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Michael Allen to serve as the chairperson of the Reconstruction Beaufort Advisory Board

I’m delighted to be able to announce that Michael Allen, who many of us know as the “father” of the Gullah Geechee Corridor and the Reconstruction Era National Monument, now

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Charleston’s CVB launches new website for African American stories

Voices: Stories of Change, is our newest website to launch, providing an introduction to African American life and history within the Charleston area. Following, is an article from our local

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Hands Across Gun Hill 2019 5th Anniversary

Commemorating the 192nd Anniversary of the Abolition of Slavery in New York State and bringing to attention the unnecessary shootings and deaths of unarmed members of our communities in the

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Atlanta Branch – African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Planning Grant will help Morris Brown’s Fountain (Stone) Hall

The Atlanta Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), in collaboration with Morris Brown College, is proud to announce being selected as the

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The 7th Annual Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable Conference

The Edna McKenzie Branch in Pittsburgh, PA represented ASALH at The 7th Annual Corporate Equity & Inclusion Roundtable Conference.   (ASALH members: Ronald B. Saunders-Front row next to Betty Pickett,  Betty

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Church’s striking and obscure story marked on Beale Street

This article first appeared in The Daily Memphian on June 25, 2019 With a half-dozen Corvettes, a Beale Street trumpet and an African drum, fez-wearing Moolahs and Elks, Beale Street

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Life Member, Mrs. Florence Radcliffe turns 103

Mrs. Florence Radcliffe turned 103 on June 1. She is a former Executive Council member, a life member, and a member of the Bethel Dukes Branch in DC.   Born

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The Passing of Professor Anthony Major

It is with a heavy heart that I announce that Anthony “Tony” Major, associate professor, has passed away. Professor Major joined the UCF faculty in 1995 as a member of

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Pittsburgh group seeks answers for missing Negro Mountain signage in Maryland

This article first appeared in Pittsburgh Post-Gazette on May 19, 2019 What started out as a wholesome commitment by a group of Pittsburghers to be stewards of a Maryland picnic

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Dr. Edna McKenzie Branch of ASALH Trip to Negro Mountain MAY 11, 2019

Presentation: On Saturday, May 11, 2019 ASALH will visit Negro Mountain, named in honor of nemesis, the African soldier who fought valiantly during the french and Indian War. ASALH will provide

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Next Friday 01/29/2020 via zoom and simulcast on A Next Friday 01/29/2020 via zoom and simulcast on ASALH-TV. Please join us for the first ASALH-IP Quarterly Lecture/Discussion Series: Langston Hughes: Adding to the Story. A Conversation with Deborah Hollis. It turns out that Langston Hughes had connections with people in Boulder, Colorado. He visited when he received an invitation from Colorado University Boulder English Professor Francis Wolle, and corresponded with a local poet, Florence Becker Lennon. Additionally, in 1951 he was recruited by Mary Elting to author the First Book of Negroes. Elting, a CU alumna and children’s author who may have met Hughes through their mutual membership in the League of American Writers. Deborah Hollis will explain her delight at finding a CU Boulder connection to Langston Hughes in the literary papers of Francis Wolle, Florence Becker Lennon and Franklin and Mary Elting Folsom.  Hollis is an associate professor in special collections and archives at the CU Boulder Libraries. 

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#ASALH is excited to announce the @uspostalservice #ASALH is excited to announce the @uspostalservice Black Heritage Stamp honoring legendary playwright August Wilson will be revealed during our #ASALHFestival on Saturday, February 20. Don’t miss our marquee event. See link in the bio to purchase tickets today! #ASALHFamily
Sitting down to partake in Sunday dinners is a spe Sitting down to partake in Sunday dinners is a special tradition in African American families. The feast is prepared to perfection and all that you can see on the table is mounds of mouth-watering food. In the spirit of black family traditions, ASALH wants to know your favorite family recipe. Submit your recipes by visiting the link in the bio.
 
Please save the date for February 6th as we explore black families, food and traditions during our #ASALHFestival. #ASALH #blackfamilies #CarterGWoodson #blackhistory #food #tradition
Congratulations to the 2021 ASALH Book Prize Final Congratulations to the 2021 ASALH Book Prize Finalists! The finalists are: Aston Gonzalez, William Darity, A. Kirsten Mullen, Daina Ramey Berry, Kali Gross,  Quito Swan & Shana Redmond.
 
The inaugural winner will be announced on Feb 10th at 12:30 pm EST, during ASALH’s 2021 #BHM  Virtual Festival on YouTube.com/ASALHTV
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The black family has been a topic of study in many The black family has been a topic of study in many disciplines—history, literature, the visual arts and film studies, sociology, anthropology, and social policy.  Its representation, identity, and diversity have been reverenced, stereotyped, and vilified from the days of slavery to our own time. Learn more about ASALH’s national theme and #ASALHFestival by visiting our website. See link in the bio. #ASALHFamily
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