digital […]

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The 2021 ASALH Program Committee invites submissions for posters that address the conference theme, “The Black Family,” but any timely subject of interest to the African American history, culture, and life will be considered.

DID YOU KNOW DISMANTLING RACISM IS AN INSIDE JOB? Celebrate with Life Coach and International Bestselling Author, Anita D Russell as she launches her new book, Cultivating Change from the […]

Lincoln Home National Historic Site and the State Historic Sites at Springfield are pleased to announce the launch of the “Illinois Freedom Project” youth history initiative on Monday, February 11, […]

Sonia Sanchez will be featured in the next installment of the Trailblazing American Women Writers Project Series from PBS Books.

In celebration of Black Heritage, check out the latest blog post from Roy Betts, “2021 Black Heritage Stamps Honor August Wilson.” Read the full post HERE.

Established on September 9, 1915, by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, the founders of Black History Month—the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH)—continue to carry out […]

Close adviser to former President of the United States Bill Clinton, business executive, lawyer and civil rights activist Vernon Jordan passed away last week at the age of 85. ASALH […]

Please check out the interview with Dr. Elsie L. Scott, Director of the Ronald W. Walters Leadership & Public Policy Center at Howard University that was conducted by the Gates […]

ASALH and PBS Books partner in presenting the final program of the 2021 Black History Month Festival , featuring renown author Ngugi Wa Thiong’o, author of The Perfect Nine: The Epic of Gĩkũyũ and Mũmbi , in a conversation with retired Howard University Professor, Nubia Kai and Sundiata Keita Cha-Jua, Associate Professor of History and African American Studies at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana.

Honoring Shelia S. Walker, Reflections on Anthropology and Afrocentrism across the African Diaspora Friday, February 26 2021 11:00am ET Register to attend HERE Moderated by Chelsey Carter and Savannah Kosteniuk

This Black History Month, LCV and the entire environmental movement celebrates Black leaders who are at the forefront of advancing environmental and climate justice.

The Township of South Orange Village is honored to celebrate Black History Month with the South Orange Community. This year’s national theme is The Black Family: Representation, Identity and Diversity. […]

Robert Edison, founding President of the W. Marvin Dulaney Branch of ASALH  in Dallas/Ft. Worth Texas, is a retired educator of 40 years. Though retired, Edison has continued to educate […]

ASALH member Joe Madison, ” The Black Eagle” of the Madison Show has been awarded the 2021 Lifetime Media Achievement Award by the National Black Radio Hall of Fame. “The […]

Prince George’s County Truth Branch and Maple Springs Baptist Church Cultural Education Experience Ministry (CEEM) host a joint ASALH Branch program on the Black Family.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services announced the release of a comprehensive evaluation of the Museum Grants for African American History and Culture (AAHC) program over the past fifteen years. The […]

Is there a person, organization, or project in your city or town that deserves the national spotlight? Have you seen transformation in your community because of preservation? We want to […]

National Press Club “Book Rap” featuring Gloria J. Browne-Marshall to discuss “She Took Justice: The Black Woman, The Woman, Law, and Power Thu, February 18, 2021 6:00 PM – 7:00 […]

This event will feature a panel discussion featuring divers who seek to preserve the heritage of Black people through discovering and investigating wreckages of slave ships and salvaging artifacts

ASALH invites you to learn more about the 2021 Black History Month Festival Sponsors. Thanks to generous support, ASALH can promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

Women of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion (CPDB) member, Mrs. Maybelle Rutland Tanner Campbell, PFC closed her eyes on Tuesday, Feb 9, 2021 and entered eternal life.  Mrs. Campbell […]

Cornell University is sponsoring a yearlong series honoring our beloved alumna and literary icon Toni Morrison on the 50th anniversary of her first book, “The Bluest Eye.” Cornell Celebrates Toni […]

Join the Our Authors Study Club, Inc of Los Angeles branch of ASALH in celebrating Black Heritage Month! 2021 is the 71st year of our citywide celebration of Black History […]

Conversations with public intellectuals on the relevance of history to contemporary times will be hosted by Dr. Martha Norkunas, Professor of Oral and Public History and the History Department of […]

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will award an annual prize to recognize an outstanding book in the field of African American history and culture beginning in February 2021.

