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The Prince Georges County Branch at the Juneteenth Festival at Watkins Park on June 14

The Truth Branch celebrated Juneteenth at Watkins Park, sharing Black history books with attendees and participating in community events throughout June.

Media Alert: ASALH Will Bring its Conference to Atlanta in September with Annual Theme: “African Americans and Labor”

ASALH Will Brings its Conference to Atlanta in September with Annual Theme: “African Americans and Labor”

Our Founders

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) was founded in Chicago on September 9, 1915, during the National Half Century Exposition and Lincoln Jubilee, as the Association for the Study of Negro Life...

Publications

Our Vision, Our Mission Statement, Our Structure. The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life,...

FIRE!!!: The Multimedia Journal of Black Studies

Fire!!!: The Multimedia Journal of Black Studies is ASALH’s 21st century answer to contemporary publishing trends. It is the only interdisciplinary multimedia journal of the field of Black Studies.

Journal of African American History

ASALH News

ASALH TO HOST FIRST VIRTUAL NATIONAL CONVENING

ASALH, the premier organization for the study of African American Life and History will host its first virtual national convening to discuss The Fierce Urgency of Now.

How advocates are stepping up for Black History month as federal agencies scale back

With some Black History Month activities being scaled back by the federal government, history and education organizations are ramping up efforts to fill the void.