Casting Identities: Race and American Sculpture (Session 2)

Virtual

Chesterwood announces the second roundtable session for “Casting Identities: Race and American Sculpture”, an ongoing digital humanities project led by Emily Burns, Director, Charles M. Russell Center for the Study of Art of the American West, University of Oklahoma. The National Trust for Historic Preservation’s project “For the People by the People: Transforming National Trust […]

ReadersMagnet at LibLearnX 2023: Making a Festival out of Literature and Books

LouNew Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA, United States

Self-publishing and book marketing company ReadersMagnet will open its book event season with LibLearnX: The Library Learning Experience (LLX). The said event will run from January 27 to 30, 2023, at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, New Orleans, LA.

ASALH James Weldon Johnson Branch Program & Meeting

903 West Union Street Jacksonville, Florida 32204 903 West Union Street, Jacksonville, FL, United States

The history of the branch will be presented by our Local Historian Khamil L. Ojoyo. Other presentations are "The Power & Science of Positivity" by Elaine Sugar and "Parliamentary Procedure" by Linda Butner.

Champion Women at Women of Influence Summit 2023

Prime Experiences/Memories for A Lifetim 240 N Jeff Davis Dr, Fayetteville, GA, United States

About the event Connecting professional women in a one day comprehensive leadership opportunity for women seeking to connect and collaborate, like minded individuals.  Women will leave with enhanced leaderships skills, better equipped to lead in their business, in their community, their organization, and their personal life. Aside from the remarkable lineup of keynote speakers, we […]

African American Music and the Struggle for Freedom

Online via ASALH TV

This event features panelist Fernando Orejuela, panelist Langston C. Wilkins, panelist Allie Martin, panelist Stephanie Shonekan, panelist Portia K. Maultsby, and moderator John Fleming.

February National Branch Membership Meeting

Virtual via Zoom

President Dulaney’s request The Zoom information will be emailed to ASALH Branch members. If you are a member who is not receiving member emails, please send a email with your name, email address, and phone number to [email protected].

Chat with 2022 National Parks Conservation Association’s Centennial Leader Awardees Sylvia Cyrus and Audrey Peterman

Virtual via Zoom

Sylvia Cyrus and Audrey Peterman were awardees of the National Parks Conservation Association’s Centennial Leader Award in 2022 and will be interviewed Saturday, February 11, 2023 @ 10 a.m. to 12 noon EST. There will be a Q&A after the first 45 minutes of the zoom meeting where questions can be posted in the Zoom chat […]

National Capital Parks-East Black History Month 2023 Event: Frederick Douglass Birthday Celebration

Capital Turnaround 770 M Street, SE, Washington, DC, United States

This annual program to celebrate Frederick Douglass includes music by the Jubilee Voices of the Washington Revels, performances by the student winners of the Douglass Oratorical Contest and a light-hearted debate style program that asks the question “What place did Frederick Douglass call home?”

The American Colonization Society: Back to Africa vs American Inclusion and the Struggle Over Identity

Seward Park Library 192 East Broadway, New York, NY, United States

Formed in 1816 during a time of racial unrest, the American Colonization Society, with support from some Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, and U.S. presidents such as Jefferson, Madison, and Monroe, believed that freed enslaved people could not integrate into American society, and thus ought to seek their destiny in Liberia.

Glasgow and Black Resistance

Glasgow has historically been a site of Black activism and resistance. From speeches by Black abolitionists and civil rights activists such as Frederick Douglass and Sarah Remond, to the establishment of abolitionist societies across the city and to the foundation of a trailblazing Black run football (soccer) club. Join CRER (BHM Scotland) for a talk […]

Poetry – Fighting with Words: Then & Now

Online via ASALH TV

This Festival Session features moderator Judi Moore Latta and panelists Shauna M. Morgan, Tony Medina and Frank X Walker.