There will be a presentation and panel discussion on “How African American Families Have Been Portrayed in the Media.”

The DC Commission on the Arts & Humanities and the DC Black History Celebration Committee are proud to present this guide to events for Black History Month 2021. A Brief […]

FEBRUARY 03, 2021 • PRESIDENTIAL ACTIONS This February, during Black History Month, I call on the American people to honor the history and achievements of Black Americans and to reflect on the […]

This event will feature a panel of authors, chefs and historians who will share their work and discuss the important role that food has played in Black family life throughout the diaspora.

Encourage young people to join this conversation with the first African American woman to travel into space when she served as a mission specialist aboard the Space Shuttle Endeavour!

Detroit today kicks off a weeklong celebration of Black history and Black culture and a yearlong initiative to shine a spotlight on the city’s creative community while working to support […]

This February, during Black History Month, I call on the American people to honor the history and achievements of Black Americans and to reflect on the centuries of struggle that […]

The University of Maryland’s Center for Global Migration Studies and the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will be hosting virtual conference throughout the month of […]

Celebrate and honor African American heritage during Black History Month in February. From performances to history lessons to tours, there are plenty of exciting events and activities planned throughout Prince […]

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, ASALH National President and Music from the HBCU Experience

Our WM Dulaney Branch members are involved in multiple venues and events such as: Workshops on African American History Book Reviews monthly at Branch meetings Exhibits at the African American […]

Hidden History DFW launches online Black History Month Collection to heighten awareness.  Local Dallas area African American owned company debuts unique items celebrating Black History Month into the marketplace.  Order […]

The W. Marvin Dulaney Branch of Dallas-Fort Worth ASALH will virtually host their monthly book club meeting March 8, 2021. This meeting will be discussing “James Baldwin’s America and Its […]

Join KU faculty & staff in opposition to KBOR tenure policy SIGN OUR OPEN LETTER (FOR KU FACULTY AND STAFF) OR OUR SOLIDARITY STATEMENT (ALL OTHER SUPPORTERS) All eyes in […]

Sylvia Cyrus, Executive Director of the ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND HISTORY discusses the theme and events to celebrate Black History Month (The Black Family Representation, […]

The U.S. Postal Service will honor August Wilson with a commemorative Forever stamp in the Black Heritage series.

The Pulitzer Center awarded Gloria Browne-Marshall a grant for her project on police violence. As a legal correspondent, constitutional law professor and playwright, she is honored to have the Pulitzer […]

WASHINGTON– The United States Mint (Mint) will release the 2021 America the Beautiful Quarter honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site on January 4, 2021. This is the final quarter […]

This article first appeared PBS’s WHYY.org on December 30, 2020 The burial ground of Marian Anderson crowdfunds to preserve Black history Google “Eden Cemetery” and you’re bound to encounter an […]

(Montgomery, AL) The Alabama Historical Commission was recently awarded a National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) grant through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to develop a five-year Strategic Plan for the Black Heritage Council […]

This virtual event will highlight the traditions of the Black Family and how food played a pivotal role in the family relationships and dynamics over time and space.

The January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was outrageous—a planned assault on U.S. democracy and a global embarrassment. 

The official Black History Kit and posters are in stock and ready to ship

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is now accepting applications for the 2021 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST.   Since […]

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation’s oldest historical Black athletic conference joins the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the Founders of Black […]

The Wichita, Kansas City Council approved the Dr. Ronald W. Walters Branch Library as the name of its new District 3 Branch Library. The decision was made at its Tuesday, […]

The black family has been a topic of study in many disciplines—history, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, anthropology, and social policy. 

The Campaign seeks to promote the establishment of a multi-site National Park celebrating the life and legacy of Julius Rosenwald, the son of Jewish immigrants who, after achieving great wealth leading Sears, Roebuck and Company, became a visionary philanthropist.

The Annual Black History Celebration Oratorical 2021 for this February’s Black History Month. Middle and High School Students invited to participate.

Hampton Roads Branch President Audrey Perry Williams has been a member of the Great Dismal Swamp Stakeholder Collaborative for almost two years.

