Our vast and stunning public lands are not only celebrated for their natural beauty and natural resources—they also play a prominent part in conveying the American Story to visitors from across the country and around the globe. How can we ensure that we meet the need to more accurately and inclusively tell American history in […]
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Executive 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 […]
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President 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.
The Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Conference September 20-24, 2024
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See Branch Members Private Page for Zoom link.
Annual 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 […]
109th Annual Conference September 25-29th, 2024
Zumba with CC Date - September 25, 2024 Time 7am-7:45 Room Riverboat on William Penn Level Cathryn Calhoun: Educator, Arts Professional, Speaker, Doctoral Candidate, Fitness Instructor, Owner of Constantly Creating, LLC, and lover of all people! Cathryn Calhoun is the Director of Education and Community Engagement at the August Wilson African American Cultural Center […]
The event is free and open to the public but registration is highly recommended. The United States Postal Service is partnering with ASALH for the 1st Day of Issue for the 2024 Kwanzaa Stamp. Join ASALH Executive Council and ASALH members for this historic event. Encourage your networks to register and attend this Free and Open […]
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.
The event is open to those registered for the conference. About: The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is honored to welcome ASALH to Pittsburgh! Join us for light snacks,cash bar, and a private viewing of our latest exhibition, Collections in Black: A Celebration of Black Comic Book Culture. Location: August Wilson African American […]
Buses will load for those registered for the Opening Night Reception at the Omni William Penn Hotel at 5 pm. The first bus will leave at approximately 5:30 p.m. The bus will loop between the Omni William Penn Hotel and the Heinz History Center. The last bus will leave at 8:30 pm returning to the […]
View historic Pittsburgh!
Billops and Hatch are catalysts at the center of the film, and like a modern Virgil and Dante, they drive, cajole and lead the film's cast through a tour of the contemporary landscape of racism.
This documentary presents a moving yet unsentimental view of motherhood and adoption. It explores the feelings surrounding the reunion of a young woman with her natural mother 20 years after being given up for adoption.
Camille Billops turns the camera on four generations of men in her family and considers the ways in which urban violence, unemployment, and the early deaths of their own fathers have shaped their lives.
Camille Billops started as a sculptor and painter, became a filmmaker, and amassed a treasure trove of books, documents, and photographs related to black culture.
Explore the life and legacy of August Wilson, the playwright some call America's Shakespeare, who chronicled the 20th-century black experience.
Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's (Jovan Adepo) chance to meet a college football recruiter.
Join us for a discussion on Black Resistance and Arts Across Time & Space in Grant, 2nd floor of Embassy Suites at 2:05 pm. Dr. Lisa Brock will speak on the various ways Black people have resisted in the Americas - from running away during enslavement, revolt, mutual aid, struggling for human rights and engaging […]
The event is free and open to the public but registration is highly recommended. Omni William Penn Hotel, William Penn level, Three Rivers room
The event is open to those registered for the conference. About: Experience an immersive guided tour through The Writer's Landscape, the first permanent exhibition honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. Spanning 3,600 square feet, the exhibit delves into the people and places of Pittsburgh, where Wilson was born and raised, that deeply influenced his worldview […]
Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.
The Black Scranton Project exposes our community to the historic narratives of the African American community of Scranton, PA and cultivates awareness and unity through arts and public history.
The film weaves together the stories of Richard Hunt's life, his fabrication of the Light of Truth monument, and Ida B. Wells' heroic fight for justice as told by her great-granddaughter, Michelle Duster.
