Celebration honoring African Americans educated and empowered in Rosenwald Schools, with keynote speaker, Dr, Alvin Thornton -Academician, Educator, Author.
This Festival Session features author Keith Holmes discussing his book, Black Inventors Crafting Over 200 Years of Success.
This Festival Session features author Margaret Seidler discussing her book, Ukweli - Searching for Healing Truth - South Carolina Writers and Poets Explore American Racism.
This Festival Session features author Denys Davis discussing her book, Unheard Melodies.
This Festival Session features author Dr. Dan Berger discussing his book, Stayed on Freedom: The Long History of Black Power Through One Family's Journey
This Festival Session features author Bernice Alexander Bennett discussing her book, Black Homesteaders of the South.
This Festival Session features author Charlene Hampton Holloway discussing her book, Whitlock's Compositions.
This Festival Session features author Frederick Williams discussing his book, Bayard and Martin: A Historical Novel About a Friendship and the Civil Rights Movement.
This 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.
In 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 […]
What 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?
The 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.
e 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 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 […]
Session: Presidents & Vice Presidents
This meeting will be in-person at AARLCC and on Zoom. AARLCC 2650 Sistrunk Blvd Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33111 Click to attend via Zoom
Our 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).
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Dr. Jon Willen will deliver a “Civil War Medicine Primer”, an overview of all aspects of Civil War-era medicine, including care of the wounded, surgery, nursing, infectious diseases, innovations in the transportation of the wounded, and the history and operations of the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) -- a forerunner of the American Red Cross.
Join as we discuss the meaning of freedom in people's lives and liberty in their community with a lecture by Dr. Elizabeth Clark-Lewis, Director of the Public History Program at Howard University.
The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.
PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association of the Study of African American Life and History, is pleased to host a program in celebration of Poetry Month with best-selling and award-winning writer Clint Smith, author of his newly released book of poetry “Above Ground.” Join us and learn about Clint’s new collection of poetry, his inspiration, his creative process, and more.
Dr. Terry Anne Scott is an expert on the history of anti-lynching activism and the dreadful events that gave rise to it. As she uses primary sources to explore this narrative, she will also share her advice for parents and teachers about how to broach topics that are historically and emotionally challenging.
The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.
Founded on October 28, 2020, the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice provides a scholarly space for professors, students, social justice workers, and activists to come together to research, discuss, debate, and explore answers to America’s most urgent questions on inequality, injustice, and racial inequity. Located on the campus of Loyola University Maryland, […]
Join Georgia State University for Robert G. Stanton's lecture on the U.S. Civil Rights Movement Sites.
General Meeting
Omar Eaton-Martínez, Senior Vice President for Historic Sites at the National Trust for Historic Preservation will be the opening keynote speaker at the Everson Museum of Art for the Museum Association of New York 2023 Annual Conference. "Omar is the host of The Museum J.E.D.I. Show podcast that holds discussions on the intersections of museums […]
April 17, 2023, DC Emancipation Day weekend activities will culminate with the Reading of the Names of the First Freed at the African American Civil War Memorial on Vermont Ave. NW Washington, D. C. At the start of the Civil War in 1861 there were 3.9 million enslaved blacks held in captivity in the United […]
The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.
