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Black History Month at the White House Events TODAY

Today, the White House will be hosting two Black History Month events featuring Taraji P. Henson, Nneka Ogwumike, Sloane...

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A Proclamation on National Black History Month, 2022

Each February, National Black History Month serves as both a celebration and a powerful reminder that Black history is...

“Unidentified African American family”. Rondo Neighborhood Photograph Collection.

ASALH in collaboration with Archival Alchemy® presents, The Black Family: United by History, Restored by Storytelling

This national program centers the legacy of Black family reunions while encouraging families of all backgrounds to build and...

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Watch The ASALH/Howard University SJC’s Social Justice Reading Room: JUSTICE DEFERRED

The Reading Room series on social justice is a collaborative effort presented by the Association for the Study of...

The 2022 ASALH Book Prize Finalists

Winner to be announced during The Black History Month Festival

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Conference Souvenir Journal

View 106th Annual Virtual Conference Souvenir Journal

Key Session: “Key Session: African-American Families in Florida through Public History” Presented on September 25

This session will feature Jada Wright-Greene of Florida's Historic African American Homes, Brandon Knightingale of Bethune-Cookman University, Charlene Farrington...

Plenary Session: “Black People, Health and Wellness: A Historical Perspective” Presented on September 21

This session will feature Stephanie Y. Evans of Georgia State University, Vanessa Northington Gamble of George Washington University, Dr....

“Illuminating the Black Family in History: A Retrospective on Henry Louis Gates, Jr.” Presented on September 25

A Retrospective on Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Recipient of ASALH’s Inaugural Luminary Award.

A group of people, including President Joe Biden, stand closely together indoors on Juneteenth 2021. Biden is facing and speaking to a woman in glasses and a teal dress, while others watch and smile in the background on this Day of Observance.

A Proclamation on Juneteenth Day of Observance, 2021

On June 19, 1865 — nearly nine decades after our Nation’s founding, and more than 2 years after President...