As the Mayor of Washington, DC, it is my pleasure to extend greetings to the Association for the Study of African American Life & History (ASALH) on the occasion of your 93rd Annual Black...

Happy Black History Month 2019!  This year opens with the theme “Black Migrations.”  As the Founders of Black History Month, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History believes that migration...

Honor the ancestors and 400 years of African American resilience! Make sure there is a 400th Commemorative event in your community. Create an event. Then, place your event  on our National Calendar of Events. 

This article first appeared in The Washington Informer, February 6, 2019 ASALH Leads Yearlong Discussion of Forced Migration to VA Colony 1619 has served as the “official” date espoused by U.S. history scholars as...

Includes 1 poster and 1 Black History Bulletin. $50 includes USPS 1st Class Shipping.  The poster is $15 and includes USPS 1st Class Shipping. 

93rd Annual Black History Luncheon – February 16, 2019, Washington, DC. It’s the premier event and hottest ticket in the Nation’s Capital in the month of February.

Browse through our Dynamic Speakers & Special Guests, Meet our Award Winners, View Donors, Sponsors and much more!

The conference program is available online. You can search the program by day, by session type, and by a person who is presenting on the program. View the entire program as a guest and...

Named after the pioneering abolitionist and women’s rights activist-intellectual, the Maria Stewart Prize recognizes the best journal article concerning black intellectual history published in 2017. The winner receives $500, an award certificate, and a featured spot on Black Perspectives....