Free-ish:Thirteenth Amendment Exception Clause. Ava DuVernay’s thought-provoking documentary film “13th” explores the history of racial inequality in the United States focusing on the fact that the nation’s prisons disproportionately house a high percentage of African Americans. Letter from the Ronald Saunders, President of the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH On June 14, IContinue reading “Juneteenth 1865”
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Dreams of Emmett Till: A New Play by Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall
A New Play by Professor Gloria J. Browne-Marshall. “Dreams of Emmett Till” produced by the Law and Policy Group. A must-see for everyone!
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”
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”
DR. EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH OF ASALH 