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In partnership with Howard University and sponsored by the Mellon Just Futures Initiative, Social Justice at ASALH, is a cross-organizational, cross-institutional, interdisciplinary initiative that includes fellowships, workshops, and outreach materials on social justice.

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Join us on Wednesday, February 1 as ASALH will sta

Join us on Wednesday, February 1 as ASALH will start its annual #BHM festival exploring aspects of #BlackResistance on ASALH-TV. See link in the bio for more information.

Posted @withregram • @bethunenhs Celebrate #Blac

Posted @withregram • @bethunenhs Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with the Historic Homes of National Capital Parks-East! To make reservations email WoodsonNHS@nps.gov #FrederickDouglass #CarterGWoodson #MaryMcLeodBethune #NCNW #BethuneCookman #ASALH #DCHistory #FindYourPark #ImbibeIt #Celebrations #Activism #Education #Excellence @frederickdouglassnps #CarterGWoodsonHomeNHS

Interested In Sponsoring, Advertising or Exhibitin

Interested In Sponsoring, Advertising or Exhibiting during the 2023 Black History Month Virtual Festival? See link in the bio for more information.

SPECIAL CONTEST GIVEAWAY: ASALH will co-sponsor a

SPECIAL CONTEST GIVEAWAY: ASALH will co-sponsor a “matinee” featuring the new critically-praised play Campaign 72, based on the life of Shirley Chisholm at the ARC Theater in Washington, DC on Saturday, Feb. 25. In recognition of the play, we are sponsoring a special Facebook and Instagram trivia contest.

The first person who can answer correctly "What state did Shirley Chisholm launch her political career?" will win a Black History Month gift from ASALH. Purchase your ticket to the play today! See link in the bio for more information on registration.

Manasota ASALH President David G. Wilkins writes i

Manasota ASALH President David G. Wilkins writes in the Herald Tribune this week that Gov. Ron DeSantis' move to block an African American history course is a window into the governor's true character. ‘DeSantis blocks an African American course - and reveals his true colors’ By David G. Wilkins #ASALHFloridaCoalition Link in bio.

Happy Birthday #AngelaDavis! #BlackResistance

Happy Birthday #AngelaDavis! #BlackResistance

@pbsbooks in collaboration with the Association fo

@pbsbooks in collaboration with the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and WTTW/Chicago PBS, is pleased to host a program with award-winning New
York Times staff writer Jonathan Abrams, who is the author of The Come Up: An Oral History of the Rise of Hip-Hop. This program is offered in connection with Fight the Power: How Hip Hop
Changed the World, which just premiered on @pbs earlier this year and can be streamed at PBS.org (check your local listing). Join us to learn more about the birth of Hip Hop culture and
its impact on society.

Reason #1 To Celebrate Black History Month with AS

Reason #1 To Celebrate Black History Month with ASALH: If you love black history and support it 365 days of the year then please support ASALH! See link in the bio.

Posted @withregram • @cgwoodsonmuseum Join the S

Posted @withregram • @cgwoodsonmuseum Join the St Petersburg Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) and very special guest filmmaker Valerie Scoon for an evening of enlightenment. Valerie Scoon is an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker who is currently a professor on staff at the University of Florida. She has worked with such powerhouses as HARPO Studios and Warner Brothers. Ms. Scoon will screen her prize work INVISIBLE HISTORY: MIDDLE FLORIDA'S HIDDEN ROOTS which explores the little-known history of plantations and enslavement in Florida. A Q&A session follows the film.

#asalh #stpetersburg #usfsp #blackhistorymonth #africanamerican #florida #tampabay #stpetersburgfl #usfsp

“Call and Response: Liberation Theology, Resist

“Call and Response: Liberation Theology, Resistance and the Black Church”
Time: 7:00- 8:30 p.m. (EST)
Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023
Description:
Black theology, or black liberation theology, refers to a theological perspective which originated among African-American seminarians and scholars, and in some black churches in the United States and later in other parts of the world. It contextualizes Christianity in an attempt to help those of African descent overcome oppression. It especially focuses on the injustices committed against African Americans and black South Africans during American segregation and apartheid.

A lecture (The call) followed by a virtual roundtable discussion (The response) providing commentary and critical analysis. Q & A from audience is also part of the response. “The Close or benediction will conclude the formal part of session, followed by musical renditions. Participants will include Dr. John Kinney, Virginia Union University, Samuel Dewitt Proctor School of Theology; Yolanda Pierce, Howard University; Dr. Terrence L. Johnson; Julia Robinson Moore, UNC Charlotte Department of Religious Studies; Rev. Earle J. Fisher, Abyssinian Baptist Church, Memphis, Tennessee; Michelle Evans-Oliver, President, Richmond Branch of ASALH.

