The ruling that rendered more than 200,000 people stateless, without nationality, identity or a homeland, a young attorney named Rosa Iris mounts a grassroots campaign, challenging electoral corruption and advocating for social justice.
BARBARA LEE: SPEAKING TRUTH TO POWER is an intimate and inspiring portrait of Representative Barbara Lee, a champion of civil rights and a steadfast voice for human rights, peace, and economic and racial justice in the U.S. Congress.
This Presidential Session features panelists W. Marvin Dulaney, Chastity Bradford, DeWayne Ellis, and Tom Ellison
This Key Session features panelists Daina Ramey Berry, Tanisha Ford, Ashley Farmer, KT Ewing, and Anastasia Curwood.
This Key Session features panelists Maranda C. Ward, Vanessa Northington Gamble, Valin S. Jordan, and Dr. Yolanda Lewis-Ragland.
Two films on Africatown, Alabama
This Plenary Session features panelists Ameenah Shakir, Michelle Browder, Stephanie Y. Evans, Kimberly Jeffries Leonard, and Deirdre Cooper Owens.
In this BAFTA award-winning film, America's War on Abortion, two-time Emmy and Peabody award-winning filmmaker Deeyah Khan examines the erosion of reproductive rights in the United States, foregrounding the stories of those often forgotten in this ‘war’ who nonetheless find themselves on its frontline: impoverished women and women of color.
FRUIT tells the story of how the power of mentoring can shift the narrative of the young black male.
It is the story of the Monticello Plantation in Virginia, the estate where Thomas Jefferson wrote letters espousing the urgent need for liberty while enslaving more than four hundred people. It is the story of the Whitney Plantation, one of the only former plantations devoted to preserving the experience of the enslaved people whose lives […]
Program begins at 1pm Topic: Mental Health illnesses and Healthcare What are the Socioeconomic Disparities in Black Mental Healthcare? Saturday October 15, 2022 12:30pm
ASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Monthly Meeting October 18, 2022 6pm CST
Join us @ The “Meeting Room” of Valley Forge NHP, or attend live (via Zoom): This presentation represents the culmination of a year’s work examining African American participation during the Valley Forge encampment of 1777 to 1778. Justin B. Clement has written a Historic Resource Study funded by the National Park Service and facilitated through […]
Executive Council Meeting Thursday, October 20, 2022 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. EST Registration is required 24 hours prior to the meeting for all voting members This meeting will be held online via Zoom. All members of ASALH are encouraged to attend. Zoom details will be emailed to all members in October.
Meeting ID: 857 6124 6976 Passcode: 662031
The Life of Omar Ibn Said – The only known autobiography to have been penned in Arabic by an enslaved person in the United States has been rediscovered, and now his true message may finally be heard. Who was Omar Ibn Said, and why create an opera based on his life? Find out as Steve […]
In this session, Dr. Brock will introduce community members to the history of the Black Diaspora. This includes Africa, the Americas, Europe and various Asian and Pacific islands and nations. Participants of this workshop will gain an understanding of how racism and colonialism have impacted the entire world, and how the Haitian Revolution, African Independence and the Civil Rights/Black Power movements and Black Feminism have inspired transnationally.
CulturalDC is proud to present Torrents: New Links to Black Futures, a DC-based, interactive multi-day event gathering Black artists, collectors, professors, and more in a weekend of panels, screenings, and site-specific performances to examine critical questions about the development of Black cross-diasporic futures. This is not a conference, but a convergence, a program that aims to […]
ASALH Philadelphia Heritage Branch program on Fri Nov 11, 2022 4pm - 6pm (EST)
Speaker: Cassandra Cruz, U.S. Marine Corp, Retired, Keeping the Legacy of the Montford Point Marines, 1942-Present Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85761246976?pwd=azF4Z3gvN1l4NUlmTldsTkpEYVhuQT09 Meeting ID: 857 6124 6976 Passcode: 662031
Program begins at 1pm Topic: Black Physicians during World War 1 & World War 11 Who were they? Saturday November 12, 2022 12:30pm
ASALH Greater Kansas City Black History Study Group Branch Monthly Meeting November 15, 2022 6pm CST
Dr. Brock will share the ASALH Social Justice Toolkit with workshop attendees. She will review issues such as White Supremacy, Reparations, Abolition, and the Black Radical Tradition. Those who attend will gain access to a digital version of the toolkit, complete with Glossary, Resources for Workshop Leaders, and questions and prompts to pose to community members for reflection. The goal: to train all of us in the art of teaching and learning social justice.
National Park leaders Ernesto Enkerlin-Hoeflich, Jon Jarvis, Alan Latourelle, and Robert Stanton will discuss the role that national parks play in the stewardship of the majority of North American World Heritage Sites. join this virtual gathering of leaders with combined decades of national and international heritage and conservation experience. This webinar is free/contribution optional. Panel […]
Executive Council Meeting Thursday, November 17, 2022 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. EST Registration is required 24 hours prior to the meeting for all voting members This meeting will be held online via Zoom. All members of ASALH are encouraged to attend. Zoom details will be emailed to all members in October.
A Carter G. Woodson Birthday Celebration-Presentation by Dr. William Seraile entitled, "A Critique of Miseducation of the Negro and Woodson's Challenge for the Race to Use Economics, Religion, Education and Politics as Agents for Advancement."
Dr. Kendra Boyd from Rutgers University to give the annual Dr. Carter G. Woodson Lecture about black entrepreneurship in Detroit during the Great Migration and afterwards.
Bethel Dukes Branch paying homage to Dr. Woodson for his birthday, December 10, 2022. Members in picture are Sybil Williams, Ardie Myers, Miramba Williams, and Lavonda Broadnax. Join us at the annual Pilgrimage and Wreath Laying Ceremony at the graves of Bethel Dukes and Carter G. Woodson! December 10, 2022 11:00am EST Lincoln Ceremony 4100 […]
Dr. Carter G. Woodson s Birthday Celebration begins at 1pm TOPIC: Healthcare and Education So, you want to be a Doctor, Nurse or other healthcare professional. Carter G. Woodson Outstanding Physician Awards Ceremony Saturday December 10, 2022
The Charleston Area Branch ASALH celebrates the 147th birthday of Dr Carter G. Woodson, " the Father of Black History".The celebration will include tributes to the life and legacy of Dr. Woodson, Charleston Remembrance Committee Recognition and a panel discussion entitled " Black Health, Wellness and Resistance - Remembering the 1969 Hospital Strike".
The branch will host a birthday party for Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Branch members will read the book "Carter Reads the Newspaper," by Deborah Hopkinson for two 5th grade classes at Hodge Elementary School in Savannah, GA. The illustrated book will be discussed by the students. Branch members will then host a birthday party for […]
In-Person event.
"How Well Do You Know Dr. Carter G. Woodson?" This program will also feature Carl Redwood, Chair, Hill District Consensus Group, Projector Director, Pittsburgh Black Worker Center and a Descendant of Carter G. Woodson. Mr. Redwood will be giving a presentation on Dr. Woodson. The Hill City program located in the historic Hill District was […]