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
Planet Deep South is an interdisciplinary colloquium open to all scholars, artists, and students that explore the intellectual and creative expression of African people through a series of presentations and panel discussions designed to inspire the inquiry of Africana cultural production through a digital, historical and speculative lens. Abstracts should be 350 words or less. Deadline for
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
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) presents the 94th Annual Black History Luncheon and Author’s Book Signing will be held on Saturday, February 22, 2020 at the Washington Renaissance Hotel, 999 9th St. NW, Washington, DC. The luncheon begins at 12 noon and Author’s Book Signing is free and
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The Gibbs/Green Commemorative exhibition honors the men and women who endured the vicious police attack on the campus of then Jackson State College in May 1970. Despite the terror that they faced 50 years ago, these people and their families have built lives of resiliency, not as victims but as survivors. Hundreds were impacted directly
Jackson State University: March of Remembrance DATE February 27, 2020 TIME 6:30 pm LOCATION Gibbs-Green Plaza 1400 John R. Lynch St., Jackson, MS 39217
Description: Date: February 28, 2019 Theme: Supporting S.T.E.M. For more information: http://buffalosoldiermuseum.com/product/buffalo-soldiers-gala-ticket/
The Visual Culture of the American Civil War and Its Aftermath Application deadline: March 1, 2020 Notification date: March 27, 2020 NEH Summer Institute for College and University Teachers' July 6 – 17, 2020 The Graduate Center, City University of New York New York, New York The American Social History Project/Center for Media and Learning