UPCOMING ASALH EVENTS
The 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference
September 13-30, 2021
ASALH will hold innovative virtual programming in the month of September celebrating the 2021 Black History Theme, The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity. Check back for schedules, times, and other updates.
Social Justice Workshop Wednesdays
Join us for our FREE 5-part virtual Workshop Wednesdays series on social justice. A collaborative effort presented by ASALH & the Howard University Social Justice Consortium, scholar-activist and Howard alum Dr. Lisa Brock.
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IN RETROSPECT AND PROSPECT
Topics In African American History, In The Spirit Of Woodson And Mary Mcleod Bethune
107th Annual Meeting and Conference
September 25, 2022 – October 2, 2022
Montgomery, AL
The ASALH Annual Conference is an occasion to explore the history and culture of people of African descent. Our conference brings together more than one thousand people, including educators, students, community builders, business professionals, and others who share an abiding interest in learning about the contribution of African Americans to this nation and the world.
ALL UPCOMING EVENTS
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BRANCH EVENTS: ASALH is observing social distancing and all in-person meetings and events, where possible, will be virtual.
COMMUNITY EVENTS: Please check with our community partners for any updates to these events.
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2021 HBCU Week Conference Registration Open
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities is delighted to announce open registration for the 2021 Annual National HBCU Week Conference, September 7-10, 2021 in Washington, […]
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Conference on Advancing Equity in Transportation – Accepting abstracts through February 19, 2021
Convened by Transportation Research Board and supported by the U.S. Department of Transportation, the Conference on Advancing Transportation Equity will be held on September 8-10, 2021 in Washington, D.C. The […]
2 events,
ASALH W. Marvin Dulaney Branch D/FW Book Review, Four Hundred Souls
ASALH W. Marvin Dulaney Branch D/FW Book Review, Four Hundred Souls
Join us for the book review of Four Hundred Souls by author's Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain. Book Reviewer: Ida Lee Carey September 11, 2021 at 2:00 CST […]
2 events,
PBS Books presents “Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival: Author Talk: Annette Gordon-Reed”
PBS Books presents “Celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival: Author Talk: Annette Gordon-Reed”
Monday, September 13th at 8:00 PM ET | 5:00 PM PT: PBS Books presents this Author Talk with Annette Gordon-Reed about her book On Juneteenth.
7 events,
The 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference
ASALH will hold innovative virtual programming in the month of September celebrating the 2021 Black History Theme, The Black Family: Representation, Identity, and Diversity. Check back for schedules, times, and other updates.
ASALH Exhibitor Session: The University of South Carolina Press
ASALH Exhibitor Session: The University of South Carolina Press
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
ASALH Exhibitor Session: America250 Foundation
ASALH Exhibitor Session: America250 Foundation
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Sandy Darity & A. Kirsten Mullen “From Here to Equality”
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Sandy Darity & A. Kirsten Mullen “From Here to Equality”
This special book panel will include presenters Mosi Ifatunji of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, David Blight of Yale University, A. Kirsten Mullen, Independent Scholar, William A. Darity of Duke University, Gregory Lamont Mixon, University of North Carolina Charlotte and chaired by LaShawn Harris of Michigan State University.
It’s a Family Affair: The Black Family and the Fight for Civil Rights
It’s a Family Affair: The Black Family and the Fight for Civil Rights
National Park Conservation Association Plenary
Film Festival: Mama Gloria
Film Festival: Mama Gloria
Mama Gloria focuses on 'Chicago’s Black transgender icon Gloria Allen, now in her 70s, who blazed a trail for trans people like few others before her.
4 events,
Understanding the Language of Racial Oppression
Understanding the Language of Racial Oppression
ASALH & The Howard University Social Justice Consortium
14 events,
ASALH Exhibitor Session: AFRO Publishing Without Walls
ASALH Exhibitor Session: AFRO Publishing Without Walls
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Alison Parker “Unceasing Militant: The Life of Mary Church Terrell”
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Alison Parker “Unceasing Militant: The Life of Mary Church Terrell”
Roundtable participants will offer a critical conversation on the first full-length biography of Mary Church Terrell; the first president the National Association of Colored Women and founding member of the NAACP
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University of Florida Press
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University of Florida Press
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
Presidential Session: Black Women and the Family in the Civil War Era
Presidential Session: Black Women and the Family in the Civil War Era
This session will feature Thavolia Glymph of Duke University and will be moderated by Heather Williams.
