The Association for the Study of African American Life and History mourns the death of Dr. James Turner. Born in Brooklyn in 1940 and raised in Manhattan, he was a foundational
Lyzette Wanzer
Today, Rep. Karen Bass (D-CA), Chair of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health, and Global Human Rights issued the following statement.
Underground Railroad Education Center is sponsoring an archaeological dig on a site where once stood the home of Doctor Thomas Elkins, Black medical doctor and Albany resident known for his inventions and for his...
Celia E. Naylor
Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced a new $8 million grant competition aimed at increasing the diversity of the teacher workforce and preparing teachers to meet the needs of our most underserved students....
It serves as Alabama’s attic. The Alabama Department of Archives and History, established in 1901, was the first state archives in the nation. The big building, catty corner from the state Capitol, serves as the...
The African American Program at the Heinz History Center will host the Inaugural Martin Robison Delany Symposium on Aug. 26-27, 2022, at the History Center. The two-day academic conference will take an unprecedented look...
Kimberly D. Hill
