A Father’s Day Letter from ASALH
As we close out this week, which commemorates the 5th anniversary of the Charleston massacre, we recognize how far we still have to go in the fight for equity and reform in America. ...
Why Juneteenth Matters
Freedom delayed was just as sweet to the formerly enslaved men, women, and children in Texas who received two pieces of good news on June 19, 1865: first, that the Civil War was over and second,...
EC Member Barbara Spencer Dunn in HISTORY UNTOLD
Dr. Walter Milton and Dr. Joel Freeman are the authors of a new K-12 textbook entitled Black History 365. Barbara Spencer Dunn is one of the members of the textbook
Wondery’s American History Tellers Revisits the Stonewall Inn
Wondery’s American History Tellers Revisits the Stonewall Inn 4-part series on Stonewall Riots premieres June 17 What: The police raid at New York’s Stonewall Inn on a busy Friday night
Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS currently casting season 2
Many of you know my partner Matt Paxton from his show Legacy List with Matt Paxton on PBS or from the TV show HOARDERS. He is currently casting season 2 of his hit show Legacy List. ...
A Message from the President of ASALH
Death comes too swiftly, too easily to African American communities. COVID-19 has proved this, as it ravages our people and continues to destroy life in many ways: killing our loved ones outright; terminating jobs,...
Arline Custer Memorial Award
Arline Custer Memorial Award DEADLINE: July 31, 2020 The Arline Custer Memorial Award is presented by the MARAC Arline Custer Memorial Award Committee. This award honors the memory of Arline
First Lynching Memorial Marker to Document Local History of Racial Violence
This article first appeared on May 14, 2020 on University of South Florida St. Petersburg website In 1914, John Evans was lynched in St. Petersburg. Evans was accused of the
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS: Underground Railroad Interpretive Web Essays and Handbook
The National Park Service (NPS) is seeking the services of a qualified individual, firm, or organization (contractor) through a cooperative agreement with the Association for the Study of African American
Heritage Commission Seeks African American Perspective of the Coronavirus
Columbia — The South Carolina African American Heritage Commission has opened a web portal to capture African American impressions of the Coronavirus’ impact on their lives, and to establish a permanent
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