By virtue of the good fortune of the spelling of his last name, Henry Aaron was seemingly  destined to be the first name listed in the Official Encyclopedia of Baseball. […]

This Saturday, December 19 at 4 p.m. EST join ASALH, the National Park Service, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity to commemorate Dr. Woodson’s Birthday. The link to join this event can be found here. Please plan to attend.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – December 11, 2020 Contact: Angela Lingg | 202-228-6519 Sen. Moran’s Bill to Honor Women of the “Six-Triple-Eight” Passes Senate Urges House to Quickly Advance Bill to Recognize Their Service and […]

You can count on 2021 ushering in a vastly different year!  And ASALH will help make it so. 

Our community is strong and resilient. Let’s help it grow even stronger!

In 2021, a new branch library will open in Wichita, Kansas, Dr. Ronald Walters’ hometown. From November 20-December 7, the library is seeking feedback to determine the top three choices. […]

ASALH announces the important two-part documentary series on the Black Church by host and writer Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

22 Black-Owned Bookstores to Shop Right Now (and Always) Support small businesses and expand your mind with a great read. This article first appeared in www.townandcountrymag.com Following the death of […]

Understand SC: Uncovering untold stories at 4 historic sites in Charleston A Post and Courier Podcast This article first appeared November 19, 2020 on postandcourier.com Charleston’s historic city center is […]

State Representative Geraldine F. Thompson Virtual Swearing In Ceremony

We are pleased to announce that the African and African American Studies Program (AAAS) at Stanford University recently released The 2020 Project, a Special Issue publication that may be of […]

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History marks this historic day of November 7, 2020 in the life of our nation—this day announcing the President-elect Joseph Biden and his Vice-President Kamala Harris, the first woman and African American to hold the position of Second-in-command.

This article first appeared on The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s website on October 15, 2020 The first half of the 20th century shaped Black Americans’ identity and influence on […]

Ida B. Wells is nationally recognized as an anti-lynching advocate, a champion of civil rights and women’s suffrage.

A FREE community Season Preview and panel discussion of  FINDING YOUR ROOTS Season 6

This project examines the conditions under which Black women academics experience racial stress, how they cope, and the degree to which stressors relate to their health profile during tenure and […]

As we close our Virtual Conference, our National President, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, will reflect on our commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Fifteenth Amendment and the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment. During this forum, Dr. Higginbotham will also explore how what we have learned over the month-long conference can best prepare us for the days ahead.

Black women and men are in danger. Black girls and boys are in danger. Black families are in danger. We are becoming an ever-increasing endangered population.   The Association for the Study of […]

Authors Ta-Nehisi Coates, Tayari Jones and Edwidge Danticat and U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo will join scholars from around the country to celebrate Toni Morrison M.A. ’55, as Cornell University’s […]

ASALH mourns the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will reopen to the public on Friday, Sep. 18. In light of concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic, the museum […]

This article first appeared in www.chathamdailynews.ca on September 7, 2020 Participants didn’t have to leave home to attend the 97th annual Buxton Homecoming. The Labour Day weekend celebration at North […]

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Historian and retired Washington Court House City Schools teacher Paul LaRue was appointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to the State Board of Education

This article first appeared in Chesapeake Bay Magazine The Chesapeake Bay region and the state of Maryland hold some of the best-documented history from the events of the Underground Railroad. […]

The MWLC is elated to partner with Natalie Achonwa of the Indiana Fever. Ms. Achonwa is a recipient of the WNBA’s 2020 Dawn Staley Community Leadership award in which she […]

From Pike Road to the Big Apple: A Glimpse of Madge Allen

Troy-based Global Cultural Foundation Appoints Charles Ezra Ferrell as Vice President  2019 Michigan Humanities Champion of the Year leaves the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History to Expand […]

The entire conference program is available online now! Click here to access the conference.

In these extraordinary times, The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is proud to announce that its 105th Annual Conference will take place virtually via Zoom in September.