Black Families and Public Policy: New Frontiers in the Fight for Black Families
Black Families and Public Policy: New Frontiers in the Fight for Black Families
This session will examine the impact of historic and recent public policy decisions on today’s Black families featuring Andre Perry of The Brookings Institution, Noliwe Rooks of Cornell University, Dorothy Brown of Emory University, Catherine Flowers and Nikole Hannah-Jones of Howard University.
Author’s Book Talk: Karen Cook-Bell
Author’s Book Talk: Karen Cook-Bell
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
Author’s Book Talk: Jada Wright-Greene
Author’s Book Talk: Jada Wright-Greene
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
Author’s Book Talk: Wanda Lloyd
Author’s Book Talk: Wanda Lloyd
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
ASALH Executive Council Meeting
ASALH Executive Council Meeting
Annual Executive Council Meeting Thursday, September 16, 2021 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. EST Registration is required 24 hours prior to the meeting for all voting members This meeting will […]
Author’s Book Talk: Rohulamin Quander
Author’s Book Talk: Rohulamin Quander
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
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Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Mia Bay “Traveling Black”
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Mia Bay “Traveling Black”
This roundtable panel will include Mia Bay of the University of Pennsylvania, Waldo Martin of the University of California at Berkeley, Brandi Brimmer of the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Shawn Alexander of the University of Kansas, and chaired by LaShawn Harris of Michigan State University.
Felix Armfield Series – Haiti en Desorde: Reflections on the State of Affairs and the Challenges of Haitian Scholars (Haiti in Disorder)
Felix Armfield Series – Haiti en Desorde: Reflections on the State of Affairs and the Challenges of Haitian Scholars (Haiti in Disorder)
This panel will discuss the plight of Haitian scholars bringing an international focus to challenges posed to scholars when institutions are no longer functional and when scholarship can cost lives. The aim of this panel is to draw a significant contrast and raise awareness about international research amid disorder and repression.
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University of Illinois Press
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University of Illinois Press
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
Presidential Session: Black Faith Leaders: A Legacy of Service
Presidential Session: Black Faith Leaders: A Legacy of Service
This Presidential Session honors Black clergy who are from multiple generations of clergy members and have a legacy of service to the community.
Black History and Family Legacies
Black History and Family Legacies
This session will explore the historical legacies of major Black historical figures through their family members living today.
Film Festival: I’m Just a Layman
Film Festival: I’m Just a Layman
I'm Just a Layman chronicles the injustices of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, also known as ‘the last plantation,’ and the lived experiences of Black farmers who chose to fight against discrimination. Between 1997 and 1999, fifteen farmers appeared before the USDA and the Department of Justice and won their case administratively. This film brings the stories of nine of these farmers and families out in the open.
6 events,
ASALH Athens Branch Webinar with Dr. Sandra Shannon
ASALH Athens Branch Webinar with Dr. Sandra Shannon
Sep 19, 2021 02:00pm EST Register to attend via ZOOM: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HT5xlzqySsGqTz6X5Ow5oQ
ASALH Athens Branch Event: Founders Day
ASALH Athens Branch Event: Founders Day
Annual Founders Day kick-off event: Zoom webinar discussion by Dr. Sandra G. Shannon, Professor Emerita of African American Literature, Howard University, focused on themes of family in the plays of […]
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ASALH Exhibitor Session: Scholar’s Choice
ASALH Exhibitor Session: Scholar’s Choice
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
I Fear For My Life: They That Mourn
I Fear For My Life: They That Mourn
In this session, the 400 Years of African-American History Commission and its guest scholars will explore this fear paradox.
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University of Pennsylvania Press
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University of Pennsylvania Press
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Jarvis Givens, “Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and The Art of Black Teaching”
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Jarvis Givens, “Fugitive Pedagogy: Carter G. Woodson and The Art of Black Teaching”
The roundtable participants will offer a critical conversation on the African American intellectual tradition of teaching, while exploring what Givens calls "fugitive pedagogy" -- a theory and practice amongst Black educators.
Key Session: State of the Field: New International Histories of Black Women
Key Session: State of the Field: New International Histories of Black Women
This session is co-sponsored by the Association of Black Women Historians and will feature Annette K. Joseph-Gabriel of the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Erika D. Edwards of the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Tiffany Florvil of the University of New Mexico and moderated by Erica L. Ball, Occidental College.
Black People, Health and Wellness: A Historical Perspective
Black People, Health and Wellness: A Historical Perspective
This session will feature Vanessa Northington Gamble of George Washington University, Stephanie Y. Evans of Georgia State University, Dr. Thaddeus Bell, M.D. of Closing the Gap in Healthcare, Inc., David Williams of Harvard University.
