Throughout Women’s History Month 2023, the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH presents brief features on a female Branch member or a family member of the Branch member. Dr. Shirley A. Biggs, emerita faculty member in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Biggs earned an undergraduate degree in Elementary EducationContinue reading “President’s Circle Featuring Dr. Shirley Biggs”
Author Archives: Anita Russell
Crossing Waters & Fighting Tides
The Efficient Womanhood of the Negro Universal Improvement Association Black Global World Women’s History Month Program Presented By Dr. Natanya Duncan Associate Professor of History and the Director of the Africana Studies Program Queens College CUNY Dr. Duncan’s talk will focus on the endeavors of Black women to resist inter-racial and intra-racial oppressions during the first half ofContinue reading “Crossing Waters & Fighting Tides”
Black History Month Event: Black Resistance in Pittsburgh
February 11 | 4-5 PM ET Dr. Ralph ProctorCommunity College of Allegheny County, Professor Ethnic & Diversity Studies, Academic Advisor “Black Resistance in Pittsburgh” Building Our Own Self-Sufficient Communities as a Way of Resisting Racism & The Modern Pittsburgh Civil Rights Movement EDUCATION1979 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA PhD, History1965 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA BS,Continue reading “Black History Month Event: Black Resistance in Pittsburgh”
21st Century Black Resistance: Antiracism Activation Through Conversation
11 AM – 1 PM ET January 21, 2023 ANITA D RUSSELL, MEd Personal Transformation Expert, International Bestselling Author, Professional Speaker, and Founder/CEO The Place to SOAR. VP Media Relations for the Dr. Edna B.McKenzie Branch of ASALH A Virtual Event Presented by Anita D Russell “Antiracism activation is a verb. It is sustainable grassrootsContinue reading “21st Century Black Resistance: Antiracism Activation Through Conversation”
First Annual Antiracism Activation Summit 2023
Produced & Hosted by Anita Russell, VP of Media Relations, Dr.Edna B McKenzie Branch of ASALH Personal Transformation Expert | Professional Speaker | International Bestselling AuthorFounder/CEO The Place to SOAR Creator/Host of InflexionPoint Podcast 15 SPEAKERS IN 5 DAYS VISION Antiracism activation is tied to generational leadership and influence The virtual experience, First Annual Antiracism ActivationContinue reading “First Annual Antiracism Activation Summit 2023”
Celebrate Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s 147th Birthday
Upcoming Branch Event – December 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM ET Sponsored by The Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History & The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society “How Well Do You Know Dr. Carter G. Woodson?” A Celebration of Carter G. Woodson’s 147thContinue reading “Celebrate Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s 147th Birthday”
ASALH 107th Annual Meeting & Conference Recap
Black Health and Wellness Embedded in the History of Montgomery Alabama DescriptionThe personal recap of the 3-day ASALH Meeting & Conference 2022 hosted in historic Montgomery Alabama is presented through the lens of two branch members: Eli M. Kirshner and Anita Russell. Eli M. Kirshner, Branch MemberEli operates the genealogical and historical research business, ExploreStory, which specializesContinue reading “ASALH 107th Annual Meeting & Conference Recap”
Thirteenth Amendment Exception Clause
From the Desk of Ronald B Saunders, President of the Dr Edna B McKenzie Branch of ASALH “Slavery didn’t end in 1865. It just evolved.” Bryan Stephenson, widely acclaimed public interest lawyer who has dedicated his career to helping the poor, the incarcerated, and the condemned. The Thirteenth Amendment Exception Clause to the United States ConstitutionContinue reading “Thirteenth Amendment Exception Clause”
Your Democracy Series Launch
Author Gloria J. Browne-Marshall explores the U.S. Constitution from an African American context Thursday, September 15, 2022. Prof. Browne-Marshall, Visiting Professor and Resident Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School from John Jay College (CUNY) and playwright is the host of “Your Democracy,” an animated series on the U.S. Constitution, and creator of “The U.S. Constitution: AnContinue reading “Your Democracy Series Launch”
Black Historians Speak On Objective History
Black Historians Know There’s No Such Thing as Objective History Recent critiques of “presentism” fail to see that we can’t divorce the past from the present—and that supposedly objective scholarship has long promoted racist narratives and suppressed Black history. Keisha N. Blain, Professor of Africana Studies and History at Brown University and Columnist for MSNBC/SeptemberContinue reading “Black Historians Speak On Objective History”
DR. EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH OF ASALH 