This article first posted on time.com August 17, 2020  When Tennessee ratified the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution on Aug. 18, 1920, that was enough: as the 36th state […]

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 […]

Click moments” have powered some of this country’s biggest social upheavals. From second wave feminism’s emergence during the Civil Rights movement to the creation of the suffrage movement amidst abolitionist […]

Robert Stanton to Receive Murie Spirit of Conservation Award  Lia Cheek to be Recognized as Murie Rising Leader MOOSE, Wyo. – Teton Science Schools is pleased to announce that Robert “Bob” […]

David Harris, president of a newly formed group to preserve African American history in the Tri-State, stands outside the Memphis Tennessee Garrison house in Huntington. An effort has begun to […]

Speaker Carl Heastie, Assemblymember J. Gary Pretlow and Assemblymember Alicia Hyndman today announced that the Assembly passed legislation to recognize Juneteenth and Abolition Commemoration Day in New York State. “African […]

Dr. Beverly Washington Jones passed away today, July 19, 2020.  After earning her bachelor’s and master’s degrees at NC Central University, she made history by becoming the first Black woman […]

Africa in April Cultural Awareness Festival, Inc. are complying with protocol from The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the State of Tennessee Governor, Shelby County Health Department, Mayors Strickland, […]

Tall trees are falling.  The Rev. C.T. Vivian, a friend of ASALH has gone to be with the ancestors.  I first met him in August 2011, at what was supposed […]

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) joins with the world in mourning the physical absence from our presence of Reverend Cordy Tindell Vivian and Congressman John Robert Lewis.

Dear ASALH Members and Friends, When the sad news came that John Lewis had succumbed to pancreatic cancer, I found the words, “John Lewis is dead,” hard to say and […]

Carter G Woodson and the Pursuit of Truth

The New York State Branches of The Association for The Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will be celebrating Abolition Commemoration Day as a State Holiday on Monday, July 13, 2020. 

Lionel Kimble, Vice President for Programs at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, reacts to protests in the US and what African-American, people of color face and how it affects their mental health.

These are the findings of the National Urban League’s State of the 2020 Census report released today, “AT RISK: AN ACCURATE BLACK COUNT”

If Frederick Douglass could see the controversy over the Emancipation Memorial in Lincoln Park in Washington, D.C. today, he would offer the following “reality check”—don’t let the perfect be the enemy of the good.

The Uniformed Services University, America’s medical school, needs help informing African American Sickle Cell Trait carriers about a genomics study.

What you need to be ready for your Black History Programs all year long!

Topics In African American History, In The Spirit Of Woodson And Mary Mcleod Bethune

On the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment, the AFRO and Afro Charities have teamed up to produce To The Front: Black Women & The Vote This […]

George Floyd’s daughter Gianna Floyd, attends a press conference with her mother Roxie Washington on June 2, 2020, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Photo: Stephen Maturen (Getty Images) Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority […]

Over the past three months of 2020 Census operations, the National Urban League has observed low response rates across heavily populated Black localities – both urban and rural. We recognize […]

Washington (June 19, 2020) – Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Tina Smith (D-Minn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.). and Kamala D. Harris (D-Calif.) today announced they will introduce the Juneteenth National Independence […]

As we close out this week, which commemorates the 5th anniversary of the Charleston massacre, we recognize how far we still have to go in the fight for equity and reform in America.

Freedom delayed was just as sweet to the formerly enslaved men, women, and children in
Texas who received two pieces of good news on June 19, 1865: first, that the Civil War was over
and second, that they had been freed by the Emancipation Proclamation two and half years
earlier.

“Why We Can’t Wait:” Responding to Racial Protests – Then and NOW “Why We Can’t Wait” is the title of a 1964 book by Martin Luther King Jr. Describing the […]

Dr. Walter Milton and Dr. Joel Freeman are the authors of a new K-12 textbook entitled Black History 365. Barbara Spencer Dunn is one of the members of the textbook […]

Wondery’s American History Tellers Revisits the Stonewall Inn 4-part series on Stonewall Riots premieres June 17 What: The police raid at New York’s Stonewall Inn on a busy Friday night […]

Many of you know my partner Matt Paxton from his show Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS or from the TV show HOARDERS. He is currently casting season 2 of his hit show Legacy List.  We are looking for interesting seniors that are downsizing, aging in place or starting to sort through their home.

