Date/Time
Date(s) - 02/22/2026
2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Location
Historical Society of Pennsylvania
Categories
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will celebrate 100 years of Negro History Week and 50 years of Black History Month at A Century of Black History Commemoration with Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham.
The program will salute the history, legacy, and preservation efforts by ASALH and its founder, Carter G. Woodson. The American historian, author and journalist, was one of the first to study the history of the African Diaspora in the United States. Based in Washington D.C., the Association for the Study of African American Life and History researches, promotes, and preserves information about Black life, history and culture.
The event will feature a discussion led by acclaimed historian and Harvard scholar, Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham, a reading of the 2026 Black History Month proclamation, and a document display. In person and online. Free but pre-register, 2 p.m. EST to 5 p.m. EST. Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 1300 Locust St. 202-238-5910 or asalh.org