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A Negro Mountain Collage

Preserving the historic ‘Negro Mountain’ MEMBERS OF THE EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, at Negro Mountain, May 11, 2019. by Alonna Carter On May 11, members of the Edna B. McKenzie branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and HistoryContinue reading “A Negro Mountain Collage”

Women’s History Month 2021

WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH BRANCH EVENTMARCH 13 | 11:30 AM – 1 PM ET Lecture by Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham “From Labor Strikes to Clubwomen’s Institutions: The Rich Tradition of Southern Black Women’s Labor Organizing“ View Event on ASALH National In her lecture Dr. Danielle Phillips-Cunningham will discuss African American clubwomen such as Dora Lee Jones, firstContinue reading “Women’s History Month 2021”

National Black History Month 2021

Join us on Feb. 1 for Announcement of the Black History theme and Introduction of ASALH’s Inaugural Virtual Black History Month Festival

A Bench by The Road

by Anita D RussellVP Media Relations Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Pittsburgh Branch of ASALHApril 2020 An ASALH Moment to Remember: A Bench by the Road Back in the summer of 2019, while speaking at a local educational event in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, I met a woman by the name of Cynthia Devine-Kepner. It was one of thoseContinue reading “A Bench by The Road”

Dad-Daughter Story of the ‘Underground Railroad’ of College Football

by Ronald SaundersPresident of the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Pittsburgh Branch of ASALHDecember 2020 A Moment in History: Through the Banks of the Red Cedar My friend, Goochie Stevens’ daughter, Kelli Stevens Kane, is a close friend of the producer of this excellent documentary, Through the Banks of the Red Cedar, by Maya Washington. Goochie, Continue reading “Dad-Daughter Story of the ‘Underground Railroad’ of College Football”