Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History
Founders of Black History Month
“The AfroSouth Film Festival is a new festival in historic Charleston, South Carolina. This unique festival focuses on filmmakers, their creative spirit and their sources of inspiration around the lowcountry. … Continue reading AfroSouth Film Festival coming to Charleston, November 4-6, 2022
This summit is a great opportunity to learn more about mental health and how it impacts our community. You’ll have the chance to explore different approaches to counseling and learn … Continue reading Lowcountry Mental Health Summit on May 21, 2022
“All those Africans in the briny deep. All those people who said ‘no’ and jumped ship. All those people who tried to figure a way to steer, to navigate amongst … Continue reading Press Release for 2022 Middle Passage Remembrance Program
Date: June 11, 2022 Time: 9AM Where: Fort Moultrie, Sullivan's Island (1214 Middle St, Sullivan's Island, SC 29482) Who: Everyone, Program is open to the Public About Ceremony REMEMBRANCE COMMEMORATION … Continue reading 25th Year of the Charleston Middle Passage Remembrance Ceremony
EVENT: Charleston Area Branch ASALH Membership Meeting and Program DATE: MAY 14, 2022 1-3PM LOCATION: Virtual via Zoom DESCRIPTION; Branch Meeting and Panel Presentation TITLE: “Public Institutions, Pharmacists and Physicians: … Continue reading May 2022 CHS Area Branch Program: Public Institutions, Pharmacists and Physicians: Racial Inequities in Healthcare in South Carolina, 1790-1950
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith on her book The Midnight Mayor of Charleston (The Henry Smith Story). Like the book and told in six chapters, this … Continue reading Author Talk: A Conversation with Dr. Maxine Smith-Every Thursday starting April 21 at 5:30 p.m.
The Charleston Area Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is hosting a series of programs focusing on Black health and wellness in honor of … Continue reading Social Determinants of Black Health and Wellness on April 9, 2022 at 1pm EST
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!
CELEBRATE BLACK HISTORY MONTH WITH TIYA MILES'S AWARD-WINNING BOOK AND RELIVE HER SESSION AT CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL 2021 In 1850s Charleston, Rose, an enslaved woman, was facing an impossible situation. … Continue reading Celebrate Black History Month with the CHARLESTON LITERARY FESTIVAL
Ukweli is the Swahili word for truth. This book meets this moment in America as a healing truth to overcome the trauma of slavery and the decades of violence that followed … Continue reading Ukweli: Searching for Healing Truth