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  • June 2026

  • Tue 23

    Registration for the 15th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is Now Open

    June 23 Registration for the 15th Annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition is Now Open
    Online
    Virtual Event

    NEWARK, NJ - (For Release 4.30.26) — The New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC) today announced that registration is now officially open for the 15th annual Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition, the premier springboard for emerging vocalists.

  • Sat 27
    A partial calendar on the left is set against a bright yellow background, with BRANCH EVENTS in bold, dark blue text—perfect for tracking Archive highlights and celebrating ASALH Membership activities.

    Museums as Systems 2026

    June 27 @ 1:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    The Stoop, Studio Museum in Harlem 144 W 125th St., New York, NY, United States

    On Saturday, June 27, from 1:00 to 8:00 pm, join us for Museum as Systems 2026. This year’s conference will focus on the idea of “Black study” as both a method and a practice. Black study is an expansive term for how knowledge is produced, held, and shared among and within the diaspora. Panel discussions […]

  • July 2026

  • Sat 25

    Seeing Our Humanity: A Convening of Descendants of the Enslaved from Virginia

    July 25 @ 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm EDT
    Oatlands Plantation 20850 Oatlands Plantation Ln, Leesburg, VA, United States

    As part of the National Trust for Historic Preservation's America250/VA250 program series, Justice For All, we invite the public to attend "Seeing Our Humanity," a special convening of descendants of […]

  • September 2026

  • Wed 23

    111th ASALH Annual Conference

    September 23 - September 27
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States

    111th ASALH Annual Conference September 23-27, 2026 9:00 a.m EST/8:00 a.m. CST The 111th ASALH Annual Conference will take place from September 23 to 27, 2026.

  • Wed 23

    Pre-Conference African American Heritage Bus Tour

    September 23 @ 7:15 am - 5:30 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Thu 24

    African American Heritage Bus Tour

    September 24 @ 7:00 am - 12:00 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Thu 24
    Film Festival: Within Our Gates (1920)

    Film Festival: Within Our Gates (1920)

    September 24 @ 9:30 am - 11:30 am EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Thu 24

    Honoring Historiography: Discussing the Creation & Use of the ABWH Booklist

    September 24 @ 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Thu 24

    Film Festival: A Raisin in the Sun (1961)

    September 24 @ 3:50 pm - 5:50 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Thu 24

    Film Festival: Black Girl (1966)

    September 24 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Thu 24

    Film Festival: The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)

    September 24 @ 8:30 pm - 10:30 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Fri 25

    Film Festival: The Education of Sonny Carson (1974)

    September 25 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Fri 25

    Film Festival: A Soldier’s Story (1984)

    September 25 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Fri 25

    Diagnosis of Our Discomfort: The Crisis and Future of Black Studies

    September 25 @ 2:15 pm - 3:15 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Fri 25

    Marlon Riggs Film Festival: Ethnic Notions (1986), Tongues Untied (1989), Black Is…Black Ain’t (1994)

    September 25 @ 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Fri 25

    Film Festival: A Litany for Survival: The Life and Work of Audre Lorde (1995)

    September 25 @ 8:30 pm - 11:50 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Sat 26

    Film Festival: Fruitvale Station (2013)

    September 26 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Sat 26

    Film Festival: Pariah (2011)

    September 26 @ 11:30 am - 1:30 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Sat 26

    Film Festival: I Am Not a Witch (2017)

    September 26 @ 2:00 pm - 3:45 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Sat 26

    Film Festival: The Blackening (2022)

    September 26 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • Sun 27

    Tour of the Chrysler Museum of Art

    September 27 @ 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm EDT
    Marriott Norfolk Waterside 235 E Main St, Norfolk, VA, United States
  • February 2027

  • Sat 6

    The Annual Black History Month Luncheon

    February 6, 2027 @ 12:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
    JW Marriott, 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20004 1331 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC, United States

    The Annual Black History Month Luncheon will be held on February 28, 2026 in Washington, DC

  • September 2028

  • Wed 20

    113th Annual Conference

    September 20, 2028 - September 24, 2028
    Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront 225 East Coastline Drive, Jacksonville, Florida, United States

    113th Annual Conference September 20-24, 2028 9:00 a.m. EST/8:00 a.m. CST The ASALH 113th Annual Conference will take place from September 20 to 24, 2028.

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