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  • ASALH Presents African American Civil Rights Network Info Session

    Virtual via Zoom

    Join ASALH as we host a joint information session on how to join the African American Civil Rights Network. Learn more about membership, funding opportunities, and the benefits of becoming part of the Network.

  • Executive Council Meeting

    Virtual via Zoom

    The next EC meeting is Thursday, January 25 at 7 pm EST/6 pm CST. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to ASALH members who request it. Requests to observe the meeting must be made using this form. 

  • Executive Council Meeting

    Virtual via Zoom

    The next EC meeting is Thursday, February 15 at 7 pm EST/6 pm CST. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to current ASALH members who request it by 5:30 pm EST the day of the meeting. Requests to observe the meeting must be made using this form. 

  • 2024 Author's Book Signing Event

    Author’s Book Signing

    The Westin Washington, DC Downtown 999 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States

  • Members Informational Webinar hosted by President Dulaney

    Members Informational Webinar hosted by President Dulaney Thursday, April 18, 2024 8:00 p.m. EST This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to current ASALH members through email. There will be no registration. 

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    Local Arrangement Committee Meeting

    Department of Africana Studies 4140 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA

    Local Arrangement Committee Meeting The Local Arrangement Committee for the 109th Annual Conference invites all interested members and friends to a meeting on Wednesday, April 24, from 4 pm to 6 pm at the University of Pittsburgh, Department of Africana Studies, located at 4140 Wesley W. Posvar Hall, 230 South Bouquet Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15260. […]

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    South Africa Trip Info Session

    Hello all, We would like to extend invitation to others who may want to take this inaugural curated trip to South Africa with us in November. The last info session […]

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    Local Arrangement Committee Meeting

    Local Arrangement Committee Meeting The Local Arrangement Committee for the 109th Annual Conference will be meeting on Monday, May 20, from 7 pm to 9 pm via Zoom. If you would like to attend, please RSVP through the form below to receive info on how to join.  PLEASE RSVP BELOW

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    Local Arrangement Committee Meeting

    Local Arrangement Committee Meeting The Local Arrangement Committee for the 109th Annual Conference invites all interested members and friends to a meeting on Monday, June 10th, at 7 pm EST, via Zoom.If you are not in Pittsburgh but know individuals who may be interested in serving on the Local Arrangements Committee, please share this information […]

  • Save the Date for the 109th Annual Conference in Pittsburgh, PA. Sept. 25-29, 2024

    109th Annual Conference

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    109th Annual Conference September 25-29th, 2024

  • Zumba with CC

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Zumba with CC Date - September 25, 2024 Time 7am-7:45 Room Riverboat on William Penn Level   Cathryn Calhoun: Educator, Arts Professional, Speaker, Doctoral Candidate, Fitness Instructor, Owner of Constantly […]

  • USPS Kwanzaa Stamp 1st Day of Issue Ceremony

    USPS Kwanzaa Stamp 1st Day Of Issue Ceremony

    Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The event is free and open to the public but registration is highly recommended. The United States Postal Service is partnering with ASALH for the 1st Day of Issue for […]

  • Welcome Happy Hour

    Welcome Happy Hour

    August Wilson African American Cultural Center 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The event is open to those registered for the conference. About: The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is honored to welcome ASALH to Pittsburgh! Join us for light snacks,cash […]

  • Opening Reception

    Opening Reception

    Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Buses will load for those registered for the Opening Night Reception at the Omni William Penn Hotel at 5 pm. The first bus will leave at approximately 5:30 p.m. The […]

  • ASALH Film Festival: The KKK Boutique Ain’t Just Rednecks

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Billops and Hatch are catalysts at the center of the film, and like a modern Virgil and Dante, they drive, cajole and lead the film's cast through a tour of the contemporary landscape of racism.

    Free

  • ASALH Film Festival: Finding Christa

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    This documentary presents a moving yet unsentimental view of motherhood and adoption. It explores the feelings surrounding the reunion of a young woman with her natural mother 20 years after being given up for adoption.

    Free

  • ASALH Film Festival: A String of Pearls

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Camille Billops turns the camera on four generations of men in her family and considers the ways in which urban violence, unemployment, and the early deaths of their own fathers have shaped their lives.

    Free
  • Authors Book Signing Event - Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024 | 7:30 pm - 9 pm EST. In-person at Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown

    Authors Book Signing Event

    Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown 535 Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, United States
  • JAAH Reception

    JAAH Reception

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

  • ASALH Film Festival: Camille Billops Shorts Festival

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Camille Billops started as a sculptor and painter, became a filmmaker, and amassed a treasure trove of books, documents, and photographs related to black culture.

    Free
  • Poster Sessions - Friday, Sept. 27, 2024 | 10am EST

    Poster Sessions

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

  • Carter G. Woodson Luncheon

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

  • ASALH Film Festival: Fences (2016)

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's (Jovan Adepo) chance to meet a college football recruiter.

    Free
  • An Efficient Womenhood

    An Efficient Womenhood

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
  • Resistance DrBrock

    Black Resistance and Arts Across Time & Space

    Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown 535 Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, United States

    Join us for a discussion on Black Resistance and Arts Across Time & Space in Grant, 2nd floor of Embassy Suites at 2:05 pm. Dr. Lisa Brock will speak on […]

  • Necrology (Remembrance) Program

    Necrology (Remembrance) Program

    Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The event is free and open to the public but registration is highly recommended. Omni William Penn Hotel, William Penn level, Three Rivers room

  • Guided Tour of August Wilson The Writer's Landscape

    Guided Tour of August Wilson: The Writer’s Landscape

    August Wilson African American Cultural Center 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

    The event is open to those registered for the conference. About: Experience an immersive guided tour through The Writer's Landscape, the first permanent exhibition honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. […]