• An Unforgettable Afternoon with A’Lelia Bundles

    Featherstone Center for the Arts 30 Featherstone Lane, Oak Bluffs, United States

    In-Person Event | July 30, 2025 | 4:00 p.m. EST A'Lelia Bundles is an award-winning journalist and the great-great-granddaughter of Madam C.J. Walker. Ms. Bundles will present her newest biography, […]

  • Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas

    Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas
    African American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX, United States

    In-Person Event | June 14 through August 23, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. CST  Learn the history they don’t want you to know. The W. M. Dulaney Branch of ASALH invites you to join our Freedom School, a powerful summer program taught by Dr. Dinkinesh Madiba (aka Lucy Houston) at the African American Museum in Dallas. […]

  • ASALH W.M. Dulaney Branch Meeting Resumes

    African American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX, United States

    In-Person Event | August 9, 2025 | 1:00 p.m. CST ASALH Monthly Meetings Resume! Join us as we continue our mission to research, preserve, and share the rich history of Black life, culture, and contributions—locally and nationally. Meeting Resume: Saturday, August 9, 2025 Saturday's meeting is via Zoom - email [email protected] for the link Continue Every […]

  • Atlanta Branch Members Meeting

    Evelyn G. Lowery Cascade Library 3665 Cascade Road SW, Atlanta, GA, United States

    In-Person Event | August 9, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. EST To ensure everyone is informed and engaged in the planning process for the Conference, particularly our Founders Day Program, we will hold a General Body Meeting on Saturday, August 9th, from 2:00 PM to 5:30 PM at the Evelyn G. Lowery Cascade Library. Agenda items […]

  • Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas

    Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas
    African American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX, United States

    In-Person Event | June 14 through August 23, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. CST  Learn the history they don’t want you to know. The W. M. Dulaney Branch of ASALH invites you to join our Freedom School, a powerful summer program taught by Dr. Dinkinesh Madiba (aka Lucy Houston) at the African American Museum in Dallas. […]

  • AAPF x ASALH THIRD NATIONAL CONVENING: Beyond Dog Whistles: How Anti-Blackness is Destroying Our Democracy And What We Must Do to Resist

    Union Chapel 55 Narragansett Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA, United States

    In-Person and Livestreamed Sunday, August 10, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. EST - 4:00 p.m. CST Union Chapel Oak Bluffs, Martha’s Vineyard Our residency on Martha’s Vineyard begins on Sunday! In addition to our Monday panel, AAPF is partnering on Sunday with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) for their timely […]

  • Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas

    Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas
    African American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX, United States

    In-Person Event | June 14 through August 23, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. CST  Learn the history they don’t want you to know. The W. M. Dulaney Branch of ASALH invites you to join our Freedom School, a powerful summer program taught by Dr. Dinkinesh Madiba (aka Lucy Houston) at the African American Museum in Dallas. […]

  • Join Us: Outlooks from the ACE Mellon Fellowship, 2024-2025

    Online via Zoom

    Online Via Zoom | August 18 through 21, 2025  Join us in learning about the impressive work of the second cohort of ACE Mellon Humanities Postdoctoral Fellows! Hear firsthand from each Fellow as they share their research journeys, reflections, and key takeaways. Highlights will include insights from their community engagement efforts, Tribal and descendant consultations, […]

  • The 3rd Annual Martha’s Vineyard Legacy Breakfast Club Black History SWAG Symposium

    The Mariposa Museum 57 Circuit Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA, United States

    In-Person Event | August 18, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. EST to 1:00 p.m. EST Back by Popular Demand!! Join us Monday, August 18, 2025 @ 10:00 AM at The Mariposa Museum 57 Circuit Avenue Oak Bluffs MA 02557 NO REFUNDS. All Sales are final. Brunch Buffet Performances Meet the Authors Private Book Signing Join us […]

  • Lecture – The Crisis of Black Male Education: The Challenges and Opportunities

    Online via Zoom

    Live Digital Event | August 21, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. EST/6:00 p.m. CST The Tampa Bay Branch of ASALH is pleased to invite you to attend the second event in our distinguished lecture series, titled “The Crisis of Black Male Education: Challenges and Opportunities.” This session will be held via Zoom on Thursday, August 21st, […]

  • Sankofa IMPACT “Unchartered Waters: Dimensions of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade and Prince George’s County, Maryland – Conference and Community Conversation”

    University of Maryland College Park Stamps Student Union University of Maryland College Park Stamps Student Union 3972 Campus Drive, College Park, MD, United States

    In-Person Event | Saturday, August 23, 2025 | 8:00 a.m. EST August 23, 2025, Sankofa IMPACT, Inc. will host the "Uncharted Waters: Dimensions of the TransAtlantic Slave Trade & Prince George's County - Conference and Community Conversation," at the University of Maryland-College Park, Stamp Student Union. The draft program and speaker lineup can be seen […]

  • Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas

    Freedom Schools at the African American Museum of Dallas
    African American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX, United States

    In-Person Event | June 14 through August 23, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. CST  Learn the history they don’t want you to know. The W. M. Dulaney Branch of ASALH invites you to join our Freedom School, a powerful summer program taught by Dr. Dinkinesh Madiba (aka Lucy Houston) at the African American Museum in Dallas. […]