Author’s Book Talk: Nik Ribianszky
Author’s Book Talk: Nik Ribianszky
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
Author’s Book Talk: Derrick Alridge
Author’s Book Talk: Derrick Alridge
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
ASALH Louisville Dr. Carter G. Woodson Branch 2021 Founders Day Event Louisville
ASALH Louisville Dr. Carter G. Woodson Branch 2021 Founders Day Event Louisville
Join Louisville ASALH as we welcome Dr. Michael Brandon McCormack, Pan-African Studies professor and newly appointed director of the Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research at the University of […]
Author’s Book Talk: Paula Austin
Author’s Book Talk: Paula Austin
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
4 events,
Understanding the Language of Black Liberation
Understanding the Language of Black Liberation
ASALH & The Howard University Social Justice Consortium
14 events,
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University Press of Mississippi
ASALH Exhibitor Session: University Press of Mississippi
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
ASALH Exhibitor Session: Prudential Hosted by Tiby Saunders of Cetera Investors
ASALH Exhibitor Session: Prudential Hosted by Tiby Saunders of Cetera Investors
"Retirement Strategies and Legacy Planning will be the main topics of discussion. Managing Risks in the Retirement Red Zone will provide a detailed discussion on the challenges of managing income in […]
Felix Armfield Series – Tenure Dos and Don’ts: HBCUs vs. State Institutions
Felix Armfield Series – Tenure Dos and Don’ts: HBCUs vs. State Institutions
This session workshop will feature Presenters Clarence Lang of Pennsylvania State University, Gregory Lamont Mixon of University of North Carolina Charlotte, and chaired by Rose C. Thevenin of Florida Memorial University.
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Brandi Brimmer, “Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South”
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Brandi Brimmer, “Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South”
This roundtable panel will discuss Brandi Brimmer's 2021 book, "Claiming Union Widowhood: Race, Respectability, and Poverty in the Post-Emancipation South." Panelists will engage Brimmer's fascinating work on Black women's public and private lives during the Reconstruction era.
Key Session: Creating Black Families: Black Marriage and Black Love
Key Session: Creating Black Families: Black Marriage and Black Love
This session will feature Randal Jelks of University of Kansas, Aneeka A. Henderson of Amherst College, Ayesha K. Hardison of University of Kansas, and Dianne M. Stewart of Emory University.
From Roots to Ancestry: Doing Black Family History
From Roots to Ancestry: Doing Black Family History
This session will feature Gina Paige from African Ancestry, Inc., Elizabeth Clark-Lewis of Howard University, Debra Newman Ham, Morgan State University, Kendra Field, Tufts University.
Author’s Book Talk: Kevin McGruder
Author’s Book Talk: Kevin McGruder
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
Author’s Book Talk: Morna Lahnice Hollister
Author’s Book Talk: Morna Lahnice Hollister
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
Author’s Book Talk: Maxine Smith
Author’s Book Talk: Maxine Smith
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
Author’s Book Talk: James Wingo
Author’s Book Talk: James Wingo
The Author’s Book Talk Event will feature one author for a 15 minute virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference.
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Illuminating the Black Family in History: A Retrospective on Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Illuminating the Black Family in History: A Retrospective on Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
A Retrospective on Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Recipient of ASALH’s Inaugural Luminary Award featuring Henry Louis Gates of Harvard University, award-winning artist and philanthropist John Legend, artist and philanthropist, S. Epatha Merkerson, and moderated by Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, ASALH President and Harvard University.
Felix Armfield Series – Estate Planning and Legacy Building
Felix Armfield Series – Estate Planning and Legacy Building
This session workshop will feature Presenter Vicki Brackens of Brackens Financial Solutions Network and Chaired by Rose C. Thevenin of Florida Memorial University.
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Tyrone McKinley Freeman: “Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow”
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: Tyrone McKinley Freeman: “Madam C. J. Walker’s Gospel of Giving: Black Women’s Philanthropy during Jim Crow”
The roundtable panel will include presenters Tyrone McKinley Freeman of the Indiana University Lilly Family School of Philanthropy, Dennis Clark Dickerson of Vanderbilt University, Crystal M. Moten, Smithsonian Institution of the National Museum of American History, LaShawn Harris of Michigan State University, and chaired by Tiffany Gill of the University of Delaware.
Film Festival: SHOT: Caught a Soul
Film Festival: SHOT: Caught a Soul
SHOT: Caught a Soul One shot is heard in the night. A Black teen is down. A White officer stands over him. There are no witnesses. A family is changed forever. But, this time, the victim will be heard. Kareem haunts Officer O'Donald - demanding answers. Why did you do it?
