Author Archives: Anita Russell

Understanding the Doctrine Of Discovery

From Papal Bulls to Supreme Court Opinions Featuring: Dr. Jonathan Taylor Scholar | Educator | Green Belt Reparations Commission About the Speaker:Dr. Jonathan Taylor is a Citizen of the United States, a resident of the City of Greenbelt, Maryland, and a member of “that class of persons only whose ancestors were negroes of the AfricanContinue reading “Understanding the Doctrine Of Discovery”

Recognition, Celebration & Engagement 2026

At the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch we love to recognize and celebrate those who demonstrate a strong commitment to engage with the local community and beyond. RECOGNITION MARCH 21:McKenzie Branch was awarded a plaque for outstanding contributions to the field of African American History by the Greater Pittsburgh Section of the National Council ofContinue reading “Recognition, Celebration & Engagement 2026”

Truth Builders: Legendary ASALH Women

Women’s History Month Lecture Saturday March 14, 2026 | 11:30 AM EST DR. EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is the Victor S. Thomas Professor of History and of African and African American Studies at Harvard University. A tenured faculty member at Harvard since 1993, she chaired Harvard’s Department of African and AfricanContinue reading “Truth Builders: Legendary ASALH Women”

Reimagine We: A Platform for Personal Transformation, Community Engagement, and Collective Liberation

“Reimagine We Begins with Reimagine Me” We live in a world built on extraction, not relationship. It’s a world designed to consume people, land, labor, and spirit in the name of profit, power, and dominance. It taught us competition instead of cooperation, hoarding instead of sharing, and alienation instead of belonging. It has told usContinue reading “Reimagine We: A Platform for Personal Transformation, Community Engagement, and Collective Liberation”

African American History from the Firing Line

“We needed a black press because there was no way to get our story out to the general American public.” — Dr. Edna B. McKenzie The Desk of the President On January 20, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed Executive Order 14151 titled: ” Ending Radical Wasteful Government DEI Programs and Preferencing” Prior to theContinue reading “African American History from the Firing Line”

Women’s History Month Featuring Rev. B. De Niece Welch, PhD and Dr. Margaret Bristow

March is Women’s History Month, and on March 8, 2025, from 11:30 AM EST to 1:30 PM EST, the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH will present an exciting program featuring two phenomenal and significant speakers. Rev. B. De Niece Welch, PhD, the First Vice President of the Dr. Edna B McKenzie branch will present “Black WomenContinue reading “Women’s History Month Featuring Rev. B. De Niece Welch, PhD and Dr. Margaret Bristow”

Members and Family Involved in Labor

The Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH  Presents a Panel Discussion Every member of the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie branch has a very compelling story about a family member, relative or an associate’s affiliation with labor. We would like to share those stories…Join us on Saturday, February 8, 2025 12:00 NOON ET – 2:00Continue reading “Members and Family Involved in Labor”

Help Preserve Black History: Join Our Branch Speakers Bureau

From the Desk of the Branch President, Ronald B. Saunders Dear Edna B. McKenzie Branch and National Members,  We have launched a branch speakers bureau in 2024!We are inviting all Branch and National ASALH dues paying members to consider participating.  As you may know, the national organization has a speakers bureau. Like this bureau, we aim to assist organizations, institutions, andContinue reading “Help Preserve Black History: Join Our Branch Speakers Bureau”

Branch Table Presentation

Opening of Charles “Teenie” Harris Archive at the Carnegie Museum of Art To mark the occasion the Carnegie Museum of the Arts hosted a free concert and celebration featuring Roger Humphries and the R.H. Factor in the Carnegie Music Hall. In addition local organizations were invited to share their work at a table set upContinue reading “Branch Table Presentation”