  • MPCPMP Day of Remembrance Webinar

    Webinar

    Webinar | August 23, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. EST Since 2012, the Middle Passage Ceremonies and Port Markers Project (MPCPMP) has observed the United Nations-designated International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and Its Abolition. This year is no exception, as we host a remarkable conversation between two scholars and historians: Marcus Rediker, author and […]

  • The 9th Annual Fundraiser for ASALH Martha’s Vineyard

    Union Chapel 55 Narragansett Avenue, Oak Bluffs, MA, United States

    In-Person Event | August 24, 2025 | 5:00 p.m. EST Please join us in honoring the recipients of the 2025 ASALH MV Distinguished Achievers Award: Kahina Van Dyke, owner of the Inkwell Haven Hospitality Family and co-founder of the MV Juneteenth Jubilee celebration, Roger Schilling, owner of the not-to-be missed "C'est la Vie" retail store, […]

  • 70th Anniversary Commemoration of the Life and Legacy of Emmett Louis Till in Mississippi

    In Person & Zoom 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

    In-Person and Online Events | August 28 through 31, 2025  What: In honor of Emmett Louis Till’s life and legacy, the 70th Anniversary Commemoration events are hosted by the Emmett Till Legacy Foundation (ETLF) in partnership with the Emmett Till Justice for Families and Till Legacy Family members. Jackson, MS, and surrounding areas - This […]

  • We Fight Back Bus Tour!

    Café Resistance Bookstore 5007 Soutel Dr., Jacksonville, FL, United States

    In-Person Event | August 30, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. EST   The James Weldon Johnson Branch of ASALH will have a table, and members and friends will be sign-waving. The public is invited. 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Community Door Knocking | Café Resistance Bookstore, 5007 Soutel Dr., Jacksonville, FL 32208 1:00 PM – 5:00 […]

  • Poetry, Paintings & Percussion – Mixin’ It Up!

    Arts'tination 162 Waterfront Street, Oxon Hill, MD, United States

    In-Person Event | August 30, 2025 | 4:30 p.m. EST | FREE Come join us at "Poetry, Paintings & Percussion - Mixin' It Up!"  (formerly titled "Poetry, Music & Art - Mixin' It Up").    Poet, author, and visual artist, Diane Wilbon Parks, will co-feature with Prince George's County Poet Laureate Emerita, Sistah Joy, who will moderate and share […]

  • 2025 Conference Presenters Know Before You Go Session

    Online via Zoom

    Live Digital Event | Monday, September 1, 2025 | 6 p.m. EST/ 5 p.m. CST/ 4 p.m. MST/ 3 p.m. PST All individuals who are presenting at the conference are encouraged to attend. Gus Woods, the Academic Program Chair, and Vice President for Programs Aaisha Haykal will review important information regarding sessions. All session presenters, […]

  • ASALH 110th and MVB 23rd Founder’s Day

    Edgartown Public Library 26 Edgartown West Tisbury Road, Edgartown, MA, United States

    In-Person Event | Saturday, September 6 2025 | 1:00 p.m. EST Book Talk by James B. Haile, author of The Dark Delight of Being Strange. Mr. Haile is an Associate Professor of Philosophy with a joint appointment in English at the University of Rhode Island. In a series of stories and essays, Mr. Haile traces […]

  • Carter G. Woodson Branch of ASALH Monthly Branch Meeting

    Online

    Live Digital Event | September 8, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. EST All individuals who are members or who are interested in joining the Carter G. Woodson Branch in Washington, DC, should join this meeting. Topic: 2025 Carter G. Woodson Branch Meetings Time: 7:00 p.m. Join Zoom Meeting https://asalh.zoom.us/j/88608498676?pwd=4G8ESNQDpfUsBXIRHIaGagKdgqBabI.1   Meeting ID: 886 0849 8676 Passcode: […]

  • Manasota ASALH Branch Founders’ Day Celebration & Flag Raising Ceremony

    Westcoast Black Theatre Troupe 1012 N. Orange Ave, Sarasota, FL, United States

    In-person Event | September 9, 2025 | 9:00 a.m. EST | Open to the public The Manasota Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) invites you to join us in honoring our rich legacy and the visionary founders of our organization with a special Founders' Day Celebration and […]

  • Speaker Series Presents: From Woodrow Wilson House to Deanwood: An African American Perspective

    In Person Washington, WA, United States

    In-person Event | September 10, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. EST | $15 Admission Fee REGISTRATION REQUIRED Join us for a special discussion this Wednesday, September 10, 2025, that traces Deanwood’s history through the story of Isaac and Mary Scott—the African American couple who managed Woodrow and Edith Wilson’s household on S Street. Their Deanwood home […]

  • At Issue: The Erasure of Black History Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Marcia Chatelain and New York Times White House Correspondent Erica L. Green

    Hill Center DC 921 Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, Washington, DC, United States

