Black British Civil Rights: The Fight for Equality 1820-2020
VirtualTony Warner author of Black History Walks Volume 1 will detail Black British Civil Rights, a US to UK timeline comparison. The term ‘Civil Rights’ automatically triggers images of the American fight for equality and freedom even in Britain. This illustrated talk details Black resistance against British racist oppression from; the 19th century Jamaican who […]
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ASALH Rose Family Cleveland Branch Event: Audacious & Courageous Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, Dr. Carter G. Woodson
Cleveland Public Library, Louis Stokes Wing, Room B 525 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, OH, United StatesPlease join the Rose Family Cleveland ASALH Branch & Gaidi Nkruma, the ASALH Regional Coordinator, presenting an engaging and informative discourse on the fearless leadership of Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune & Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
African Ancestry @20 Celebration and World Tour Launch
Woolly Mammoth Theatre Co 641 D Street Northwest, Washington, DC, United StatesWe're doing it big in 2023! Come celebrate with us and enter the Embrace Africa Sweepstakes for the chance to win a FREE TRIP TO AFRICA! Meet the company Co-founders Dr. Gina Paige and Dr. Rick Kittles, and the rest of the AA Team.
ASALH 2023 Book Prize
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Virtual Marquee Event: A Conversation with Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III of the Smithsonian Institution
ZoomThis Festival Session features Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III of the Smithsonian Institution.
Professor Zebulon V. Miletsky, PhD to deliver Annual John Hope Franklin Distinguished Lecture
Virtual via ZoomZebulon V. Miletsky, PhD’s new book Before Busing: A History of Boston’s Long Black Freedom Struggle tells the story of the men and women who struggled and demonstrated to make school desegregation a reality in Boston and provides a clear picture of the long and hard-fought campaigns to break the back of Jim Crow education in the North and make Boston into a better, more democratic city.
Resistance and the Black Press
Online via ASALH TVThis Festival Session features moderator Clint C. Wilson II, panelists Denise Rolark-Barnes, Frances Murphy, Tamara M. Saunders, Constance Chiogor Ikokwu, Rod Doss and E. James West.
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Discover the Legacy of The Rosenwald Schools
Ridgeley Rosenwald School 8507 Central Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD, United StatesJoin us as we celebrate Black History Month by sharing the legacy of Julius Rosenwald and his partnerships with Booker T. Washington and nearly 5,000 African American communities that led to the building of 5,357 Rosenwald School facilities in 15 states
National Capital Parks-East Black History Month 2023 Event: The NCNW and Local Leadership in Depression-Era and Wartime Washington, DC
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House 1318 Vermont Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C., DC, United StatesThe Great Depression and early years of World War II represented a transformative historical moment. For African Americans, particularly those in southern cities like Washington, D.C., these years presented newfound opportunities to press vigorously (and in new ways) for equality and end to racial discrimination.
Odell Ruffin’s Campaign 72
The ARC Theater 1901 Mississippi Ave., S.E., Washinton, DC, United StatesThis Festival Session features Dominique Brown, Odell Ruffin, Lyn Dyson and Charlotte Plummer
ASALH St Petersburg Branch Black History Month Celebration
200 6th Ave S St Petersburg, Florida 33701 200 6th Ave S, St Petersburg, FL, United StatesASALH Paul Laurence Dunbar Branch, Black Resistance: The past the present The Future/ Fannie Lou Hamer Story
Virtual via ZoomProgram which includes an audio of Fannie Lou Hamer speaking before the credential committee and short video of her life. Two speakers will address the historical period this take place and the voting right act of 1963. Also, there will be "brief discussion at the end of the program. Zoom link
ASALH C. DeLores Tucker Legacy Branch, A Conversation with Allie Latime
Virtual via ZoomJoin us for a conversation with trailblazer Dr. Allie Latimer. Dr. Allie B. Latimer was the first woman and the first African American to serve as General Counsel of a major United States federal agency. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Hampton Institute (Hampton University), Master of Legal Letters degree from The Catholic […]
ASALH Bethel Dukes Branch Event, Barbara S. Dunn Discusses “The Mis-Education of the Negro” by Carter G. Woodson
Virtual via ZoomBarbara S. Dunn will lead a discussion of Carter G. Woodson book, "The Miseducation of the Negro".
ASALH Prince George’s County Truth Branch Event: Celebrating African Americans Educated & Empowered in Rosenwald Schools
Virtual via ZoomCelebration honoring African Americans educated and empowered in Rosenwald Schools, with keynote speaker, Dr, Alvin Thornton -Academician, Educator, Author.
