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”
Tag Archives: Black History
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”
My Ancestor, Through My Writings: Walking the Trails of Nat Turner
Special Guest: Bruce L. Turner, 3rd-Great Grandson of Nat Turner, enslaved Black carpenter and preacher who led a four-day rebellion of both enslaved and free Black people in Southampton County, Virginia in August 1831. Hosted in partnership with the Hampton Roads, Dr. Edna B. McKenzie, and Atlanta Branches of the Association for the Study ofContinue reading “My Ancestor, Through My Writings: Walking the Trails of Nat Turner”
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”
Signature Project: Historical Marker on Negro Mountain Grantsville, Garrett County, MD
HISTORICAL MARKER HONORING BLACK FRONTIERSMAN WHO DIED IN FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR UNVEILED IN GRANTSVILLE, GARRETT COUNTY Historic Site on National Road Nominated by the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History READ FULL ARTICLE: MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION STATE HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION: HISTORIC MARKER GRANTSVILLE,Continue reading “Signature Project: Historical Marker on Negro Mountain Grantsville, Garrett County, MD”
Signature Project: Historical Marker for the Banishment of African Americans from Johnstown PA
100 years ago, Blacks had 24 hours to leave Johnstown, Pa.‘One of the most horrific racial injustices in Western Pennsylvania’ Read Full Article in The New Pittsburgh Courier Our most sincere congratulations are extended to Branch member Cody McDevitt for being the driving force in obtaining a historical marker for the banishment of African AmericansContinue reading “Signature Project: Historical Marker for the Banishment of African Americans from Johnstown PA”
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”
For Immediate Press Release: Knowledge Bowl
Did you catch the students from 3 universities—Frostburg University, Howard University, and Hampton University—test their knowledge of Black History? If you missed it you can read the Press Release below for the outcome.
First Annual Dr. Charles R. Drew Knowledge Bowl
SCHOLARSHIP | HISTORY | EXCELLENCE | ACHIEVEMENTBlack History Event Hosted by the Dr. Edna B. Mckenzie Branch of ASALHRegistration Required FEBRUARY 12 VIRTUAL EVENT | 11AM-1PM ET . . . So much of our energy is spent in overcoming the constricting environment in which we live that little energy is left for creating new ideasContinue reading “First Annual Dr. Charles R. Drew Knowledge Bowl”
DR. EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH OF ASALH 