    In-Person Event | September 10, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. EST At Issue: The Erasure of Black History Featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning Historian Marcia Chatelain and New York Times White House Correspondent Erica L. Green. Presented by Hill Center in conjunction with the Benjamin Drummond Emancipation Day Celebration. Hill Center’s At Issue series continues […]

  • ASALH South Florida Founder’s Day Event

    Destination Sistrunk Cultural Center 1033 Northwest 6th Street, Fort Lauderdale, FL, United States

    In-Person Event | September 11, 2025 | 6:00 p.m. EST In honor of Founders Day, ASALH South Florida will host Dr. Maurice Hobson, author of "With Faith in God and Heart and Mind: A History of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity", and honor local hero Florida Sen. Rosalind Osgood as a South Florida Culture Keeper. Highlights […]

  • Harriet Tubman Emancipation Day Celebration

    Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park 4068 Golden Hill Rd, Church Creek, MD, United States

    In-person Event | September 13, 2025 | 10:00 a.m. EST  Emancipation Day Celebration Join us in commemorating the 176th anniversary of Harriet Tubman's courageous choice to self-emancipate and embark on her journey with the Underground Railroad all day on Saturday, September 13. See full schedule below. Saturday, September 13 Schedule of Events: 10 a.m.: Join Ranger Robin to […]

  • Branch Meeting – Organizing ASALH George Cleveland Hall Branch of Chicago

    South Shore Public Library 2505 East 73rd Street, Chicago, IL, United States

    In-person Event | September 13, 2025 | 11:00 a.m. CST  All who are interested in the Organizing Hall Branch of Chicago should plan to attend this meeting. Important information will be discussed regarding the branch and programming. https://x.com/asalhchi

  • ASALH Prince George’s County Truth Legacy Branch Meeting

    Riversdale House Museum 4811 Riverdale Rd, Riverdale, MD, United States

    Live Digital Event | September 13, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. EST/1:00 p.m. CST There will be a brief business meeting (election of officers) and a tour of the museum. The Museum is a historic property maintained by the Maryland-National Capital Park and Planning Commission, Department of Parks and Recreation, Prince George's County.

  • ASALH Dorothy Turner Johnson 110th Anniversary Celebration Program

    Eatonville Library 200 E Kennedy Blvd, Eatonville, United States

    In-Person Event | September 13, 2025 | 3:00 p.m. EST 110th Anniversary Celebration presented by the Dorothy Turner Johnson Branch of ASALH. Address: Eatonville Library 200 E Kennedy Blvd, Eatonville, Florida 32801 Date: September 13th, 2025 Time: 3:00 p.m. EST

  • PhilaMontco Branch of ASALH and Philadelphia Heritage Branch Founder’s Day Celebration 2025

    Historical Society of Pennsylvania 1300 Locust Street, Philadelphia, PA, United States

    In-Person Event | September 17, 2025 | 6:30 p.m. EST ASALH Philadelphia Branches, in collaboration with HSP, present "A Labor of Love." Join legendary radio host, journalist, and cultural advocate Dyana Williams for a conversation on the power of Black music as a vessel for history, memory, and identity. As a cofounder of Black Music […]

  • Leading Across Difference Guest Spotlight: Dr. Jennifer Jones on Taking Action

    Online via Zoom

    Online via Zoom | September 18, 2025 | 7:00 p.m. EST What happens when you see a problem in your community? For Dr. Jennifer Jones, the answer was clear: take action. When hundreds of thousands of women lost their jobs, she launched the Federal Workers Initiative to help displaced federal workers draw on their expertise and move forward in new, […]

  • ASALH PhilaMontco Branch Membership Meetings 2025

    In Person Washington, WA, United States

    ASALH PhilaMontco Branch Meetings Schedule and Locations Sunday, January 26, 2025- Black History Month Proclamation Ceremony (Arcadia University) February 1, 2025- Black Ballerina Community Screening and Recruitment Fair Sunday, March 23, 2025- Women’s History Month (Bala Cynwyd Library) Sunday, April 27, 2025- Business Meeting (virtual) Thursday, June 12, 2025- Voices of the Community Opening Ceremony […]

  • ASALH James Weldon Johnson Branch Meeting and Founders’ Day Program

    Jacksonville Urban League 903 W Union Street, Jacksonville, FL, United States

    Hybrid Event | September 20, 2025 | 10:15 a.m. EST James Weldon Johnson Branch of ASALH will host its 2025 Founders' Day Program on Saturday, September 20, 2025, at Jacksonville Urban League, 903 W Union St., Jacksonville, Florida 32204. The event is a hybrid event. Meeting ID: 870 7796 4847 Passcode: 069622

  • ASALH PhilaMontco Branch Membership Meetings 2025

    In Person Washington, WA, United States

    ASALH PhilaMontco Branch Meetings Schedule and Locations Sunday, January 26, 2025- Black History Month Proclamation Ceremony (Arcadia University) February 1, 2025- Black Ballerina Community Screening and Recruitment Fair Sunday, March 23, 2025- Women’s History Month (Bala Cynwyd Library) Sunday, April 27, 2025- Business Meeting (virtual) Thursday, June 12, 2025- Voices of the Community Opening Ceremony […]