Playwright August Wilson Takes Center Stage on U.S. Postal Service Commemorative Forever Stamp
The U.S. Postal Service will honor August Wilson with a commemorative Forever stamp in the Black Heritage series.
Gloria Browne-Marshall Receives Pulitzer Center Grant for Essay/Play on Police Violence and Race
The Pulitzer Center awarded Gloria Browne-Marshall a grant for her project on police violence. As a legal correspondent, constitutional law professor and playwright, she is honored to have the Pulitzer
United States Mint to Release Final America the Beautiful Circulating Quarter on January 4th
WASHINGTON– The United States Mint (Mint) will release the 2021 America the Beautiful Quarter honoring the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site on January 4, 2021. This is the final quarter
Philadelphia Chapter partners with the historic Eden Cemetery
This article first appeared PBS’s WHYY.org on December 30, 2020 The burial ground of Marian Anderson crowdfunds to preserve Black history Google “Eden Cemetery” and you’re bound to encounter an
Black Heritage Council Awarded Grant for Strategic Planning and Welcomes New Leadership
(Montgomery, AL) The Alabama Historical Commission was recently awarded a National Trust for Historic Preservation (NTHP) grant through its African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund to develop a five-year Strategic Plan for the Black Heritage Council
Black Family Recipe Submissions Deadline Extended to January 27, 2021
This virtual event will highlight the traditions of the Black Family and how food played a pivotal role in the family relationships and dynamics over time and space.
ASALH STATEMENT ON January 6, 2021 MOB Violence AT US CAPITOL
The January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol was outrageous—a planned assault on U.S. democracy and a global embarrassment.
Shop for Black History Products
The official Black History Kit and posters are in stock and ready to ship
America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places
The National Trust for Historic Preservation is now accepting applications for the 2021 list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places. Deadline for submissions is Monday, February 1 at 11:59 p.m. EST. Since
CIAA Joins ASALH in Announcing the Annual Black History Theme
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA), the nation’s oldest historical Black athletic conference joins the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), the Founders of Black
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