Executive Council Meeting Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Location: Omni William Penn Hotel Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST This meeting will be held in Person.
Executive Council Meeting Thursday, September 25, 2024 Location: Omni Hotel Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST This meeting will be held in person. All current ASALH members are welcome […]
The event is free and open to the public but registration is highly recommended. Omni William Penn Hotel, William Penn level, Three Rivers room
Annual Business Meeting Monday, October 21st, 2024 7:30-9:30 p.m EST/6:30-8:30 p.m. CST. The Sept 23 Annual Members business meeting was recessed until October 21 at 7:30 p.m. Please take a […]
Executive Council Meeting Thursday, December 19, 2024 7:00 p.m. EST This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to ASALH members who request it. Requests to […]
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. Requests to observe the meeting must be made using this form.
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In Conversation with Victoria Rowell March 25, 2025, 6:30 PM EST/5:30 PM CST Event Details In Conversation with Victoria Rowell is an initmate talk with the award-winning actress about the recent re-release of her popular memior, The Women Who Raised Me. Join us for ‘In Conversation with Victoria Rowell’ on March 25 at 6:30 pm […]
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 Members Update on Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 8:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. Attend to hear an update on ASALH plans and accomplishments. Zoom information can […]
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 Zoom. Access will be provided to ASALH members who request it. Requests to observe the meeting must be made using this form. RSVP's must be […]
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. Join us for a series of events offered in both in-person and virtual formats to accommodate all attendees.
In conjunction with/ in honor of the Freedom to Learn National Week of Action. A portion of the proceeds will benefit NMAAHC.
Coffee and Convo with the President and Vice Presidents Thursday, May 15, 2025 7:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. CST Live Digital Event All ASALH members are invited to attend this gathering to receive updates on ASALH and share information with President Whitehead, Vice President for Membership, and Vice President for Programs. Branch officers are encouraged to […]
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 6th at 12 pm EST.
In-Person Event | June 7, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. EST to 2:00 p.m. EST This tour will discuss the theme of the unique Black perspective of “building family” and how that unique perspective has aided our survival across the African diaspora. Also, this will be one of the last days of the “In slavery’s wake” […]
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 share information on ASALH's upcoming events and initiatives that will be of interest to all. ASALH has a number of initiatives and programs to support […]
As we continue to plan out our programming, we are delighted to announce our Third National Convening “Staying Awake During the Great Revolution: Community, Culture, and a Call to Action” scheduled for Juneteenth (June 19) from 7 pm - 8:30 pm EST. This is our Save the Date – stand by to receive additional information.
Screening of the film "10,000 Black Men Named George" in celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters & Maids Reception: 1:00 pm Screening: 2:00 pm 3:45 pm: Post Screening Discussion with director: Robert Townsend and Dr. Terrell J.A. Winder a sociologist at UC Santa Barbara, whose teaching and research, brings […]
In-Person Event | June 28, 2025 | 12:00 p.m. EST Join us at the Anacostia Park Skating Pavilion for the first Late Skate of the season! Kick off your summer with free fun for all—including free skate rentals, music, dancing, fishing, games, and community resources. Guests will also learn about events celebrating the 150th anniversary […]
In-Person Event | Saturday July 5, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. EST Frederick Douglass’s speech “What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?” continues to challenge and resonate with audiences, considering the meaning of “liberty and justice for all”. This year, celebrate American Independence with us on July 5 at Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. […]
Recorded Digital Event | Wednesday, July 16, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST For AACRN (African American Civil Rights Network) and ASALH members who would like to learn more […]
Live Digital Event | Wednesday, July 23, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. CST ASALH Tampa Bay 2025 Lecture Series Overview The Tampa Bay chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is proud to launch its 2025 Lecture Series. Rooted in the legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, […]
In-Person and Livestreamed Sunday, August 10, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. EST - 4:00 p.m. CST Union Chapel Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard Our residency on Martha’s Vineyard begins on Sunday! In […]
In-Person Event | August 18, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. EST to 1:00 p.m. EST Back by Popular Demand!! Join us Monday, August 18, 2025 @ 10:00 AM at The Mariposa Museum 57 Circuit Avenue Oak Bluffs MA 02557 NO REFUNDS. All Sales are final. Brunch Buffet Performances Meet the Authors Private Book Signing Join us […]
Live Digital Event | August 21, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. CST The Tampa Bay Branch of ASALH is pleased to invite you to attend the second event in […]
In-Person Event | Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. EST August 23, 2025, Sankofa IMPACT, Inc. will host the "Uncharted Waters: Dimensions of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade & Prince George's County - Conference and Community Conversation," at the University of Maryland-College Park, Stamp Student Union. The draft program and speaker lineup can be seen […]
Live Digital Event | Monday, September 1, 2025 | 6 p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. CST/ 4 p.m. MST/ 3 p.m. PST All individuals who are presenting at the conference are encouraged to attend. Gus Woods, the Academic Program Chair, and Vice President for Programs Aaisha Haykal will review important information regarding sessions. All session presenters, […]
In-Person Event | September 11, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. EST In honor of Founders Day, ASALH South Florida will host Dr. Maurice Hobson, author of "With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: A History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity", and honor local hero Florida Sen. Rosalind Osgood as a South Florida Culture Keeper. Highlights […]
In-Person Event | September 13, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. EST 110th Anniversary Celebration presented by the Dorothy Turner Johnson Branch of ASALH. Address: Eatonville Library 200 E Kennedy Blvd, Eatonville, […]
110th Annual Conference September 24-28th, 2025 Use the form below to sign up for ASALH emails to stay updated about the conference.
Presenter: Linda Lamar, Founder & Ceo of Dickerson Civic Center. Presenter: Ryan Heathcock, Once Upon A Time Ryan Intl Legal Video Services.
Executive Council Meeting Wednesday, September 24, 2025 In-person only 1:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. EST This meeting will be held in-person at the Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park. Please RSVP below. The meeting location will be emailed to all members who RSVP by September 23rd at 12 pm EST.
Chair: Nishani Frazier, Miami University of Ohio. Presenter: John Goncalves, North Carolina State University. Presenter: Liam McCandless, North Carolina State University. Presenter: Katie Boatner, North Carolina State University, Public History.
Chair: Erick Jackson, Northern Kentucky University. Panelist: Samuel Collins, Towson University. Panelist: Matthew Durington, Towson University. Panelist: Chayanne Marcano, Independent Researcher.
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.
Chair: Gerald Horne. Presenter: Brian Kwoba, University of Memphis. Presenter: Natanya P. Duncan, Queens College City University of New York. Presenter: Ula Yvette Taylor, University of California Berkeley. Presenter: Charisse Burden-Stelly.
Moderator: Cinthya Neal Spence, Spelman College. Presenter: Nafeesa H. Muhammad, Spelman College. Presenter: Vincent Willis, New College of Florida. Presenter: Mahaliah A. Little, Spelman College. Presenter: Maurice Hobson, Georgia State University. Presenter: Kenton Rambsy, Howard University. Presenter: Tanya N. Clark, Morehouse College.
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: […]
Moderator: Ashley Howard, University of Iowa. Panelist: Charisse Burden-Stelly, Wayne State University. Panelist: Gerald Horne. Panelist: Akinyele Umoja, Georgia State University African American Studies. Panelist: Joy James, Williams College.
Presenter: Karsonya Wise Whitehead, Loyola University. Panelist: Daryl Michael Scott, Former ASALH National President More speakers to follow!
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.
Chair: Cinnamon Williams, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Presenter: Candice Merritt, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Presenter: Beatrice J Adams. Presenter: Olivia Johnson, Emory University.
