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”
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Black Female Legacies in the Arts
Saturday, February 10, 2024, from 11:30 AM ET to 1:00 PM ET A panel of Black female artists speak about their experiences as Black female artists. Discussion includes how they made history in 2022 exhibiting their art at the Carnegie Museum in Pittsburgh PA. Panelist Biographies Lynne b. is a Pittsburgh-based mixed media painter who alsoContinue reading “Black Female Legacies in the Arts”
Genius Is Common Among Us: The Whitewashing of Black Genius
On Saturday, January 20, 2024, from 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST, the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie branch of ASALH presents an exciting and informative discussion led by Anita D Russell, Founder/CEO of The Place to SOAR and VP of Media Relations for the Branch. Inspired by the “Genius is Common Movement”, Anita considers theContinue reading “Genius Is Common Among Us: The Whitewashing of Black Genius”
Building Black Futures Together
In honor of Black Philanthropy Month, Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH Welcomes Jamye Wooten, Founder & CEO, CLLCTIVLY August 12 at 11:30 – 1:30 PM ET Description On the forefront of digital strategy working at the intersections of faith & social justice, Jamye Wooten’s work has spanned the globe – advising nonprofits, faith-basedContinue reading “Building Black Futures Together”
Why Celebrate Juneteenth?
Dr. Edna B.McKenzie, Hampton Roads, Rochester NY, and Manhattan Branches of ASALH Presents A Juneteenth Program Featuring Dr. Kris Manjapra, Professor of History, Tufts University June 19 at 2-4 PM ET Description Kris Manjapra works art the intersection of comparative global history and the critical study of race and colonialism. Resistance as Community: “Practicing radical scholarshipContinue reading “Why Celebrate Juneteenth?”
Love Warriors and Battle Scars-An Analysis of Black Healing and Black Resistance
Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH Welcomes Author, Leader, and Professor, Dr. Johnathan White May 13 at 11:30 – 1:30 PM ET Description “How could a people chronically hated still produce so many love warriors… Where did Harriett (Tubman) come from?” —Dr. Cornel West “In America I was free only in battle, never free toContinue reading “Love Warriors and Battle Scars-An Analysis of Black Healing and Black Resistance”
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”
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”
Branch Spotlights
ASALH 2022 Branch of the Year Award Congratulations to the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH! The branch structure of ASALH reflects Carter G. Woodson’s belief that our mission, to create and disseminate knowledge about Black history, could not be realized solely by academics. He envisioned branches as a means of extending ASALH’s reachContinue reading “Branch Spotlights”
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