The History Leadership Institute (HLI) is a four-week professional development seminar for mid- and advanced-career professionals at history organizations of all types and sizes. Over four weeks, a cohort of eighteen Associates dive deep into a broad range of current and future national issues facing the history and museum field, including purpose, relevance, impact, decolonization,
Carter G. Woodson Birthday Commemoration In partnership with the National Park Service, and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, ASALH sponsors an annual event to commemorate the birth of Carter G. Woodson. Join us for this free and open to the public celebration. The commemoration will be held on December 15, 2019. 2019 Woodson Birthday Celebration Date:
Applications for the Underrepresented Community grant program are due on December 17, 2019, by 11:59 PM Eastern P20AS00003 - Underrepresented Community (URC) Grants
This event will be held on December 19, 2019 at the Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History in Detroit, Michigan from 6pm to 8pm. Please register at www.bit.ly/cgwoodson
Winter Motherland Kwanzaa Show w/ Culture Queen December 29, 2019 at 1pm at Prince Georges African American Museum and Cultural Center Join Kwanzaa expert Culture Queen as she teaches your royal children a fresh approach to celebrating the seven principles of Kwanzaa through interactive music, movement, storytelling and Black History themed games. Admission is free.
Barber Shop Series by Schroeder Cherry in Bowie MD: Join us for the opening reception. Exhibit of 18 assemblage paintings from The Barber Shop Series. Thursday, January 9, 2020 at 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST Huntington Community Center Gallery 13022 8th Street Bowie, MD 20720
Digital Humanities Quarterly, one of the leading open-source journals on digital humanities, will be hosting a special issue on Black studies titled "Between DH and Me: Black Studies in/for the Rising Digital Humanities Generation." The call for proposals can be found attached as a PDF as well as at this link: http://bit.ly/between-DH-and-me-CFP. The co-editors for
African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund Grants from the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund are designed to advance ongoing preservation activities for historic places such as sites, museums, and landscapes representing African American cultural heritage. The fund supports work in four primary areas: Capital Projects, Organizational Capacity Building, Project
Jackson State University: For My People Awards DATE January 17, 2020 COST $20 LOCATION JSU Student Center Ballroom 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, MS 39217
Jackson State University: 52nd Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Birthday Convocation DATE January 17, 2020 at 10:00 am LOCATION Rose E. McCoy Auditorium 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, MS 39217
National Civil Rights Museum: King Day MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 2020 8:00AM-6:00PM DONATE NONPERISHABLE FOOD ITEMS & BLOOD DRIVE DONATIONS On the national holiday Monday, January 20, the National Civil Rights Museum will remember the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one of the most prolific humanitarians and leaders of the American Civil
Opening Reception: Barbers and Porters: Pillars of Community Mayor Bernard C. “Jack” Young cordially invites you to the Opening Reception of Schroeder Cherry's, Barbers and Porters: Pillars of Community, in The Gallery in Baltimore City Hall on Thursday, January 23rd at 6:00PM. This event is free and open to the public. **Must present ID for
The Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium provides hundreds of students across all fields of the humanities the opportunity to share their work in the professional presentation style most common to their fields. Attendees also participate in professionalization and recruitment events during the three-day symposium. The inaugural Richard Macksey National Undergraduate Humanities Research Symposium
Black History Month 2020 Exhibition: Black Women & Politics: To the Ballot and Beyond January 26 - March 29, 2019 Opening Reception: Sunday, January 26, 2-5 pm Harmony Hall Arts Center 10701 Livingston Road, Fort Washington, MD 20744 301-203-6070; TTY 301-699-2544 The year 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment,
AAAM members are invited to attend NMAAHC's Black History Month Member Morning. The Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will kickoff Black History Month with this special Open House event Saturday, February 1, 2020 ǀ 8 a.m. – 10 a.m. AAAM Members are invited to immerse yourselves in the rich and varied history
Applications for the National Parks Service HBCU Grant Program are due on February 4, 2020 (11:59 PM Eastern). This program supports the following Department of the Interior (DOI) priorities: • Modernizing our infrastructure: Remove impediments to infrastructure development and facilitate private sector efforts to construct infrastructure projects serving American needs; • Restoring trust with local communities:
NMAAHC is proud to present acclaimed historian, and NMAAHC interim director, Dr. Spencer R. Crew in conversation with Paul Finkelman, historian and President of Gratz College about his recently published book entitled, Thurgood Marshall: A Life in American History. The book chronicles the justice's legendary career as a civil rights litigator and founder of the NAACP
EVENT REGISTRATION Engage, Connect, Protect: Networking Reception and Fireside Chat with Author Angelou Ezeilo Greening Youth Foundation (GYF) Founder and CEO Angelou Ezeilo is working to change the face of conservation in the US by helping young people of color find meaningful outdoor careers. GYF’s signature program is its Youth Conservation Corps which has placed
Spring 2020: Board Building and Preservation Preservation Leadership Training Brought to you by the National Trust for Historic Preservation and made possible through the generous support of the National Museum of African American History and Culture. March 26–28, 2020 | Memphis, Tennessee CLICK HERE to Submit an application today The National Trust for Historic
Black History Month Lecture: Freedom’s Blood Memories The African American Program of the Senator John Heinz History Center will hold its sixth annual Black History Month Lecture, which features Sowande Mustakeem, Ph.D., author of “Slavery at Sea: Terror, Sex, and Sickness in the Middle Passage” with the lecture Freedom’s Blood Memories: Slavery, Terror and the