Death comes too swiftly, too easily to African American communities. COVID-19 has proved this, as it ravages our people and continues to destroy life in many ways: killing our loved ones outright; terminating jobs, food, and housing; and annihilating dreams for a better future. Yet death also comes too often, too unrelentingly from acts of racial injustice.

Arline Custer Memorial Award DEADLINE: July 31, 2020 The Arline Custer Memorial Award is presented by the MARAC Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee. This award honors the memory of Arline […]

This message provides an update on the steps ASALH has taken regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. Our primary goal is to ensure your safety and well-being. By now, you know social distancing is an important new normal.

This article first appeared on May 14, 2020 on University of South Florida St. Petersburg website In 1914, John Evans was lynched in St. Petersburg. Evans was accused of the […]

Back in 2019, while speaking at a local educational event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I met a woman by the name of Cynthia Devine-Kepner. It was one of those extraordinary encounters […]

Columbia — The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission has opened a web portal to capture African American impressions of the Coronavirus’ impact on their lives, and to establish a permanent […]

Those of us who have been blessed to, as the Bible says, have lived more than three score and 10 years might be tempted to think we have seen just […]

A Conversation with Marc Morial On Covid-19/Census Day & Next Steps For Urban Communities hosted by Dr. Kaye Wise Whitehead.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) today announced free online distance learning opportunities to meet the needs of those working remotely during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. These online […]

Executive Council Member Dr. Randall Jelks and Dr. Ayesha Hardison held a Black Love Symposium on the 80th Anniversary of the publication of Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching […]

Gloria J. Browne-Marshall featured in Sarah Lawrence Alumni Magazin

A Second $500,000 Grant Received for Fountain Hall   The National Park Service (NPS) today announced $14 million in African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund grants to fund 51 projects […]

 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 […]

Dear friends of the Driskell Center, We are sorry to inform you of the passing of Professor David C. Driskell on April 1st, 2020 at the age of 89. During […]

ASALH mourns the passing of Rev. Joseph E. Lowery, an outspoken civil rights icon. Dr. Lowery was a supporter of ASALH and served on the honorary committee for the Atlanta […]

This article first appeared on saportareport.com on March 23, 2020 Morris Brown’s Fountain Hall will get a new roof, thanks to a $500,000 grant from the National Park Service African […]

Dear friends and colleagues,   I am excited to share with you the wonderful news that the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently awarded $500,000 to the Department of African American Studies at […]

TONY BINGHAM: MEMORIAL MEDITATIONS February 28, 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm Opening on February 28, 2020, the Coleman Center for the Arts is pleased to present a solo exhibition of […]

A modern home for the black history museum would be great. First it needs strong private financial support.

Celebrate Women’s History Month through Programs in the Parlor at the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site. Each
program blends a short talk, music, and more.

Congratulations go to VP Franklin, Immediate Former Editor of the Journal of African American History will be honored at 2020 Outstanding Alumnus in the Humanities from Penn State University College of Liberal Arts.

The Princess and the Prophet: The Secret History of Magic, Race, and Moorish Muslims in America (Beacon Press, March 3, 2020). It’s about the prophet Noble Drew Ali, founder of the Moorish […]

The mathematician’s experience showed how valuable diversity can be for inspiring scientific progress

Ford’s Theatre is planning to completely redesign its main exhibition. One of our goals with this re-design is to emphasize the experiences of Washingtonians of all ethnicities, ages, classes, and genders around the time of Lincoln’s assassination in 1865, and how they shaped our city today.

The annual JERRY MALLOY NEGRO LEAGUE CONFERENCE is hosted by the SOCIETY FOR AMERICAN BASEBALL RESEARCH (SABR’S) NEGRO LEAGUES COMMITTEE. Since 1998, the Conference is the only symposium dedicated exclusively to the examination and promotion of Black baseball history.

The 94th Annual Black History Luncheon Journal and Author’s Book Signing is online now!

