The Rock Creek Civil War Roundtable (RCCWRT) Presents Dr. Jon Willen, Civil War Medical Re-enactor, Lecturer and Docent “Civil War Medicine Primer”

Virtual via Zoom

Dr. Jon Willen will deliver a “Civil War Medicine Primer”, an overview of all aspects of Civil War-era medicine, including care of the wounded, surgery, nursing, infectious diseases, innovations in the transportation of the wounded, and the history and operations of the United States Sanitary Commission (USSC) -- a forerunner of the American Red Cross.

Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow with Dr. Terry Anne Scott

Virtual

The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.

PBS Books: Celebrating Poetry Month: Author Talk – Clint Smith

Online via YouTube

PBS Books, in collaboration with the Association of the Study of African American Life and History, is pleased to host a program in celebration of Poetry Month with best-selling and award-winning writer Clint Smith, author of his newly released book of poetry “Above Ground.” Join us and learn about Clint’s new collection of poetry, his inspiration, his creative process, and more.

Inside the Vault: Lynching and Anti-Lynching Materials

Virtual via Zoom

Dr. Terry Anne Scott is an expert on the history of anti-lynching activism and the dreadful events that gave rise to it. As she uses primary sources to explore this narrative, she will also share her advice for parents and teachers about how to broach topics that are historically and emotionally challenging.

Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow with Dr. Terry Anne Scott

Virtual

The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.

SAVE THE DATE: Second Annual Wilson Peace Symposium

Loyola University Maryland MD, United States

Founded on October 28, 2020, the Karson Institute for Race, Peace & Social Justice provides a scholarly space for professors, students, social justice workers, and activists to come together to research, discuss, debate, and explore answers to America’s most urgent questions on inequality, injustice, and racial inequity. Located on the campus of Loyola University Maryland, […]

D.C Emancipation Day: The Reading of the Names of the First Freed

African American Civil War Memorial Vermont Ave. NW, Washington, DC, United States

April 17, 2023, DC Emancipation Day weekend activities will culminate with the Reading of the Names of the First Freed at the African American Civil War Memorial on Vermont Ave. […]

Reconstruction and the Rise of Jim Crow with Dr. Terry Anne Scott

Virtual

The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.

The US Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Virtual

The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.

The US Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Virtual

The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.

The US Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Virtual

The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.

ASALH C DeLores Tucker Legacy Branch Event: A Peter Bailey’s Book Discussion of Brother Malcolm X’s Strategic Pan Africanism

Shaw Library - Large Meeting Room 1630 7th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Please join us as Peter Bailey shares with us excerpts of his newest book "Brother Malcolm X's Strategic Pan Africanism" He will recount stories of his time with Brother Malcolm X and discuss the thought process behind his latest writing and Malcolm X's vision. Alfonzo Peter Bailey was born in Columbus, Georgia, on February 24, […]

ASALH C DeLores Tucker Legacy Branch Event: A Peter Bailey’s Book Discussion of Brother Malcolm X’s Strategic Pan Africanism

Shaw Library - Large Meeting Room 1630 7th St NW, Washington, DC, United States

Please join us as Peter Bailey shares with us excerpts of his newest book "Brother Malcolm X's Strategic Pan Africanism" He will recount stories of his time with Brother Malcolm X and discuss the thought process behind his latest writing and Malcolm X's vision. Alfonzo Peter Bailey was born in Columbus, Georgia, on February 24, […]

The US Civil Rights Movement with Dr. Hasan Kwame Jeffries

Virtual

The Institute for Common Power strives to facilitate the creation of a just and inclusive democracy while working to eliminate racial inequity. Education can and must lead to action. To this end, the Institute offers a series of courses taught by award-winning scholars who are widely recognized experts in their fields of study.

Memorial Day Remembrance

Virtual via Zoom

National Ad Hoc Committee to Honor The 75th Anniversary of Executive Orders 9980 & 9981 www.freedomtoserve75th.org Memorial Day Remembrance From 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM ET, Friday, May 26, 2023 Organized by the National Ad Hoc Committee for the 75th Anniversary of Executive Orders 9980, 9981, and Freedom to Serve Memorial Day is a day […]

A Proclamation on Black Music Month, 2023

During Black Music Month, we pay homage to legends of American music, who have composed the soundtrack of American life. Their creativity has given rise to distinctly American art forms that influence contemporary music worldwide and sing to the soul of the American experience.

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses

Virtual & In-Person

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses     To celebrate the day when more than 200,000 enslaved African Americans in Confederate states were declared free June 19, 1865, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will host a variety of events […]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses

Virtual & In-Person

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses     To celebrate the day when more than 200,000 enslaved African Americans in Confederate states were declared free June 19, 1865, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will host a variety of events […]

ASALH Our Authors Study Club, INC Branch Celebrates National “Audacity To Hope Day” with a Special New Members Welcome Reception

Hidden History Museum 2131 W. Jefferson Blvd, Los Angeles, CA, United States

Los Angeles, CA – Continuing to amplify the 2023 National Black History Theme of “Black Resistance” Lura Daniels-Ball, President and Theresa Curtis, Membership announces a celebration of the 2023 National “Audacity To Hope Day” with a special reception welcoming the new members of Our Authors Study, Club, Inc. (OASC). On Sunday, June 4th from 2:00 […]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses

Virtual & In-Person

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses     To celebrate the day when more than 200,000 enslaved African Americans in Confederate states were declared free June 19, 1865, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will host a variety of events […]

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses

Virtual & In-Person

National Museum of African American History and Culture Offers Juneteenth Programming Sure To Tantalize the Senses     To celebrate the day when more than 200,000 enslaved African Americans in […]