Member Presentations

Juneteenth in Alexandria - Racial Justice & Mental Health

Racial Justice & Mental Health commemorate Juneteenth, Mental Health Awareness Month, Black Mental Health Awareness Month in Alexandria VA

Black History: Local, Living, and Imaginative – Descendant Stories Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk

This Black History Month Lemon's Legacies Porch Talk will amplify the voices of African American people and families of Virginia’s...

History of Black Mental Healthcare in US

Tues Feb 22, 2022 at 7:30p, the American Psychiatric Association Foundation is hosting a Town Hall about Central State Hospital's history

AAHGSDC Members Speaking on Ethics Panel at AAHGS 2021

AAHGSDC Members Speaking on Ethics Panel at AAHGS 2021 on Wed Oct 13th at 5pm ET

Read Joy, Genealogy & Justice by Adrienne Fikes as published in AASLH Spring 2021 History News

AAHGS DC member Adrienne Fikes has an article entitled Joy, Genealogy and Justice: Connection to History Through Family Research

Reframing Narratives of Enslaver Research

JDW chapter member Bernice Bennett interviewed Adrienne Fikes in March about shifting to a Black-centered perspective of enslaver research

Call Your 16 Greats By Name - TEDx Talk

How many of your 16 great-great-grandparents can you call by name? Watch the #16Greats Challenge TEDx.

Researching African American Ancestry in Probate Records

I had the privilege of presenting virtually at the Smithsonian Museum of African American History & Culture on 6 February 2021. You can...