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Keith Holmes
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Keith Holmes discussing his book, Black Inventors Crafting Over 200 Years of Success.
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Margaret Seidler
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Margaret Seidler discussing her book, Ukweli - Searching for Healing Truth - South Carolina Writers and Poets Explore American Racism.
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Denys Davis
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Denys Davis discussing her book, Unheard Melodies.
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Dr. Dan Berger
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Dr. Dan Berger discussing his book, Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family's Journey
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Bernice Alexander Bennett
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Bernice Alexander Bennett discussing her book, Black Homesteaders of the South.
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Charlene Hampton Holloway
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Charlene Hampton Holloway discussing her book, Whitlock's Compositions.
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Frederick Williams
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Frederick Williams discussing his book, Bayard and Martin: A Historical Novel About a Friendship and the Civil Rights Movement.
Virtual Author’s Book Talk Event: Michelle R. Scott
VirtualThis Festival Session features author Michelle R. Scott discussing his book, T.O.B.A. Time: Black Vaudeville and the Theater Owners' Booking Association in Jazz-Age America.
Black Resistance in France
VirtualIn the nation that declared 'Men are born free and remain free and equal in rights' during the French Revolution in 1789, France has shown grievous disdain for the rights of the peoples it enslaved and colonized. At the same time, it has provided a space where the former colonized and African-American expatriates would strive […]
Festival Closing Program
Online via ASALH TVDEI & YOU
Virtual via ZoomWhat role does gender play in your daily experiences? How does race, gender and women's equality impact socio-economic status, access to education, child care and home ownership?
ASALH Tampa Bay Branch Viewing and Panel Discussion of The Killing Floor: Lessons for 2023 and Beyond
Hillsborough County CTA Hall 3102 N. Habana Avenue, Tampa, FL, United StatesThe Tampa Bay Branch of ASALH in collaboration with the Hillsborough County Teachers Association and the West Central Florida Labor Council present the film, "The Killing Floor". A panel discussion will follow.
United Black Fund Concert & Rally 4 Peace
Boys & Girls Club 1901 Mississippi Avenue, SE Washington, DC, United Statese have CONFIRMED our date, APRIL 8, 2023, for the KICK-OFF OF OUR PEACE CONCERT AND RALLY CAMPAIGN. We selected this date in remembrance of the extraordinary sacrifice and God-inspired service of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., whose life was taken on April 4, 1968, through an act of GUN VIOLENCE.
UPO Mental Health Equity Forum 2023
Virtual via ZoomUPO is committed to improving the lives of the District’s residents. One way is to bring together thought leaders to address major concerns. Among the most important is inequity in Mental Health, a problem that has grown during the pandemic. Addressing this crisis is vital to achieving UPO's vision: A city of thriving communities and […]
March National Branch Membership Meeting
Virtual via ZoomSession: Presidents & Vice Presidents
ASALH Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch Welcomes Historian, Author, Leader and Professor Dr. Natanya Duncan
Queens College CUNY NY, United States
ASALH C DeLores Tucker Legacy Branch Presents Jon Lett Present Slavery’s Secret with Documents Prior to 1865
Shaw Library 1630 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC, United States
ASALH South Florida Inc. Branch General Meeting
AARLCC 2650 Sistrunk Blvd, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United StatesThis meeting will be in-person at AARLCC and on Zoom. AARLCC 2650 Sistrunk Blvd Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33111 Click to attend via Zoom
ASALH The Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Women’s History Month Program: Black Women’s Clubs: A Vehicle for Social, Cultural and Political Activism
Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center 4750 Troost Ave., Kansas City, MO, United States
ASALH Prince George’s County Truth Branch Event: Meet the Author – Michael’s Desserts
Ridgeley Rosenwald School Museum 8507 Central Avenue, Capitol Heights, MD, United StatesASALH James Weldon Johnson Branch 2023 Branch Meeting Dates and Programs
903 West Union Street Jacksonville, Florida 32204 903 West Union Street, Jacksonville, FL, United States
ASALH PhilaMontco Branch Event, Revolts of Enslaved Africans Throughout the Diaspora: A Digital Humanities Project
Virtual via ZoomOur guest speaker, Dr. Ife Williams, is a graduate of Lincoln University. She attained her Master’s degree in American Government (1981) and Doctorate in Political Science from Clark Atlanta University (1988).
ASALH Bethel Dukes Branch Event, Lela E. Williams Discusses “We Who Believe in Freedom, the Life and Times of Ella Baker”
Virtual via ZoomClick for Zoom link