Branch Directory
ASALH BRANCHES

ALABAMA

Charles A. Brown/Birmingham Branch of ASALH
Otis W. Dismuke, President
owdismuke@bsc.org

CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles Branch
Our Authors Study Club, Inc.
Genevieve Shepherd, President
shep4hugday@yahoo.com

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Carter G. Woodson Branch
Elnora Lewis, President
Shiloh Baptist Church
lewismuriel@hotmail.com

Bethel Dukes Branch
Janet Sims-Wood, PhD, President
simswoodj@yahoo.com

FLORIDA

Manasota Branch
Mrs. Corene Richardson, President
toye8@aol.com

JAMES WELDON JOHNSON
Ruthine Tidwell, President
rtidwell@fccj.edu
Jacksonville, FL

ASALH of Tampa Bay
Fred Hearns, President
charleshearns@ci.tampa.fl-us OR fhearns@netzero.net

INDIANA

Joseph T. Taylor Branch
Dr. Ramla M. Bandele, President
rbandele@iupui.edu

ILLINOIS

Chicago Branch of ASALH
Jeanette Williams, President
jmwilliamsj1@yahoo.com

KANSAS

The Edward Beasley/Burks Branch
John & Ann Rice, President
Shawnee, KS  66226
arice@ora.fda.gov
johnhrice@sbcglobal.net

MARYLAND

Van McCoy Legacy Branch
Mrs. Jean Carne, President
Camp Springs, MD
Butterflysjc@yahoo.com

Roland McConnell  Branch
Andre Maurice Lee
Baltimore, MD  21207
omegamolee@yahoo.com

Julian Branch
Phyllis Watkins, President        
Baltimore, MD 21207
charlotte_bullock@yahoo.com

Samuel L. Banks Branch
Mr. Franklin Morris, President
Bel Air, MD  21015
jeJent@bellatlantic.com   OR  frankrm1@aol.com

Prince George's County Truth Branch of ASALH
Dorothy F. Bailey, President
dorothybailey611@hotmail.com

MASSACHUSETTS

Umass-Amherst Branch
Johnathan Fenderson
Amherst, MA
jfenders@afroam.umass.edu

Martha’s Vineyard Branch
Robert C. Hayden, President
P.O. Box 2182
Oak Bluffs, MA  02557
robertchayden@juno.com

MISSOURI

Lorenzo J. Greene Regional Branch
Emanuel Cooper, Jr., President
Kansas City, Missouri 64141.0595
euphrates3@sbcglobal.net

NEW YORK

Bronx Branch
Mrs. Bessie Jackson, President
Bronx, NY  10466
mzjade1g@hotmail.com OR bessiejackson@earth-link.com

Sullivan County Branch
Ms. Bernice Musgrave, President
Woodridge, NY  12789
mattie52@verizon.net

Clunie Branch of ASALH at Westchester
Marion C. Madison, Acting President
White Plains, NY  10607
nanamadison1@aol.com

OHIO

Dayton Branch
Mrs. Margaret E. Peters, President
Dayton, OH  45406
mpeters0312@sbcglobal.net

PENNSYLVANIA

Phila-Montco Branch
Dr. Shirley Turpin-Parham, President
Philadelphia, PA  19150
Partyham@aol.com
nadarber126@msn.com

Philadelphia Heritage Branch
Mrs. Selma Young
Mwalimuturner@aol.com
Philadelphia, PA 19150

SOUTH CAROLINA

Charleston Area Branch of ASALH
Barbara Blackwell, President
diva4829403@yahoo.com

TEXAS

Amarillo Texas Branch of ASALH
Mr. Dexter Harper, President
dexter.harper@ttuhsc.edu
Mr. Prenis Williams, Vice President
Amarillo, TX  79107
otispops@aol.com

The Pearl Suel ASALH Branch of Houston
Melva Becnel-Washington, President
Houston, TX 77004
mqhb@sbcglobal.net

VIRGINIA

Louisa County Branch
Mrs. Irene Loftin, President
Louisa, VA  23093
msjl51@hotmail.com

Buckingham Branch
Mr. Charles White, President
Buckingham, VA 23921
chasug@hovac.com    OR    hshelton1@ntelos.net


CAMPUS-BASED BRANCHES

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

Capstone Branch of ASALH at Howard University (inactive)
Lopez mathews, President                        Lopez Matthews, President
                                          kinglope@yahoo.com

FLORIDA

Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune Campus-Based Branch of ASALH (inactive)
Krystle Loftan, President
kloftan2003@yahoo.com

MARYLAND

Fanny Jackson Coppin Branch of ASALH
Wanda Medina Stewart, President
Abena Lewis-Mhoon, Advisor
wstewart@coppin.edu


Sojourner-Douglass (inactive)
Contact: Dr. Marian Stanton
Provost/Vice President of Student Affairs
mstanton@host.sdc.edu

MASSACHUSETTS

UMASS/AMHERST Branch
Campus-based Branch
Johnathan Fenderson
jfenders@afroam.umass.edu

NORTH CAROLINA

Ella Baker/Robert Williams Branch
Joseph B. Stafford, President
jbstafford@jcsu.edu

John Hope Franklin Campus-Based Branch
North Carolina Central University
Dr. Sylvia Jacobs, Advisor
sjacobs@wpo.nccu.edu

Johnson C. Smith with UNC Charlotte
Charlotte, NC
Tekla Johnson, Advisor
tjohnson@jcsu.edu

Wayman B. McLaughlin NCA&T Campus-Based Branch of ASALH (inactive)
Margaret Dwight Barrett, President
mbarrett@ncat.edu

WEST VIRGINIA

Bluefield State College
Montoya Kemp, President
curveside@hotmail.com


ASALH BRANCHES (ORGANIZING)

Detroit Branch of ASALH
Barbara K. Smith, Ph.D., Advisor
barbikat@hotmail.com

Dr. John Hope Franklin Branch of ASALH at Charlotte, NC
Central Piedmont Region
Rev. Harold O. Robinson, President
hoscarrobinson@aol.com

Milwaukee Branch of ASALH
Milwaukee, WI
Jamila Benson, Advisor
jamila@wbhsm.org

City of Portland, Portland Freedom Trail Branch of ASALH
Portland, Maine
Rachel Talbot Ross, Advisor
rtr@portlandmaine.gov

San Domingo Community Wicomico County Branch of ASALH
Barbara Quinton, Advisor
barbar18@comcast.net

C. Delores Tucker Branch
Natalie Howard
nahowardbw@verizon.net

Hampton Roads Branch
Raymond Jirran
rjirran@western-civilization.com

CAMPUS-BASED BRANCHES (ORGANIZING)

Berea College
Berea, KY 40404
Amanda Joe Lucas, Presidnet
lucasa@berea.edu

Bluefield State College
Montoya Kemp, President
curveside@hotmail.com
Dr. Howard Wade, Ph.D., Advisor
tthompson@bluefieldstate.edu

High Point University, Black Cultural Awareness
High Point, NC
Christina Robinson
robinc04@highpoint.edu

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
Laurence Glasco, Advisor
lag1@pitt.edu

West Virginia University
Morgantown, WV 26506
Katherine Bankole, Ph.D., Advisor
kbeloknab@hotmail.com

Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee
Larry Rivers, Ph.D., Advisor
larry.o.rivers@vanderbilt.edu
Below you will find a list of current ASALH Branches, Campus-Based Branches, and Organising
Branches.  For more information, or to start a new branch of ASALH, please contact Byron Dunn
at
bydunn@asalh.net.
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