ASALH Executive Council Meeting

Online via Zoom

Executive Council Meeting Thursday, September 12, 2024 7:00 p.m. EST This meeting will be held online via Zoom. Access will be provided to ASALH members who request it. Requests to observe the meeting must be made using this form. 

President Dulaney’s All Member Update

Online via Zoom

President Dulaney’s All Member Update Thursday, September 19th, 2024 7:00-9:00 p.m EST/6:00-8:00 p.m. CST. This meeting will be held online via Zoom. See the Members Private page for more details.

Annual Branch Workshop

Virtual via Zoom

See Branch Members Private Page for Zoom link.

Annual Business Meeting

Online via Zoom

Annual Business Meeting Monday, September 23rd, 2024 7:30-9:30 p.m EST/6:30-8:30 p.m. CST. The zoom webinar information will be emailed to all members. Please save the date. See the Members Private page for more details.

109th Annual Conference

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

109th Annual Conference September 25-29th, 2024

Zumba with CC

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Zumba with CC Date - September 25, 2024 Time 7am-7:45 Room Riverboat on William Penn Level   Cathryn Calhoun: Educator, Arts Professional, Speaker, Doctoral Candidate, Fitness Instructor, Owner of Constantly […]

USPS Kwanzaa Stamp 1st Day Of Issue Ceremony

Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The event is free and open to the public but registration is highly recommended. The United States Postal Service is partnering with ASALH for the 1st Day of Issue for […]

ASALH Executive Council Meeting

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Executive Council Meeting Wednesday, September 25, 2024 Location: Omni William Penn Hotel Time: 3:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST This meeting will be held in Person.

Welcome Happy Hour

August Wilson African American Cultural Center 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The event is open to those registered for the conference. About: The August Wilson African American Cultural Center is honored to welcome ASALH to Pittsburgh! Join us for light snacks,cash […]

Opening Reception

Senator John Heinz History Center 1212 Smallman St, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Buses will load for those registered for the Opening Night Reception at the Omni William Penn Hotel at 5 pm. The first bus will leave at approximately 5:30 p.m. The […]

ASALH Film Festival: The KKK Boutique Ain’t Just Rednecks

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Billops and Hatch are catalysts at the center of the film, and like a modern Virgil and Dante, they drive, cajole and lead the film's cast through a tour of the contemporary landscape of racism.

Free

ASALH Film Festival: Finding Christa

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

This documentary presents a moving yet unsentimental view of motherhood and adoption. It explores the feelings surrounding the reunion of a young woman with her natural mother 20 years after being given up for adoption.

Free

ASALH Film Festival: A String of Pearls

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Camille Billops turns the camera on four generations of men in her family and considers the ways in which urban violence, unemployment, and the early deaths of their own fathers have shaped their lives.

Free

Authors Book Signing Event

Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown 535 Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, United States

JAAH Reception

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

ASALH Film Festival: Camille Billops Shorts Festival

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Camille Billops started as a sculptor and painter, became a filmmaker, and amassed a treasure trove of books, documents, and photographs related to black culture.

Free

Poster Sessions

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

ASALH Film Festival: Fences (2016)

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Troy Maxson (Denzel Washington) makes his living as a sanitation worker in 1950s Pittsburgh. Maxson once dreamed of becoming a professional baseball player, but was deemed too old when the major leagues began admitting black athletes. Bitter over his missed opportunity, Troy creates further tension in his family when he squashes his son's (Jovan Adepo) chance to meet a college football recruiter.

Free

An Efficient Womenhood

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Black Resistance and Arts Across Time & Space

Embassy Suites by Hilton Pittsburgh Downtown 535 Smithfield St, Pittsburgh, United States

Join us for a discussion on Black Resistance and Arts Across Time & Space in Grant, 2nd floor of Embassy Suites at 2:05 pm. Dr. Lisa Brock will speak on […]

Necrology (Remembrance) Program

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The event is free and open to the public but registration is highly recommended. Omni William Penn Hotel, William Penn level, Three Rivers room

Guided Tour of August Wilson: The Writer’s Landscape

August Wilson African American Cultural Center 980 Liberty Ave, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The event is open to those registered for the conference. About: Experience an immersive guided tour through The Writer's Landscape, the first permanent exhibition honoring Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright August Wilson. […]

ASALH Film Festival: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (2020)

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Tensions rise when trailblazing blues singer Ma Rainey and her band gather at a recording studio in Chicago in 1927.

Free

John Blassingame Luncheon

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

ASALH Film Festival: Tracing Our Path Through Bronzeville (2023)

Omni William Penn Hotel 530 William Penn Pl, Pittsburgh, PA, United States

The Bronzeville neighborhood in Chicago has been a creative hub that cultivated the artistry of some of the most influential artists and authors of the twentieth century. To name a few, Margaret Burroughs, Richard Wright, William Walker, Gwendolyn Brooks, and members from AfriCOBRA have all established a creative foundation in Bronzeville.

Free