ASALH Bethel Dukes February Speaker Series

Woodridge Library Branch 1801 Hamlin St NE, Washington

Nannie Helen Burroughs, the pioneering Black American educator and civil rights leader, established the National Training School for Women and Girls (NTS) in Washington, DC.

February Speaker Series

1801 Hamlin St NE Washington, District of Columbia 20018 1801 Hamlin St NE, Washington, DC, United States

Presentation author Danielle Phillips-Cunningham: 3:00pm to 4:00pm Nannie Helen Burroughs, the pioneering Black American educator and civil rights leader, established the National Training School for Women and Girls (NTS) in Washington, DC. The NTS proved to be a revolutionary labor and educational initiative that redefined household employment as a profession where social justice for the […]

99th Birthday Celebration of Mrs. Bessie M. Jackson

Eastwood Manor 3371 Eastchester Road, Bronx, NY, United States

The Association for the Study of African American Life & History PO. Box 182, Bronx New York 10475 Evangeline Simmons, President February 10, 2025 Sylvia Cyrus, Executive Director The Association […]

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 […]

ASALH Executive Council Meeting – Virtual

Online via Zoom

Executive Council Meeting Thursday, March 20, 2025 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. EST This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to ASALH members who request it. […]

ASALH Charleston Area Branch Women in Business: Dianna McCall Brown – Women’s History Month Discussion

Cynthia Hurd/St. Andrews Library 1735 N Woodmere Dr., Charleston, SC, United States

The Charleston Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) invites you to a special panel discussion celebrating the legacy of Dianna McCall Brown (1860–1949), Charleston’s first woman of color to enter the city’s antique trade. This event reflects ASALH’s Black History 2025 theme, African Americans and Labor, celebrating the contributions of Black women in shaping Charleston’s history and business community.

5th Sunday African American Cultural Awareness Program

Shiloh Baptist Church 1500 Ninth Street, DC, United States

Fifth Sunday Carter G. Woodson Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History Church School Program "A West Point Story: The First African-American Cadet from Michigan" Colonel Clarence Davenport, Jr. Sunday, March 30, 2025 9:00 A.M. | Sanctuary www.shilohbaptist.org/livestream Presented by Ambassador Elizabeth Davenport McKune (Ret.)

All Members Informational Update

Online via Zoom

All Members Informational Update Thursday, April 10, 2025 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. CST This meeting will be held online via Zoom. All ASALH members are invited to attend an All […]

ASALH Detroit Branch Welcomes Professor and Historian Dr. Rashid Faisal as He Explores the Role of the Pullman Porters

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History 315 East Warren Avenue, Detroit, MI, United States
Hybrid Hybrid Event

In person and online via Zoom | April 13, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST | Free event  Join the Detroit Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Monthly History Lesson in welcoming professor and historian Dr. Rashid Faisal as he explores the role of the Pullman […]

ASALH Executive Council Meeting

Online via Zoom

Executive Council Meeting Thursday, April 24, 2025 (PLEASE NOTE: This meeting has been moved from April 17th to April 24th) 7:30 p.m. EST This meeting will be held online via […]

National Week of Action

In Person & Virtual Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY, United States

National Week of Action April 27 to May 3, 2025 12:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST The National Week of Action will be held from April 27 to May 3, 2025. […]

Bethel Dukes Branch April Business Meeting and Speaker Presentation

Woodridge Branch DC Public Library 1801 Hamlin Street, NE Washington, Washington, DC, United States

Live Digital Event Via Zoom | April 27, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST This month's presenter Leslye Penelope is a mighty special presenter - she is Bethel Dukes granddaughter! She is a Howard graduate - okay course - HU - you know! And her genre is fantasy and historical fiction. Her most recent […]

May Carter G. Woodson Branch Meeting

Virtual

All individuals who are members or who are interested in joining the Carter G. Woodson Branch in Washington, DC should join this meeting. Topic: 2025 Carter G. Woodson Branch Meetings Time: 7:00pm   Join Zoom Meeting https://asalh.zoom.us/j/88608498676?pwd=4G8ESNQDpfUsBXIRHIaGagKdgqBabI.1 Meeting ID: 886 0849 8676 Passcode: 121423 --- One tap mobile +13017158592,,88608498676# US (Washington DC) +19292056099,,88608498676# US (New […]

ASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group May Program/Meeting

Black Archives Of Mid-America 1722 E. 17th Terrace, Kansas City, MO, United States

In person Event | May 17, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. CST  On Saturday, May 17, 2025, at 1:00 pm, the Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group will host its monthly program and meeting. This month, we delve into the life, work, and legacy of a lesser-known Kansas City historical figure, C.H.J. Taylor. Although C.H.J. […]

ASALH Prince George’s County Truth Branch: The Mis-Education of the Negro Book Discussion

Ridgely Rosenwald School Museum 8507 Central Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD, United States

In person Event | May 17, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. EST The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) Truth Branch of Prince George's County will host a book discussion with The Friends of Woodmore Book Club. It will be held at the Historic Ridgeley Rosenwald School Museum located at 8507 […]

ASALH Memphis Area Branch Meeting

Virtual via Zoom

Memphis Area Branch Meetings will beheld Quarterly or as needed- Virtually, Hybrid and in-person.

ASALH James Weldon Johnson Branch Meeting

Jacksonville Urban League 903 W Union Street, Jacksonville, FL, United States

Hybrid Event | May 24, 2025 | 10:15 a.m. EST / 9:15 a.m. CST The James Weldon Johnson Branch Meeting is a hybrid event: In-Person at Jacksonville Urban League and […]

ASALH Executive Council Meeting

Loyola University_ , United States

Executive Council Meeting Saturday June 7, 2025 2:00 pm – 4:00pm EST This meeting will be held in person. Details will be emailed for all members who RSVP by June […]