The Vice President’s Black Wife

ASALH TV

Join us for a conversation with Amrita Chakrabarti Myers about the interconnectedness of sex, gender, class, and economics during the antebellum period. Myers has recovered the riveting, troubling, and complicated story of Julia Ann Chinn (ca. 1796–1833), the enslaved wife of Richard M. Johnson, and US vice president under Martin Van Buren.

2025 ASALH Book Prize

ASALH TV

The winner(s) of the ASALH Book Prize will be announced on ASALH TV on February 11th at 6:00 p.m. EST.

The Reshaping of Racial Labor

ASALH TV

The implications and use of AI and GenAI has a pivotal impact on the lives and experiences of African Americans. Golden M. Owens will explore this through the lens of gender and labor.

February Executive Council Meeting

Shiloh Baptist Church 1500 Ninth Street, DC, United States

Current ASALH members are invited to observe the February meeting of the ASALH Executive Council. RSVP here: https://asalh.org/calendar/asalh-executive-council-meeting-14/ Join Zoom Meeting https://asalh.zoom.us/j/99119819640?pwd=RnRaclF1cTlCRzU1Mk9CUzA0ckhjQT09 Meeting ID: 991 1981 9640 Passcode: 848299 One tap mobile […]

Black History Month Luncheon Author’s Book Signing Event

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

  Event: Annual Black History Month Luncheon Date: February 22, 2025 Time: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EST Theme: African Americans and Labor Location: The Westin Washington, DC Downtown This event […]

The Annual Black History Month Luncheon

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

The 99th Annual Black History Month Luncheon will be held on February 22, 2025 in Washington, DC

Branch Officers Leadership Forum: Real Talk

Virtual

Date: March 13, 2025 | 8:00 am - 9:30 pm EST Vice President Anita Shepherd will lead a forum that all branch officers should attend. Breakout rooms will support discussion with […]

Meet ASALH President Kaye Wise Whitehead at Morehouse College

Morehouse College 830 Westview Dr. SW, Atlanta, GA, United States

In-Person Event | June 18, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. EST Join us at Morehouse College to hear from ASALH President Kaye Wise Whitehead. She and Executive Director Sylvia Cyrus will […]

110th Annual Conference

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

110th Annual Conference September 24-28th, 2025 Use the form below to sign up for ASALH emails to stay updated about the conference.  

Film Festival: 10,000 Black Men Named George (2002)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

This movie documents Labor Union activist A. Philip Randolph's efforts to organize the Black Pullman porters of the Chicago Pullman Railroad Company in 1920s America.

Thursday Luncheon – ASALH 110th Annual Conference

Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St. Northwest, Atlanta, GA, United States

Thursday Luncheon Speaker is Dr. Edda Fields Black, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History for her work Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom During the Civil War Edda L. Fields-Black is the author of Deep Roots: Rice Farmers in West Africa and the African Diaspora and was executive producer and librettist of Unburied, Unmourned, Unmarked: […]

Film Festival: The Pruitt-Igoe Myth (2011)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

The Pruitt-Igoe Myth explores the rise & fall of the titular housing complex in St. Louis, examining racism & gov. Policies through interviews with former residents & historical footage. Ft racism, urban poverty & inequality in America.

Film Festival: Booker’s Place: A Mississippi Story (2012)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

While filming a documentary in Mississippi in 1965, Frank De Felitta forever changed the life of an African-American waiter and his family. In 2011, Frank’s son returns to the Delta to examine the repercussions of that fateful encounter.

Film Festival: Killer of Sheep (1978)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

An African-American man working at a slaughterhouse in the Watts area of Los Angeles leads a dissatisfied and listless existence.

Film Festival: Sorry to Bother You (2018)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

In an alternate present-day version of Oakland, black telemarketer Cassius Green discovers a magical key to professional success, which propels him into a macabre universe.

Friday Blassingame Luncheon – ASALH 110th Annual Conference

Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St. Northwest, Atlanta, GA, United States

The John Blassingame Luncheon is named after one of ASALH’s stalwart members. Born on March 23, 1940, in Covington, Georgia, the future historian graduated from Fort Valley State College, received a master’s from Howard University, and a doctorate from Yale University. He began his teaching career at Howard and spent the majority of his career […]

The Legacy and Scholarship of Joe William Trotter, Jr. – Friday Plenary Session

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Participant: Augustus Wood Participant: Sundiata Kieta Cha-Jua Participant: Blair LM Kelley (University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill) Participant: Leslie M. Harris (Northwestern University) Commentator: Joe W. Trotter (Carnegie Mellon University Dept. of History) Moderator: Naomi R. Williams

ASALH Annual Member’s Business Meeting

Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St. Northwest, Atlanta, GA, United States

All current members are encouraged to attend the Annual Members' Business Meeting. Details will be posted on the Member's Private page in September. https://asalh.org/members/membership-meeting/ President Kaye Wise Whitehead and the officers of ASALH will present important information for members.

Film Festival: Clara’s Fruit (2025)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

A principal lovingly reflects on the 90-year legacy of Mohammed Schools of Atlanta, the first Muslim private school system in the country.

Film Festival: Hollywood Shuffle (1987)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Aspiring actor and hot-dog stand employee Bobby Taylor catches the ire of his grandmother for auditioning for a role in the regrettably titled exploitation film “Jivetime Jimmy’s Revenge.” When Tinseltown Studios casts Taylor in the title role, he has a series of conflicted dreams satirizing African-American stereotypes in Hollywood, and must reconcile his career goals […]

Film Festival: Union (2024) (With Guest Chris Smalls)

The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States

Up against one of the most powerful companies on the planet, a group of Amazon workers embark on an unprecedented campaign to unionize their warehouse in Staten Island, New York.

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