ASALH Kicks Off Black History Month with its Second Black History Month Virtual Festival

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is proud to announce the 2022 National Black History Theme – “Black Health and Wellness.” We observe this theme...

ASALH Kicks Off Virtual Conference With Focus on the Black Family by Jessica Ruf

106th Annual Meeting & Virtual Conference to Celebrate 2021 Theme: “The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity”

ASALH Announces New National Program Celebrating the Black Family

Founders of Black History Month to host Juneteenth dialogue with Pulitzer prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed

ASALH Statement “Preserve Democratic Norms and End White Supremacist Terrorism”

American Historical Association Statement on Violence Against Asians and Asian Americans

MEDIA ADVISORY: Dr. Charlene Dukes to Speak in place of Dr. Bernice King

Howard University Receives $5 Million for Just Futures Initiative from Mellon Foundation Grant

WASHINGTON – The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation awarded Howard University $5 million for its Just Futures Initiative. Howard was one of 38 universities invited by the foundation to submit proposals

Henry Aaron: A Tribute From ASALH

By virtue of the good fortune of the spelling of his last name, Henry Aaron was seemingly destined to be the first name listed in the Official Encyclopedia of Baseball.