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The Launch of The Museum JEDI (Justice. Equity. Diversity. Inclusion) Show hosted by Omar Eaton-Martínez
Online via YouTubeThe Museum JEDI (Justice. Equity. Diversity. Inclusion) Show holds space for discussions that intersect museums and social justice. These conversations will include topics like: The interrogation of museums as Copy to a new draft colonial projects Inclusive museum leadership Decolonizing museums Restorative justice in museums Institution building ...and much more Our guests include thought leaders, […]
Join the Virutal Birthday & Book Celebration for Scholar and Institution Builder Andrew Billingsley!
Special Guests Andrew Billingsley Amy Billingsley Charles Jarmon Greg Carr Finally, the inestimable attainments of Dr. Andrew Billingsley are applauded in this long overdue festshrift by those who were mentored, taught and influenced by him. Billingsley is considered the seminal scholar on the sociology of the Black family. His Black Families in White America […]
ASALH Saint Petersburg Branch Event, My Father Would Have Shot Me: A Conversation with International Best Selling Author, Jennifer Teege
Florida Holocaust Museum in St Petersburg, FL 55 5th St N, Saint Petersburg, TXMy Grandfather Would Have Shot Me, an international bestseller, is a book born of a shocking discovery: At age 38, married with two children, Jennifer Teege picked up a book by chance at Hamburg’s main library and discovered that her grandfather was the brutal Nazi commandant of the Plaszow concentration camp, portrayed so memorably by […]
PBS Books: Trailblazing Women Series: VIRTUAL AUTHOR TALK: Celebrating Robert Frost’s Birthday with Poetry In America
ABOUT THE POET Tracy K. Smith is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, memoirist, translator, and librettist. She served as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017-19. Her most recent book is Such Color: New and Selected Poems. She teaches at Harvard University To learn more about this author, visit www.tracyksmith.com. ABOUT THE MODERATOR Elisa New is […]
Branch General Monthly Meeting w/Special Video Screening
As we continue our literary series, we will screen 'I Am Not Your Negro,' written by James Baldwin.
Women’s E3 Virtual Summit To Recognize African American Women in Arts & Culture
VirtualIn honor of Women’s History Month, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) hosts the fourth annual Women’s E3 Virtual Summit March 24 at 7 p.m. ET. This year’s event recognizes African American women in arts and culture, including television, radio and film, visual art, music, spoken and written word, and dance. […]
National Meeting of Branch Presidents and Vice Presidents
VirtualThis meeting will be for branch presidents and vice presidents as well as potential presidents and vice presidents and any other branch members interested in learning about the responsibilities of branch leadership. All branch members are welcome. The password for the Branch Members Private Page will be emailed to all current branch members prior to […]
You’re Invited to the Online Cultural Event “Rhythms of Resistance”
Virtual"Rhythms of Resistance" is an online cultural event – hosted by the United Nations to mark the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. The programme will include statements by United Nations officials and national leaders, conversations with eminent personalities, musical performances, and compelling videos about slavery and […]
The James Weldon Johnson Branch of ASALH Presents: Women’s History Month Program
The James Weldon Johnson Branch of ASALH Presents: Women's History Month Program Women's History Month Program & Meeting showcasing members. Guest Speaker LaShonda Holloway will present: African American Death Rates Due to Colorectal Cancer. Click the button below to join the event live on March 26th at 10:00 a.m. EST.
ASALH Richmond Branch Event, Introducing the JXN Project
Virtual via Zoom
ASALH Margaret and Robert Garner Branch of Cincinnati, Sunday 3/27th Part 3 of the Alternative Medicine Series
Topic: Integrative Holistic Healthcare What are the latest Therapeutic approaches used to promote overall health and wellbeing?
ASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Event, Midwives and Maternal Health in the African American Community: Then & Now
Virtual via EventbriteThe William Jewell College Nursing Program and Garrison School Cultural Center of Liberty invite you to a Women's History Month Program, "Midwives and Maternal Health in the African American Community: Then & Now," Sunday, March 27th, in the Yates-Gill College Union starting at 2:00 pm. The program will celebrate the life and legacy of Lucy […]
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Virtual via ZoomPandemics, Protests, and the Continuing Legacy of Slavery
Wake Forest University and Guilford College NCJoin us for a symposium in Greensboro and Winston-Salem hosted by Guilford College and Wake Forest University. Day one will be held in Greensboro and Day two will be in Winston-Salem. The conference will feature tours of historic sites in the region, including the Old Salem’s Hidden Town Project, Salem College and Academy, Blandwood's Thomas Day Exhibit, the International […]
The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey – Virtual Q&A With Walter Mosley & Jelani Cobb
JOIN US FOR A VIRTUAL Q&A WITH AUTHOR AND CREATOR WALTER MOSLEY OF THE LAST DAYS OF PTOLEMY GREY MODERATED BY JELANI COBB. Sign up below to receive a link to join the conversation on Wednesday, March 30th at 7pm ET / 4pm PT. This will be on a first come, first serve basis until capacity is reached. […]
Forum Webinar: Brown v. Board: A Tale of 3 (Delaware) Schools
Virtual via ZoomAs part of the work of the National Trust’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund, the Trust has been working to expand the narrative around the Supreme Court case that came to be known as Brown v. Board of Education. While often thought of as a single case, Brown v. Board was a portfolio of […]
You’re Invited to the Chicago Opera Theater Lunch & Learn Event
VirtualYou are cordially invited to join Chicago Opera Theater for the presentation of an informative, lecture-style “lunch & learn” webinar event with the Historical Consultant of Quamino’s Map, S.I. Martin. The plot of this opera, whose world premiere will be on April 23, 2022, is loosely inspired by Martin’s novel Incomparable World. Martin’s presentation will center […]
Hidden in Full View and The Silent Shore: A Story of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation
Virtual via ZoomPlease join Charles L. Chavis, Jr., for a virtual screening of the short film Hidden in Full View, the story of the lynching of Matthew Williams in Salisbury, Maryland, in 1931. This film is the first in a series “that follows the story of brave descendants and witnesses willing to use the truth to fuel restorative […]
Critical Conversations: Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide
Part of our Critical Conversations Series, featuring Polly Sheppard and Margaret Seidler. Moderated by Bernard Powers and Marjory Wentworth. About this event "Two Women Bridge the Racial Divide in a Civil Rights Journey" will be a fireside chat featuring Polly Sheppard, survivor of the Mother Emanuel AME shooting, and Margaret Seidler, a descendant […]
FreedomCon 2022: Towards Change – Toward Equality
Virtual & In-Person
ASALH Manhattan Branch Event, “Slave Medicine to Sanitarium in Harlem”
Online via ZoomVice President Constance Diggs will present "Slave Medicine to Sanitarium in Harlem" This event will be held online via Zoom. Zoom link
Maryland Commission on African American History & Culture Public Teleconference Meeting
The Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture (MCAAHC) is committed to discovering, documenting, preserving, collecting, and promoting Maryland's African American heritage. The Commission also provides technical assistance to institutions and groups with similar objectives. Through the accomplishment of this mission, the MCAAHC seeks to educate Maryland citizens and its visitors about the significant […]
National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program’s Open House
Utilizing the experience and knowledge of local area experts and finding ways to engage our community’s youth are vital components to the future of historic preservation of the Underground Railroad. The Forever Free Mentoring Program coordinates a multi-generational community effort that provides unique opportunities for high school and college students to work directly with local […]
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Virtual via Zoom
ASALH Margaret and Robert Garner Branch of Cincinnati, Saturday 4/9 Monthly Meeting
Program begins at 1pm Topic: Are there Disparities in Healthcare Cost for the Black Community?
ASALH Charleston Area Branch Event, Social Determinants of Black Health and Wellness
Virtual via ZoomThe Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is hosting a series of programs focusing on Black health and wellness in honor of National Minority Health Month. Join us for an interactive virtual forum as we define the social factors that impact health and ways we […]
ASALH W. Marvin Dulaney D/FW ASALH Branch Virtual Book Review: Visualizing Equality: African American Rights and Visual Culture in-the 19th Century
Virtual via ZoomThe fight for racial equality in the nineteenth century played out not only in marches and political conventions but also in the print and visual culture created and disseminated throughout the United States by African Americans. African Americans activists seized these opportunities and produced images that advanced campaigns for black rights. Zoom link will be […]
Celebrate DC Emancipation Week with the DC Emancipation Day Commemoration Commission!
Freedom Plaza 10th St. NW to 14th St NW, Washington, DCASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Monthly Meeting
VirtualASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Monthly Meeting April 19, 2022 6pm CST
Report on Gender Discrimination and Sexual Harassment in History Organizations
VirtualOn April 14th, the National Council on Public History (NCPH) and AASLH released a first-of-its-kind report on the prevalence of gender discrimination and sexual harassment in history organizations in the United States. Significant findings include: Seventy-six percent of respondents reported experiencing gender discrimination and/or sexual harassment personally and 61% reported they know someone who had. […]
ASALH Margaret and Robert Garner Branch of Cincinnati, Sunday 4/24th (4th Part) Alternative Medicine Series
Topic: Traditional Chinese, Chiropractic and Osteopathic Medicine What can we learn?
Radcliffe Fellow Present: The Descendants (A Novel)
Virtual via ZoomA presentation from 2021–2022 Radcliffe Fellow Ladee Hubbard Ladee Hubbard is a writer whose most recent novel is The Rib King (Amistad, 2021). She is writing a novel that examines the implications of the ways in which Black people in the United States have historically been represented as an internal threat to both public health […]
Preserve the Past, Build for the Future Webinar Series
Virtual via ZoomThank you for your interest in Preserve the Past, Build For the Future, a four-part webinar series presented by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. We hope for those of you who have attended, you found the programs to be interesting and beneficial. You can view the recordings of the first three webinars on the […]