Regal has made the decision to offer free screenings of the film Harriet this Black History Month. The movie theater company wants to pay homage to Tubman by allowing fans […]

February 1, 2020  Dear ASALH Members and Friends:  At the opening of Black History Month in 2020, ASALH invites all of America to reflect upon the annual theme “African Americans […]

THIS ARTICLE FIRST APPEARED IN TIME MAGAZINE ON JANUARY 31, 2020 Freshman year can make anyone feel lost, but Seattle teen Janelle Gary felt especially lost when she entered high […]

A cause that we all care about needs help, please spread the word. The Go Fund Me Page established by the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce/Greenwood Community Development Corp. explains it […]

We extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors for their support the 94th Annual Black History Luncheon.

Historic houses of worship contribute significant value to their communities. Sacred places function as hubs for social service programs, the arts, and are vital to human belonging. Many of these […]

Black History Month Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in February Join us as we celebrate Black History Month with free, family-friendly events on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays in February. Programs include: Ranger-led introductions to the […]

Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, Department of History chair at Harvard and national president of ASALH, will speak at The Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lyceum’s annual Black History Month observance at […]

December 29, 2019  Press Release Rep. John Lewis recently learned from doctors that he must undergo treatment for pancreatic cancer.  He released this statement today regarding his prognosis and his […]

To All Current, Former, and Prospective Members of the Association for the Study of African American Life & History (ASALH): We write to announce our work to re-charter the Charles […]

If you or someone you know has a historic place such as a site, museum, or landscape representing African American cultural heritage, you’ll want to submit your Letter of Intent for the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund.

The Hampton Roads Branch held a wonderful birthday celebration for children to commemorate Dr. Woodson’s birthday.

Brookhaven NAACP is  proud to announce the branch’s honoree for this year’s award luncheon is Stonybrook Professor Zebulon Miletsky. Dr. Miletsky received his Ph.D. in African-American Studies with a concentration […]

Our hats are off to Roslyn Dean, Makiba Foster, and Kelvin Watson for their vision to produce this inspiring event. The keynote speaker, Dr. Daryl Scott, Past President of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, related some of Woodson’s history to the audience.

The year 2020 marks the centennial of the Nineteenth Amendment and the culmination of the women’s suffrage movement.

The presentation, which is free and open to the public, focuses on demystifying and providing an accurate portrayal of what occurred during the Reconstruction years and why. Allen’s motto is: “To understand the present and move toward the future, you must first know and accept your past.”

January 1st, the Rose Bowl Parade will take place in Pasadena, CA.  ASALH member Michelle Duster will be on the Suffrage Float. This is historic as there will only be […]

I invite you to serve as a judge at the 2020 DC National History Day competition on Monday, April 6 (Junior Division) and/or Tuesday, April 7 (Senior Division) at the […]

GIVE A GIFT FROM YOUR HEART Donate Toys (youth ages 2-11) Gift cards (for age 12-18) Cash to help purchase food items for parties   NOW THRU DECEMBER 24, 2019 TOYS […]

The special Manhattan Branch meeting with Farah Jasmine Griffin was a huge success. December 7, 2019 at 1 pm on 503 West 145th St, New York, NY  (Hamilton Grange Branch […]

The African American Civil Rights Network @CivilRightsNPS The African American Civil Rights Network (AACRN) is coordinated by the National Park Service to commemorate the modern civil rights movement in the […]

The official Black History Kit and posters are in stock and ready to ship. The Kit includes a copy of the Black History Month Bulletin, with suggestions on sharing and […]

Haitian Studies Association (HSA) Statement of Solidarity with the People of Haiti The Haitian Studies Association is an interdisciplinary scholarly organization created in 1987. Our mission is to promote the […]

SNCC 60TH ANNIVERSARY Organizing for Power April 16 – 19, 2020 Washington, DC Sixty years ago, young activists gathered at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina, to begin planning their […]

PBS-TV American Experience Series National Broadcast Jubilee Singers: Sacrifice and Glory, Tues., Nov. 19, 2019, 9:00 PM EDT;  After the broadcast, view the documentary webvideo  on the PBS-TV American Experience […]

  On October 25, 2019, a groundbreaking celebration for the International African American Museum was enjoyed by more than 850 guests, as well as more than 10,000 people via live-stream. […]