Title: Black Lives Matter and Music: Protest, Int

Title: Black Lives Matter and Music: Protest, Intervention, Reflection
Time: 6:30- 8:00 p.m. (EST)
Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2023
Description:
The panel highlighting some of the contributors to the book Black Lives Matter & Music: Protest, Intervention, Reflection, who will lead a vibrant discussion on the power of Black music in the struggle for freedom and liberation, including John Fleming, past President of ASALH, and Portia Maultsby, noted ethnomusicologist of Indiana University.

Panelists will explore how music has served as a source of inspiration for African Americans’ struggle for freedom from the antebellum period, through the Civil Rights Movement, and into the present day as manifested through the Black Lives Movement.

Music was used to inspire, to sustain spirits, to empower, and to galvanize communities in to social action. From the earliest history of African Americans' presence in the U.S., music has served as a palatable means to convey covert messages of oppression without being easily interpreted by the oppressor. The scholarly panel will also discuss their ethnographic research and draw from their personal encounters to illustrate how music over time can uncover the social, economic, political, scientific, and other forms of injustices in our society. The discussants will provide a snapshot into how African American musical genres have flourished in different cities and how music has inspired local activism across the U. S. sponsored by ASALH: Association for the Study of African American Life and History.

“Resistance and the Black Press” Time: 7:00

“Resistance and the Black Press”
Time: 7:00- 8:30 p.m. (EST)
Date: Thursday, February 23, 2023
Description:
In 1827 a group of prominent free African American citizens from states along the Eastern seaboard met in the New York City home of Bostin Crummell to discuss means to communicate their views on the various social, political and economic issues that commonly confronted them and their respective communities. The most significant outcome of this meeting was the decision to begin publication of the first newspaper produced by Black Americans, Freedom’s Journal. During the 180 years since the appearance of Freedom’s Journal, the Black Press has chronicled and commented upon events as they have occurred and impacted upon African Americans. This moderated panel discussion will explore the ways in which the Black Press has been a key element of Black Resistance. Participants will include session moderator Dr. Clint C. Wilson, Howard University [ret.]; Denise Rolark-Barnes, Washington Informer; Dr. Frances Murphy Draper, AFRO American Newspaper; Dr. Chiogo Ikokwu, AllAfrica.com; Dr. E. James West, Author/Historian; Rod Doss, New Pittsburg Courier.

On February 25th, ASALH will co-sponsor a very spe

On February 25th, ASALH will co-sponsor a very special in-person “matinee” featuring the new critically-praised play Campaign 72, based on the life of Shirley Chisholm, who defied expectations when she became the first Black woman to run a major campaign for President in 1972.
See the link in the bio on how to purchase tickets to the play. #BlackHistoryMonth

ASALH will host a virtual marquee event featuring

ASALH will host a virtual marquee event featuring a conversation with the 14th Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, Lonnie G. Bunch III and acclaimed author, Gloria Browne Marshall during our annual Black History Month Festival on Wednesday, Feb. 22. #BlackResistance

�Purchase tickets at link in bio.

ASALH’s executive director Sylvia Y. Cyrus will

ASALH’s executive director Sylvia Y. Cyrus will be a guest on the Lyndia Grant Show on Friday, January 20. You can listen live: Spirit 1340 myspiritdc.com #ASALHFestival @myspiritdc

Posted @withregram • @w.marvindulaneydfwasalh On

Posted @withregram • @w.marvindulaneydfwasalh On behalf of the Dallas African American Museum and the Dallas-Ft. Worth Chapter of the Association for the Study of African American Life an History (ASALH), we would like to invite you to our inaugural African American Heritage Quiz Bowl that will be held on 18th of February 2023 at 9 a.m. at the African American Museum.

The event will showcase local middle and high school students' knowledge of Black history.

Our quiz host will be Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney, Dallas African American Museum COO and national president of ASALH.

First and second place teams will receive trophies and prizes followed by light refreshments.

#blackdallas #blackdallasevent #BlackDallasBloggers #blackhistoy #blackhistory365 #blackexcellence #TeachingBlackHistory #blackscholars #sayitloudimblackandimproud #ASALH #ASALH2023

Posted @withregram • @jaahistory Mark your calen

Posted @withregram • @jaahistory Mark your calendars for the #SocialJusticr Reading Room tomorrow January 18, 7-9 pm!! The event is hosted by @asalh_bhm & @howard1867 featuring @blackherstorian @professormaxk @todd_moye @ moderated by @w.marvindulaneydfwasalh !!
Register at ASALH reading room.eventbrite.com

"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the

"Make a career of humanity. Commit yourself to the noble struggle for equal rights. You will make a better person of yourself, a greater nation of your country, and a finer world to live in." Martin Luther King, Jr. - March for Integrated Schools, April 18, 1959
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