National Events
National Events
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Online via ZoomExecutive Council Meeting Monday, January 15, 2024 4:00 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 by contacting Sylvia Cyrus at [email protected]. Since the office is closed, the other staff will not be checking email today. […]
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Executive Council Meeting
Virtual via ZoomThe next EC meeting is Thursday, January 25 at 7 pm EST/6 pm CST. 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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The Black Presence in Sci-Fi, Anime and Comics
Online via ASALH TVThis event features Jourdan Hamilton, J. Lee, Hilton George, and Xero Gravity
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VISIONS OF AMERICA: ALL STORIES, ALL PEOPLE, ALL PLACES Discovering 18th & Vine in Kansas City Stories of African American History and Culture
Online via ASALH TVASALH partners with PBS Books to present this event.
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Street Art in the African American Community
Online via ASALH TVThis event features Chanel Compton and Cedric Michael Cox
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Afro-centrism and American Kinship: A Visual Exploration
Online via ASALH TVThis event features Bobby W. Austin, Louis Hicks, Jourdan Hamilton, Wayson R. Jones, Joy Ford Austin, Joyce Wellman, John Brown Jr., Julee Dickerson-Thompson, and Greg Scott
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Cheryl Wills – Isn’t The Grace Amazing
Online via ASALH TVASALH partners with PBS Books to present this event.
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The Impact of the Arts in the Gullah Geechee Community
Online via ASALH TVThis event features Angel Parson and Tamara Butler
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Executive Council Meeting
Virtual via ZoomThe next EC meeting is Thursday, February 15 at 7 pm EST/6 pm CST. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to current ASALH members who request it by 5:30 pm EST the day of the meeting. Requests to observe the meeting must be made using this form.
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Pen to Screen: Writing and Telling Black History
Online via ASALH TVThis event features Julian Breece and Dr. Valerie Maholmes
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ASALH Book Prize Event
Online via ASALH TVJoin ASALH to watch the announcement of the 2024 Book Prize Winner!
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Harmony of Freedom: Echoes from the Underground Railroad
Online via ASALH TVThis event features Linda and David Cole
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Author’s Book Signing
The Westin Washington, DC Downtown 999 9th Street, NW, Washington, DC, DC, United States -
PBS Books Readers Club | Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Online via ASALH TVASALH partners with PBS Books to present this event.
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Online via ZoomExecutive Council Meeting Friday, March 29, 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 observe the meeting must be made using this form.
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Online via ZoomInformational Meeting for Running for the Executive Council Friday, April 5, 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 participate in the meeting must be made using this form.
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Loyola University Maryland MD, United StatesExecutive Council Meeting Saturday, June 1, 2024 Location: Loyola University Time: 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST This meeting will be held in Person. The full address will only be provided to confirmed current members who request access to the meeting. Access will be provided to current ASALH members who request it. Requests to observe […]
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ASALH W.M. Dulaney Branch Juneteenth Celebration
African American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX, United States -
ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Online via ZoomExecutive Council Meeting Thursday, September 12, 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 observe the meeting must be made using this form.
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President Dulaney’s All Member Update
Online via ZoomPresident Dulaney’s All Member Update Thursday, September 19th, 2024 7:00-9:00 p.m EST/6:00-8:00 p.m. CST. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. See the Members Private page for more details.
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Annual Business Meeting
Online via ZoomAnnual Business Meeting Monday, September 23rd, 2024 7:30-9:30 p.m EST/6:30-8:30 p.m. CST. The zoom webinar information will be emailed to all members. Please save the date. See the Members Private page for more details.
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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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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United StatesExecutive 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.
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United StatesExecutive 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 to observe this meeting.
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Annual Business Meeting
Online via ZoomAnnual 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 few minutes to review the proposed changes to the Constitution and By-Laws and submit any questions on the Members Private page. The zoom webinar information […]
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Giving Tuesday
This year, we’re raising money for Woodson Ambassadors. But why support ASALH today? ASALH’s 2024 #GivingTuesday campaign is dedicated to increasing Woodson Ambassadors for next year’s Annual Conference. We want […]
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Online via ZoomExecutive 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 observe the meeting must be made using this form.
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ASALH Prince George’s County Truth Branch
Oxon Hill Branch Library 6200 Oxon Hill Road, Oxon Hill, MD, United StatesYou are invited to join the Prince George's County Truth Branch, Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) as we honor and celebrate our Founder, Dr. […]
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Opening Ceremony and Culture for Service, Service for Humanity
ASALH TVJoin for a conversation highlighting the life and times of A. Philip Randolph, labor activist and freedom fighter. Randolph lived a life that embodied the message within “Culture for Service and Service for Humanity” the motto of Phi Beta Sigma, of which he was a member.
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Pen to Screen: Writing and Telling Black History, A Conversation with Julian Breece and Valerie Maholmes
ASALH TVJulian Breece will discuss his career as writer-director, the development of the film, "Rustin" and the role history has played in shaping his work. Breece wrote the original screenplay for the Netflix original film "Rustin" about gay Civil Rights strategist Bayard Rustin and the March on Washington.
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The Vice President’s Black Wife
ASALH TVJoin 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.
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2025 ASALH Book Prize
ASALH TVThe winner(s) of the ASALH Book Prize will be announced on ASALH TV on February 11th at 6:00 p.m. EST.
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The Reshaping of Racial Labor
ASALH TVThe 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.
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Panel Discussion: President Grant: An Inclusive President
Prince Hall Masonic Temple 1000 U Street NW, Washington, DC, United States -
PBS Books Conversation with Mary Frances Berry
ASALH TVPBS Books Conversation with Mary Frances Berry
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The 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
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting – Virtual
Online via ZoomExecutive 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. […]
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First ASALH Virtual Convening
ZoomSave the date!
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All Members Informational Update
Online via ZoomAll 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 […]
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Online via ZoomExecutive 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 […]
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A National Town Hall Meeting: Report Card on Trump – First 100 Days
Shiloh Baptist Church 1500 Ninth Street, DC, United States -
National Week of Action
In Person & Virtual Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, 515 Malcolm X Boulevard, New York, NY, United StatesNational 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.
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ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Loyola University_ , United StatesExecutive 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.
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AAPF x ASALH THIRD NATIONAL CONVENING: Beyond Dog Whistles: How Anti-Blackness is Destroying Our Democracy And What We Must Do to Resist
Union Chapel 55 Narragansett Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA, United StatesIn-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 […]
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110th Annual Conference
The Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St., NW, Atlanta, GA, United States110th Annual Conference September 24-28th, 2025 Use the form below to sign up for ASALH emails to stay updated about the conference.
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Workshop – Video Production for Historic Sites: Capturing the Legacy of the Civil Rights Movement
Omni Atlanta Hotel at Centennial Park 190 Marietta St. Northwest, Atlanta, GA, United StatesPresenter: Linda Lamar, Founder & Ceo of Dickerson Civic Center. Presenter: Ryan Heathcock, Once Upon A Time Ryan Intl Legal Video Services.