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”
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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”
Black History Month Event: Black Resistance in Pittsburgh
February 11 | 4-5 PM ET Dr. Ralph ProctorCommunity College of Allegheny County, Professor Ethnic & Diversity Studies, Academic Advisor “Black Resistance in Pittsburgh” Building Our Own Self-Sufficient Communities as a Way of Resisting Racism & The Modern Pittsburgh Civil Rights Movement EDUCATION1979 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA PhD, History1965 University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA BS,Continue reading “Black History Month Event: Black Resistance in Pittsburgh”
Celebrate Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s 147th Birthday
Upcoming Branch Event – December 17, 2022 at 11:00 AM ET Sponsored by The Dr. Edna B. McKenzie Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History & The Pittsburgh Chapter of the Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society “How Well Do You Know Dr. Carter G. Woodson?” A Celebration of Carter G. Woodson’s 147thContinue reading “Celebrate Dr. Carter G. Woodson’s 147th Birthday”
Drum & Pot: Health, Wellness, & Food in Traditional African Society
ASALH 2022 Theme: Black Health & Wellness Keynote Speaker: C. R. GibbsAuthor | Scholar | Speaker Saturday, April 9, 202211:00 AM – 1:00 PMVirtual Meeting via ZOOM Lecture Description: This presentation is a sweeping exploration of the ways that African people began to take care of themselves, develop wellness philosophies and products and respond to theContinue reading “Drum & Pot: Health, Wellness, & Food in Traditional African Society”
Brothers Speak: Reflections on Black Women
EVENT: WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH 2022MARCH 12 | 11 AM – 1 PM ET Program Description The topics of the discussion are the importance of family support and mentorship in public office; the effects of religion on public service and community discussion; the impact of social policies on family structure and education; and mental health-counseling resources.Continue reading “Brothers Speak: Reflections on Black Women”
Keeping His Torch Forever Burning: ASALH Presidents 1916-1951
Edna B. McKenzie ASALH Branch: 2021 Founders Day Program September 11 | 1 PM ET | Zoom Ida E. Jones, PhDUniversity Archivist at Morgan State University Dr. Ida E. Jones is a native New Englander. She graduated with a B.A. in News Editorial Journalism, M.A. in Public History, and a PhD in American History from HowardContinue reading “Keeping His Torch Forever Burning: ASALH Presidents 1916-1951”
Unfinished Business: From The Great Migration to Black Lives Matter
August 14 | 11 AM – 1 PM ET | Zoom VIRTUAL EVENT FEATURINGStephanie Clintonia Boddie, PhD, MSW, Baylor University A scholar, oral historian, film-maker, and a classically-trained soprano, who blends traditional research and oral histories with film, music and conversation to create a new body of work: Unfinished Business: From the Great Migration toContinue reading “Unfinished Business: From The Great Migration to Black Lives Matter”
DR. EDNA B. MCKENZIE BRANCH OF ASALH 