109th Annual Conference
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States109th Annual Conference September 25-29th, 2024
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Zumba with CC
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesZumba 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 Creating, LLC, and lover of all people! Cathryn Calhoun is the Director of Education and Community Engagement at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center […]
USPS Kwanzaa Stamp 1st Day Of Issue Ceremony
Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe 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 the 2024 Kwanzaa Stamp. Join ASALH Executive Council and ASALH members for this historic event. Encourage your networks to register and attend this Free and Open […]
Welcome Happy Hour
August Wilson African American Cultural Center 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe 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 bar, and a private viewing of our latest exhibition, Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture. Location: August Wilson African American […]
Opening Reception
Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesBuses 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 bus will loop between the Omni William Penn Hotel and the Heinz History Center. The last bus will leave at 8:30 pm returning to the […]
Pittsburgh African American Heritage Bus Tour
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesView historic Pittsburgh!
ASALH Film Festival: The KKK Boutique Ain’t Just Rednecks
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesBillops 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
Emerging Frontiers In Pittsburgh’s Higher Education Leadership Luncheon
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
ASALH Film Festival: Finding Christa
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThis 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.
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ASALH Freedom School Initiative
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The Making of the August Wilson House
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
ASALH Film Festival: A String of Pearls
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesCamille 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.
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Place, Politics, and the Future of Black Pittsburgh History
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Authors Book Signing Event
Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown 535 Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, United States
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 StatesCamille Billops started as a sculptor and painter, became a filmmaker, and amassed a treasure trove of books, documents, and photographs related to black culture.
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Unpacking HBCU Students’ Fear When Encountering Police
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
ASALH Film Festival: August Wilson: The Ground on Which I Stand (2015)
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesExplore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience.
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Many Rivers to Cross: Bridging Black studies and Black Theater and Performance
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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 StatesTroy 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.
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An Efficient Womenhood
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The Life, Thought, & Activism of William Strickland
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Black Resistance and Arts Across Time & Space
Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown 535 Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, United StatesJoin 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 the various ways Black people have resisted in the Americas - from running away during enslavement, revolt, mutual aid, struggling for human rights and engaging […]
A Soulful Urge: A Conversation about Black artistic expression in and beyond our National Parks
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Necrology (Remembrance) Program
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe 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
August Wilson African American Cultural Center 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe 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. Spanning 3,600 square feet, the exhibit delves into the people and places of Pittsburgh, where Wilson was born and raised, that deeply influenced his worldview […]
Friday Night In Reception
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
ASALH Film Festival: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesTensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
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ASALH Film Festival: Black Scranton Project: Preserving African American History in Northeastern PA
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Black Scranton Project exposes our community to the historic narratives of the African American community of Scranton, PA and cultivates awareness and unity through arts and public history.
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ASALH Film Festival: The Light of Truth: Richard Hunt’s Monument to Ida B. Wells
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe film weaves together the stories of Richard Hunt's life, his fabrication of the Light of Truth monument, and Ida B. Wells' heroic fight for justice as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster.
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John Blassingame Luncheon
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
The ASALH Freedom School Plan
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
ASALH Film Festival: Tracing Our Path Through Bronzeville (2023)
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesThe Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago has been a creative hub that cultivated the artistry of some of the most influential artists and authors of the twentieth century. To name a few, Margaret Burroughs, Richard Wright, William Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks, and members from AfriCOBRA have all established a creative foundation in Bronzeville.
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Hollywood and Black Histories
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States
Awards Banquet
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesMusic critics rate Roger as one of the most exciting percussionists in the business. He has provided the rhythmic beat for such greats as Ray Charles Horace Silver, Richard "Groove" […]
VIP August Wilson Tour
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesExplore Pittsburgh and learn about the life and works of August Wilson!
99th Annual Black History Month Luncheon
The Westin Washington, DC Downtown 999 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United StatesThe 99th Annual Black History Month Luncheon will be held on February 22, 2025 in Washington, DC
110th Annual Conference
The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States110th Annual Conference September 24-27th, 2025 Use the form below to sign up for ASALH emails to stay updated about the conference.