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News, Events, and Press Releases
Last Updated: June 24, 2008

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NEWS
ASALH announces its 83rd Annual Black
History Month Luncheon
.  Click here for
more information.
Former ASALH Executive Council Member,
Rev. William Calbert of the Carter G.
Woodson Branch in Washington, DC was
selected as a 2007 Congressional Black
Caucus Veterans Braintrust Awardee.
Executive Council Member and member of
the Congressional Task Force on the Use
of Slave Labor to Build U.S. Capitol,
Dr.
Bettye Gardner
, testified in front of the
House Administration Committee on
November 7, 2007.  For a video of the
hearing,
click here.  View the press release
here.
Dr. John E. Fleming, National President
of ASALH, has been appointed Director
Emeritus of the Cincinnati Museum Center
in honor of his contributions to the Center
as Vice President of Museums.  The CMC
Board of Trustees also established two
endowments in his name.  For the full press
release, please
click here.
Congratulations to ASALH's National
President,
Dr. John E. Fleming, who has
been awarded the Ohio Humanities Council
Bjornson Award for Distinguished Service
in the Humanities for 2007.  Other
awardees include Toni Morrison, Virginia
Hamilton and Philip Shriver, former
president of Miami University.
Basil O. Phillips, life member of ASALH
and photo editor for
Jet and Ebony
magazines, passed away on Monday,
August 27.  An obituary for Mr. Phillips ran
in the
Chicago Sun-Times on August 30.  
You can view his obituary
here.
It is with deep sadness that we inform you
of the passing of
Dr. Asa Grant Hilliard,
III
.  Dr. Hilliard was an educator, historian,
psychologist, and Pan-Africanist.  You can
find more information on the legacy of this
great man at
www.asaghilliard.net.  
Karen Williams Gooden, an ASALH
member, has been appointed Assistant
Secretary of the Maryland Department of
Transportation by Transportation Secretary
John D. Porcari.  Ms. Gooden will be
responsible for overseeing the
Department's offices of Minority Business
Enterprise, Disabilities, and Engineering
and Procurement.  "Karen's legal and
government experience make her uniquely
qualified to assume the role of managing
some of MDOT's most critical areas," said
Secretary Porcari.  "Her proven leadership
ability will help us meet Governor
O'Malley's goal of having an efficient and
effective Department of Transportation
serving the people of Maryland."
The Division of Rare and Manuscript
Collections, Cornell University Library,
is pleased to announce the online version
of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity:
A Centennial Celebration. A special
introduction to the exhibit is written by
Robert L. Harris, Jr., Alpha Phi Alpha
Fraternity, Inc. National Historian.
81 years ago, Dr. Carter G. Woodson
began the celebration of Negro History
Week. The impact and significance of that
celebration was expanded and in 2009 we
will celebrate the 33rd Anniversary of Black
History Month.
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EVENTS
June 2008
June is Black Music Month

June 21, 2008:
8am-9pm
Underground Railroad Reenactment Trip
Sponsored by the Bethel Dukes Branch of
ASALH, this bus trip will leave from the Calvary
Episcopal Church at 820 6th Street, NE,
Washington, DC at 8am, and will return to the
same location at 9pm.  The trip costs $60 and
includes transportation, admission to the
reenactment, a good meal, and a good time!  
Call Shirley Templeman at 202-575-4437 or
Jan Dada at 202-302-1239 for ticket info.
July 2008
July 4, 2008:
9am
Prayer Breakfast in Commemoration of the
Abolition of Slavery in New York State
Join ASALH in celebrating the abolition of
slavery in New York State.  On Friday, July 4,
2008 at 9:00am, ASALH will host a prayer
breakfast at the River Room, 750 W. 145th
Street, New York, NY 10031.  The keynote
speaker will be A.J. Williams-Myers, Ph.D.,
professor of history at the State University of
New York.  For more information, please call:
Amber Greene, (646) 522-9271
Oneater Sinclair, (718) 798-5251
Bessie Jackson, (718) 994-4149
August 2008
August 16, 2008:
6am-10pm
Trip to the Schomburg Center for
Research in Black Culture in New York City
Join the Carter G. Woodson branch of ASALH
for a relaxing, one-day trip to New York City.  
While in New York, we will visit the Schomburg
Center for Research in Black Culture in
Manhattan.  The trip costs $55 and does not
include the cost of meals.  For more
information, please contact Madlyn Calbert at
202-832-7305 or Robert Gunn at
301-322-5855.  Payments must be received by
June 30, 2008.
September 2008
September 20, 2008:
3:00pm
Harriet Washington: Author Presentation
ASALH's Clunie Branch of Westchester will
present Harriet Washington - author of
Medical
Apartheid
on September 20th, 2008 at 3:00pm
at the Greenburgh Town Hall , 177 Hillside
Ave., Greenburgh, NY 10607 in the auditorium
(seating 100) . Refreshments will be served.  
Books will be on sale outside the auditorium
after the meeting. The public is invited.
October 2008
October 1-5, 2008:
93rd Annual ASALH National Convention
Birmingham, Alabama
Sheraton Birmingham Hotel
Click here for the convention website.

October 1, 2008:
Executive Council Meeting
10:00am - 5:00pm
Birmingham Sheraton Ballroom
Birmingham, AL

October 2, 2008:
General ASALH Membership Meeting
9:30pm - 11:00pm
Birmingham Sheraton Ballroom
Birmingham, AL
December 2008
December 19, 2008:
Carter G. Woodson Birthday Commemoration
Washington, DC
February 2009
February is Black History Month

February 21, 2009:
Black History Month Luncheon
Omni Shoreham Hotel
2500 Calvert Street, NW
Washington, DC 20008
Click here for full details.
Founders of Black History Month