The Broward County Libraries’ African American Research Library and Cultural Center (AARLCC) invite you to a special celebration of the life and legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. He is known as […]

Carter G. Woodson Birthday Wine and Cheese Celebration Please join us for this celebration of ASALH’s founder Carter G. Woodson’s Birthday. This will be a Wine and Cheese gathering with […]

Lynching in Maryland: The Journey from Truth to Reconciliation 2nd Annual Conference November 16, 2019 @ 9:00AM — 12:30PM The Maryland Lynching Memorial Project is honored to host our second conference, “Lynching in […]

ACHP Chairman announces Early Coordination with Indian Tribes handbook now available WASHINGTON, D.C.— As the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) commemorates National Native American Heritage Month, Chairman Aimee Jorjani […]

District Treasures at the National Museum of African American History and Culture Register to attend a 15-minute one-on-one session with preservation specialists and receive a professional review of your family treasures […]

Annual Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s Birthday celebration on December 12, 2019 at 2:00 p. m. Location:  Martha’s Vineyard Television Station, Edgartown /Vineyard Haven Road. We will have a special reading […]

This article first appeared February 19, 2019 in the Philadelphia Tribune The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Philadelphia Heritage Branch held their Annual Black […]

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MARK YOUR CALENDAR – BECOME A SPONSOR The Annual Black History Luncheon is a great opportunity to celebrate our history and our future. 2020 THEME – African Americans and the […]

(Washington, DC) – Today, as part of #DCHousingWeek, Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau celebrated […]

Mrs. Florence Racliffe was 103 years old and was the oldest active member of ASALH. She was a dedicated and committed keeper of the legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. […]

This article first appeared in the Daytona Beach News-Journal Online, October 21, 2019 A Bethune-Cookman symposium, “Before 1619,” is a look back at 400 years since the arrival of the first […]

October 21, 2019 Dear Howard University Community, James A. Donaldson, Ph.D., a wise counselor, prolific mathematician, and true Southern gentleman, died Friday.   James A. Donaldson was born in 1941 […]

We extend our sincere appreciation to our sponsors for making the 104th Annual Conference a great success.

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham was honored by a conference on her work at Brown University,Friday, September 20, 2019. The focus was be her groundbreaking and influential book Righteous Discontent. Righteous Discontent: The […]

ASALH express our deepe condolences to the Clyburn Family for the passing of Emily England Clyburn

Nationally known educator and historian Dr. Edward Beasley Jr., was born June 3, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Edward Sr., and Vesta Sanders Beasley. He accepted Christ at an early […]

  School choice is perhaps one of the most divisive topics in American communities generally and the black community especially. There are those who support charter schools and see them […]

PUBLISHED September 5, 2019   Dedicated on July 4, 1894, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument on Public Square in downtown Cleveland honors the men and women of Cuyahoga County who […]

The upcoming Guernsey’s auction includes a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King JR 95% of which was, until now, lost to history (only the last few minutes have been placed on the public record). […]

Maryland: The Most Powerful Underground Railroad Storytelling Destination in the World BALTIMORE, MD (September 3, 2019) – Governor Larry Hogan today proclaimed September as International Underground Railroad Month, which recognizes Maryland […]

New Discount for Federal Employees at Sweet Home Café Beginning Monday, Sept. 2 (Labor Day), visitors to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture will not need […]

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and Hampton Roads, Virginia ASALH Branch Thank You for Joining Us In Commemorating 400 Years Of Perseverance.

“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 […]

In partnership with the 2019 Hampton Commemorative Commission, Hampton Roads  Branch held a discussion of the book Warmth of Other Suns.  This was the kick-off for the upcoming event.  One […]

Senators Robert Ford and Darrell Jackson Sponsors of The African American Monument on The South Carolina State House Grounds

2019 Global Journey Scholar  Winner to be announced at the 30th Annual Kunta Kinte Heritage Festival on September 28, 2019  Award: $250.00 & GJFC Certificate  LET THE CHILDREN’S VOICES BE HEARD: […]

Cohosted with The HistoryMakers and the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), Manilow Senior Curator Naomi Beckwith leads a panel conversation featuring luminaries in Chicago’s […]

I’m delighted to be able to announce that Michael Allen, who many of us know as the “father” of the Gullah Geechee Corridor and the Reconstruction Era National Monument, now […]

Rooms are limited at the Embassy Suites Hotel however ASALH has made arrangements with these two hotels that are a short walk from the Convention Center.

