Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Founders of Black History Month
Awakening the Ancestors! Join us for a free, live performance of the traditional music of the Gullah Geechee people of the South Carolina Lowcountry. During our time together, we’ll provide … Continue reading Awakening the Ancestors!
Over the past year, Smithsonian readers like you have joined us for virtual live events. Together, we have explored the nation’s history, its triumphs as well as its failings. In our next … Continue reading Black History Month: Resisting Slavery – Special Screening and Q&A With Smithsonian Curators
For Immediate Release – Oct. 24, 2021Contact – Michael Allen, 1-843-696-9558 Public Program on Coronavirus Impact on African Americans to be Held Sunday in Mount Pleasant Mt. Pleasant -- The … Continue reading Public Program on Coronavirus Impact on African Americans to be Held Sunday, October 31st at 3pm in Mount Pleasant
See listing of events here 2021 MOJA Arts Festival poster, featuring the artwork of Arianne King Comer. Arianne King Comer, a BFA graduate of Howard University, has been an Artist … Continue reading 2021 MOJA Arts Festival September 30th to October 10th
Jerome Harris, who is the President of the Charleston Area Branch of ASALH, on April 13th presented to Anna B. Johnson, who a Charleston County Councilperson and Member of Charleston … Continue reading Presentation of Woodson’s books to the Charleston County Public Library (CCPL)
The John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management, and Recreation Act was signed into law on March 12, 2019, and outlined the creation of the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This … Continue reading Virtual Tour of the Reconstruction Era National Historical Parkin Beaufort, SC sponsored by the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor Commission
The African American Studies Program at the College of Charleston, in conjunction with Avery Research Center and the Gibbes Museum of Art, will host their annual artists' lecture event: Sistahs … Continue reading Sistahs in Indigo: A Conversation with Arianne King Comer and IfĂ© Franklin
The Making African America symposium brings together scholars, journalists, activists, curators, filmmakers and writers to discuss how immigration has shaped and is continuing to reshape what it means to be … Continue reading NMAAHC’s MAKING AFRICAN AMERICA: A Virtual Symposium on Immigration and the Changing Dynamics of Blackness (March 5 – 20)
Exhibit is a partnership between Charleston Black Lives Matter, Eastside Community Development Center, and City of Charleston Recreational Department on February 27th at 3pm EST. Come view art work of … Continue reading Black History Month Art Exhibit on February 27th at the St. Julian Devine Community Center
Check out the interview between Bernard Powers and Jerry Harris, Charleston Area Branch of ASALH Vice-President https://www.mixcloud.com/ohmradio/black-history-talks-ep-1-2-1-21-jerry-harris/