A Treasury of African American Christmas Stories Hardcover – October 9, 2018 ($19.95) By Bettye Collier-Thomas (Editor) A collection of Christmas stories written by African-American journalists, activists, and writers from the late 19th century...

On Tuesday, as breezes blended with the shade of magnolias to insulate the crowd at Memphis National Cemetery from the summer heat, some wondered whether that comfort came courtesy of the ancestors. That wasn’t...

The James Weldon Johnson Branch held its annual membership luncheon on June 23rd at the River Club.  The Honorable State Senator Audrey Gibson was the keynote speakers. The program was on the theme “African...

Call for Papers In anticipation of its Ruby Anniversary, the Association of Black Women Historians (ABWH) is pleased to invite panel and paper proposal submissions for its first national symposium Our Foremothers’ Keepers: The...

Carrie Seidman is to be applauded for bringing attention in her recent column to efforts to establish a “historical preservation and cultural center” in the Newtown community. However, it is also important that readers...

Some local black history pundits were approved this month to form a Dallas-Fort Worth branch of one of the nation’s premiere black history study groups that initiated the founding of Black History Month. Dallas...

Crystal Sanders, associate professor of history and African-American studies at Penn State, has been named director of the Africana Research Center effective July 1. The Africana Research Center seeks to encourage and support research...

March 14th-17th, 2018 The Westin Buckhead Atlanta The 2018 National Council for Black Studies Conference will be held March 14th-17th at The Westin Buckhead Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. Registration opens Wednesday evening, March 14th...

In Memoriam: Ira Berlin   The Association for the Study of African American Life and History mourns the passing on June 5, 2018 of Ira Berlin, a giant in the historical profession and author...