(Washington, DC) – Today, as part of #DCHousingWeek, Mayor Muriel Bowser, the Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning and Economic Development, and Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne K. Nadeau celebrated the start of construction...
Mrs. Florence Racliffe was 103 years old and was the oldest active member of ASALH. She was a dedicated and committed keeper of the legacy of Dr. Carter G. Woodson. Former Executive Council member,...
This article first appeared in the Daytona Beach News-Journal Online, October 21, 2019 A Bethune-Cookman symposium, “Before 1619,” is a look back at 400 years since the arrival of the first African slaves in Virginia,...
October 21, 2019 Dear Howard University Community, James A. Donaldson, Ph.D., a wise counselor, prolific mathematician, and true Southern gentleman, died Friday. James A. Donaldson was born in 1941 on a farm in...
Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham was honored by a conference on her work at Brown University,Friday, September 20, 2019. The focus was be her groundbreaking and influential book Righteous Discontent. Righteous Discontent: The Women’s Movement in the...
ASALH express our deepe condolences to the Clyburn Family for the passing of Emily England Clyburn
Nationally known educator and historian Dr. Edward Beasley Jr., was born June 3, 1932 in Omaha, Nebraska to Edward Sr., and Vesta Sanders Beasley. He accepted Christ at an early age at Mt. Moriah...
School choice is perhaps one of the most divisive topics in American communities generally and the black community especially. There are those who support charter schools and see them as a way for...
PUBLISHED September 5, 2019 Dedicated on July 4, 1894, the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ monument on Public Square in downtown Cleveland honors the men and women of Cuyahoga County who completed their tour of...
The upcoming Guernsey’s auction includes a speech by Dr. Martin Luther King JR 95% of which was, until now, lost to history (only the last few minutes have been placed on the public record). The Auction will include...