Key Session: African-American Families in Florida through Public History
Key Session: African-American Families in Florida through Public History
This session will feature Jada Wright-Greene of Florida's Historic African American Homes, Brandon Knightingale of Bethune-Cookman University, Charlene Farrington of South Florida Branch, and Rodney Hurst, Jr. of ASALH Florida James Weldon Johnson Branch. Dr. TaKeia Anthony of Kentucky State University will moderate.
Film Festival: Racially Charged
Film Festival: Racially Charged
Racially Charged exposes how our country’s history of racial injustice evolved into an enormous abuse of criminal justice power. Through first-person accounts of those charged under the Black Codes of the Reconstruction era paralleled with the outrageous stories of people trapped in the system today, the film brings to light the unfolding of a powerful engine of profits and racial inequality.
Film Festival: Geographies of Kinship
Film Festival: Geographies of Kinship
Geographies of Kinship is a powerful tale about the rise of Korea’s global adoption program. four adult adoptees return to their country of birth and recover the personal histories that were lost when they were adopted. Raised in foreign families, each sets out on a journey to reconnect with their roots, mapping the geographies of kinship that bind them to a homeland they never knew.
4 events,
ASALH Bethel Dukes Branch Author Series with Judge Quander Date
ASALH Bethel Dukes Branch Author Series with Judge Quander Date
September 26, 2021 3:30pm EST This event will be held online via ZOOM. https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErd06vqTlvHdbKj0BNEqeLTFdztHTxK5xB
9 events,
Felix Armfield Series – The Publication Landscape Post COVID-19
Felix Armfield Series – The Publication Landscape Post COVID-19
This session workshop will feature Randal Jelks of University of Kansas Pero Dagbovie of Michigan State University, and chaired by Rose C. Thevenin of Florida Memorial University.
Film Festival: Dreams of Emmett Till
Film Festival: Dreams of Emmett Till
In Dreams of Emmett Till, a now elderly Carolyn Bryant must face the accusation that led to the brutal killing of 14-year old Emmett Till, back in segregated Mississippi, in 1955.
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: V. P. Franklin’s “Young Crusaders”
Hine-Horne Book Roundtable: V. P. Franklin’s “Young Crusaders”
This book roundtable panel will discuss V. P. Franklin's 2021 book, "The Young Crusaders: The Untold Story of the Children and Teenagers who Galvanized the Civil Rights Movement." This special book panel will include presenters V. P. Franklin of University of California, Riverside, Genna Rae McNeil, Derrick P. Alridge of University of Virginia, Linda Perkins of Claremont Graduate University, and chaired by Jarvis R. Givens of Harvard University.
The Centennial Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre and Anti-Black Violence
The Centennial Anniversary of the Tulsa Race Massacre and Anti-Black Violence
This session will feature Karlos Hill of University of Oklahoma, John W. Franklin of Franklin Global, Inc./Smithsonian Museum of African American History and Culture and Melissa N. Stuckey of Elizabeth City State University.
National Virtual Awards Program
National Virtual Awards Program
ASALH will present the 2021 awards recipients on Tuesday, September 28 from 7-8:30 pm EST. Save this date to celebrate individuals who promote the legacy of Dr. Woodson through scholarship and […]
Film Festival: Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots
Film Festival: Invisible History: Middle Florida’s Hidden Roots
Invisible History sheds light on the little-known history of plantations and the enslaved in Florida through a visually compelling story that explores the history of a people who contributed so much to what Leon county is today.
5 events,
History of Policing in (BIPOC) Communities of Color and its Implications Today
History of Policing in (BIPOC) Communities of Color and its Implications Today
ASALH & The Howard University Social Justice Consortium
ASALH Athens Branch Event: Screening and Discussion of Ken Burns’ Documentary, MUHAMMAD ALI
ASALH Athens Branch Event: Screening and Discussion of Ken Burns’ Documentary, MUHAMMAD ALI
ASALH Athens joins ASALH Atlanta, the historic Auburn Avenue Research Library on African American Culture and History, and Georgia Public Broadcasting to sponsor a free virtual screening of Ken Burns’s […]
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ASALH Exhibitor Session: Georgetown University Press
ASALH Exhibitor Session: Georgetown University Press
The virtual exhibit booth is a self-selected, 2 hour virtual presentation during the 106th Annual Meeting and Virtual Conference. Presented alongside ASALH academic sessions, exhibitors can promote products, services, and programs to the attention of the ASALH attendees. A replay of the 2 hour virtual exhibit booth will be available on-demand on ASALH TV, the Association's premier YouTube channel.
ASALH Annual Membership Business Meeting
ASALH Annual Membership Business Meeting
Annual Membership Business Meeting Thursday, September 30, 2021 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. EST Registration is required 24 hours prior to the meeting for all voting members This meeting will […]
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