Tag Archives: Dr Edna B McKenzie Branch

Women’s History Month Featuring Rev. B. De Niece Welch, PhD and Dr. Margaret Bristow

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”

Members and Family Involved in Labor

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”

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”

The Black Ekphrastic at the Crossroads of Poetry & Art

Hosted by the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of ASALH Saturday March 29, 2024 | 7-9 PM ET An ekphrastic poem is a vivid poetic description of a scene, a work of art, or any other artistic genre, such as film, music, or dance. Today, each poet has chosen a piece of artistic work byContinue reading “The Black Ekphrastic at the Crossroads of Poetry & Art”

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”

Honor Our Veterans 2023

On Saturday, November 11, 2023, from 11:00 AM EST to 1:00 PM EST, the Dr. Edna B. McKenzie branch of ASALH “Honors Our Veterans” with an exciting and informative presentation moderated by Richard A. Stewart, Jr. About Richard A. Stewart, Jr. (aka Stew) Stew’s professional career included 30 plus years in law enforcement which began as an 8thContinue reading “Honor Our Veterans 2023”

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”