This article first appeared on npr.org, August 6, 2019 When Toni Morrison received her Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993, her remarks began with a reflection on the phrase once […]

Please help the National Park Service (NPS) tell the story and honor the legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. You’re invited to share your feedback on exhibit designs at an […]

Voices: Stories of Change, is our newest website to launch, providing an introduction to African American life and history within the Charleston area. Following, is an article from our local […]

The ASALH Annual Convention is an occasion to explore the history and culture of Africans and people of African descent. Our convention brings together more than one thousand people, including […]

Saturday, September 28, 2019 3:00pm Cameron Grove Resort Center Ballroom 100 Cameron Grove Boulevard Upper Marlboro, MD 20774 Includes: RECOGNITION PROGRAM, “KEYNOTE SPEAKER FROM HOWARD UNIVERSITY SOCIAL WORK and GERONTOLOGY […]

Commemorating the 192nd Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in New York State and bringing to attention the unnecessary shootings and deaths of unarmed members of our communities in the […]

Footprints of My Ancestors: The Real Legacy of the Chicago Defender By Myiti Sengstacke-Rice Today is officially the first week that the Chicago Defender Newspaper has not printed in over […]

Rev. Richard T. Adams was a dedicated and loyal life and Samuel L. Banks Branch (Baltimore, MD) member of ASALH. He served many years on the Executive Council and was […]

An Evening with Margot Lee Shetterly & Gladys West Thursday, August 8 6:00 – 8:00 pm Robins Family Forum VMHC, in partnership with WCVE PBS, will present a special program […]

The National Park Service, National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom (NTF) Program, the Underground Railroad Consortium of New York State, the Niagara Falls National Heritage Area, Niagara Falls Underground Railroad […]

Phil Freelon, architect of the National Museum of African American History and Culture passed from labor to reward on July 9, 2019.

The Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), in collaboration with Morris Brown College, is proud to announce being selected as the […]

National Park Service announces the public roll out of the African American Civil Rights Network. They are excited to work with the Association for the Study of African American Life […]

The Edna McKenzie Branch in Pittsburgh, PA represented ASALH at The 7th Annual Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable Conference.   (ASALH members: Ronald B. Saunders-Front row next to Betty Pickett,  Betty […]

WASHINGTON, D.C.–The US Senate voted on June 27 to confirm Aimee Jorjani as the first full-time chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP). “I am honored to be […]

A few months back we told you about a short documentary coming out from Google Earth Outreach. The six-minute film highlights the work our Encyclopedia Virginia and African American Programs […]

This article first appeared in The Daily Memphian on June 25, 2019 With a half-dozen Corvettes, a Beale Street trumpet and an African drum, fez-wearing Moolahs and Elks, Beale Street […]

Wade in the Water celebrates the sacred music traditions of African American culture in a 26-part documentary series created and hosted by Bernice Johnson Reagon, composer, scholar, and social activist.Wade, […]

CROMWELL, Adelaide McGuinn, Ph.D. Professor Emerita of Sociology, Boston University, peacefully gave life a passing grade in hospice care on June 8, 2019. She held her final class in Brookline, […]

Mrs. Florence Radcliffe turned 103 on June 1. She is a former Executive Council member, a life member, and a member of the Bethel Dukes Branch in DC.   Born […]

Charleston, SC – June 4, 2019 – In advance of the four-year commemoration of the Emanuel Nine tragedy, Mother Emanuel A.M.E. Churchannounced today plans and events scheduled to observe the […]

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Anthony “Tony” Major, associate professor, has passed away. Professor Major joined the UCF faculty in 1995 as a member of […]

PRINCETON, NJ (Monday, May 13, 2019)—The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation has announced the ten Nancy Weiss Malkiel Scholars for 2019. The Malkiel Scholars Award, funded by The Andrew W. […]

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 […]