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Slavery North July 2026 Conference Call for Abstracts

The Association of African American Museums is excited to open nominations for its 2026 Awards. Help us recognize the outstanding work of current and emerging museum professionals by nominating your colleagues for one of five annual awards. PLEASE READ REQUIREMENTS CAREFULLY.  The DR. JOHN E. FLEMING Award This award, the highest honor presented, recognizes professionals who have

Deciding that she would rather celebrate his birth and achievements rather than focus on his death, our founder, Margaret Walker, sponsored one of the first birthday convocations for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., on January 12, 1969, at Jackson State University. As part of Dr. Alexander’s legacy, the Margaret Walker Center continues this annual event.

The African American Program at the Senator John Heinz History Center invites proposals for presentation at its Fourth Annual Martin R. Delany Symposium to be held April 18, 2026, in Pittsburgh, Pa. The event will take place in the historic Heinz History Center with tours of its award-winning exhibitions and rooftop views of the city

#AAAM2026 CALL FOR PROPOSALS – 48TH Annual AAAM Conference- This Land Holds Our Stories: Celebrating America 250, and 100 Years of Negro History Week—We’re Still Making America Whole.” Application Opens July 30th, 2025 Conference Theme: This Land Holds Our Stories: Celebrating America 250, and 100 Years of Negro History Week—We’re Still Making America Whole. Dates: August 19 – 21,

Conference Registration for presenters You are invited to present at the State of Black Archives Conference 2026. As a first step: (Please register even if you are already confirmed, so that we can learn of your presentation title).  Please find the registration link for presenters below. You are alloted 15 minute to share the highlights of

Join the African American Program for the Fourth Annual Martin R. Delany Symposium: Organizing and Activism. The symposium will offer presentations and panels that address organizing and activism rooted in the life, ideas, and legacy of Delany, one the nation’s most influential African American leaders in the 19th century. Tamika Nunley, Ph.D., William and Sue Gross Professor of History

Our annual Gibbs-Green Commemoration is a poignant reflection on the May 1970 police shooting at Jackson State University. The event honors the lives of Phillip Gibbs and James Green while also celebrating the Class of 1970 and their enduring inspiration. This year, the event will take place on May 14th, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. on the Gibbs-Green Plaza at

2026 Museums Association of the Caribbean (MAC) Conference & Annual General Meeting, which will take place November 9–13, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad in Port of Spain, Trinidad. This year’s conference theme—Caribbean Museums: Connectors, Conveners, and Catalysts for Change—explores how Caribbean museums foster meaningful intergenerational connections, cultural memory work, community-centered care, and collaborative approaches to

Ona Judge Staines Mural Unveiling At a time when stories of struggle and freedom are being erased, New Hampshire is choosing something different: to make the quest for freedom visible, permanent, and undeniable. Step into History, Leave Your Footprint. Ona Judge Staines defied a president on her journey to freedom. She set out without knowing

The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture proudly presents Those Who Have Must Turn Around and Give: Celebrating 40 Years of Preserving Black History and Education, a three-day symposium, June 9-11, 2026, honoring our past and looking toward new ways to preserve the legacy of African Americans in the Lowcountry. Bringing together educators,

Slavery North is pleased to share details about our upcoming academic conference, Rebellion, Resistance, and Refuge: Slavery and Border-Crossing during the American Revolution, taking place in-person at UMass Amherst from Thursday, July 9 to Sunday, July12, 2026. On the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, join us for a conference that presents papers that rethink the cultures, events, and experiences of the American Revolutionary War across the

The International African American Museum (IAAM) is proud to announce its signature Juneteenth celebration, J.O.Y. | Juneteenth on the Yard, will be taking place on Friday, June 19, from noon to 5 p.m. This annual, multigenerational program serves as a vibrant center for joy, reflection, culture, and community. It also commemorates the powerful turning point

Association for the Study of African American Life and History 2026 Call for Proposals 111th Annual Conference and Meeting, Norfolk, VA September 23-27, 2026 Conference Theme The ASALH Academic Program Committee is pleased to invite proposal submissions for panels, workshops, roundtables, papers, posters, media sessions, and Woodson Lightning Rounds at the 2026 ASALH Annual Meeting

Proposals are now being accepted for Aesthetic Inheritance: Art, Archive, and African American Life, a symposium convening scholars, artists, and cultural workers in dialogue on African American art, archives, memory, and historical documentation. Join us October 1–3, 2026, at Bowie State University, with the conference kicking off at the Banneker-Douglass-Tubman Museum. Submit abstracts for presentation