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Association for the Study of African American Life and History 89TH ANNUAL BLACK HISTORY LUNCHEON

FEBRUARY 28, 2015 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel • Washington, D.C.

ASALH • 2225 Georgia Avenue • Suite 331 • Washington, DC 20059 • www.asalh.org • Phone: 202-238-5910 FEBRUARY 28, 2015 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 Association for the Study of African Annual Black History Month Luncheon Centennial Founder’s Day Event Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D.C. American Life and History (ASALH) Washington, D.C. FOUNDERS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2015 A CENTURY OF BLACK LIFE, HISTORY AND CULTURE SEPTEMBER 9-12, 2015 Centennial Meeting and Conference 1915-2015 Centennial Founder’s Day Events Sheraton Hotel Downtown Chicago, Illinois Atlanta, Georgia Join Us for Our DECEMBER 19, 2015 Help us Celebrate Carter G. Woodson Birthday Celebration our Centennial! Centennial Events Washington, D.C.

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Officers of Executive Council Welcome to the 89th Annual Black History Luncheon during the Centennial Year of ASALH. Dr. Daryl Michael Scott President Howard University When Carter G. Woodson established the Association, he did so in large measure to transform how Dr. Janet Sims-Wood Vice President for Membership people of African descent in America saw themselves and how other Americans perceive them. In Prince George’s County College this effort, Negro History Week, now Black History Month, marks his most lasting impact on Ms. Zende Clark American society and culture. For a month each year, African American life, history, and culture take Secretary Fordham University center stage in American and Canadian life. In Britain, a month-long celebration takes place as well. Mr. Troy Thornton What started off as a reform of Lincoln Day and Douglass Day has become a centerpiece in much of Treasurer Goldman Sachs & Co. New York, NY the English-speaking world. Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus Executive Director For decades now, the media have loved to raise the question of whether there needs to be a Black Class of 2015 History Month. Quite often people who know too little about Woodson and ASALH’s work really Ms. Dorothy Bailey believe that he advocated only few days be set aside for the study of Black people’s history. Prince Georges County Truth Branch,Md. Advocates of Black History 365 are often so undereducated as to be mis-educated, not knowing that Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter Black Rose Foundation Woodson promoted the idea that February would be when people celebrated what they had studied

Dr. Lionel Kimble and learned all year. Others argue that Black history should be part and parcel of American history Chicago State University without knowing that Woodson promoted the idea that Black history was part of our—as in

Dr. Edna Green Medford American—history; in our own particular history we would not dim one bit the lustre of any star in Howard University our firmament. We would not learn less of George Washington, ‘First in War, First in Peace and First Ms. Gina Paige in the Hearts of his Countrymen’; but we would learn something also of the three thousand Negro African Ancestry soldiers of the American Revolution who helped make this ‘Father of our Country’ possible.” If the Dr. Annette Palmer Morgan State University critics would only read Woodson, they would not have to reinvent him anew each year. Mr. Randy Rice Farmers Insurance, Sierra Madre, Ca. What has changed from Woodson’s time to ours has been a decline in the belief in history in Dr. Paula Seniors Virginia Tech American society. Two years after his death in 1950, the Daughters of the American Revolution attempted to establish February as American History Month, ignoring Negro History Week and the Class of 2016 Dr. Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham contributions of immigrants from Eastern and Southern Europe. By the 1970s, that movement failed Harvard University as Black History Month took off. In the early 1960s, the historian Richard Hofstadter made his case

Dr. Cornelius Bynum that America was anti-intellectual by pointing out how Americans had little use for history. In our Purdue University own time, history is being crowded out of the public schools by the testing regime of No Child Left Dr. Jim C. Harper Behind and the skills regime of the Common Core. Self-knowledge is in fashion largely among Black North Carolina Central University folks alone. Dr. Monroe Little Indiana University As we celebrate “A Century of Black Life, History and Culture,” we must take on an expanded Mr. Gilbert Smith Washington, D.C. mission. We must be the people who make history matter before the American public. We must show

Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle how history is essential for the maintenance of a democracy. And we must cure not only the mis- Huber Heights, OH education of the Negro, but also the mis-education of the American.

Class of 2017 Dr. Thomas C. Battle Howard Univ. Morland Spingarn (Ret.) Enjoy this luncheon and your time with us today.

Dr. Martha Biondi Northwestern University

Dr. James B. Stewart Pennsylvania State University (Ret.)

Dr. Nikki M. Taylor Dr. Daryl Michael Scott Texas Southern University National President Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn Cabin John, Md.

Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle Huber Heights, OH

ceLeBrAting our centenniAL Luncheon Mistress of cereMony

A’LeLiA BundLes

A’Lelia Bundles is at work on her fourth book, The Joy Goddess of Harlem: A’Lelia Walker and the Harlem Renaissance, a biography of her great- grandmother, whose parties, friendships, international travels and arts patronage made her a central figure of the era. On Her Own Ground: The Life and Times of Madam C.J. Walker (Scribner)— a biography of her great- great-grandmother — was named a New York Times Notable Book and received the Association of Black Women Historians’ Letitia Woods Brown Book Prize.

Bundles was a network television news executive and producer for thirty years, first at NBC News, and then at ABC News where she was the Washington, D.C. deputy bureau chief. She currently is chairman of the board of the National Archives Foundation, a Columbia University trustee, and sits on the advisory boards of the March on Washington Film Festival and the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study’s Schlesinger Library at Harvard. As president of the Madam Walker/A’Lelia Walker Family Archives, Bundles shares the history of her famous ancestors through speeches, publications, documents, photographs and several public initiatives.

Her young adult biography, Madam C. J. Walker: Entrepreneur received an American Book Award. Her pictorial history, Madam Walker Theater Center: An Indianapolis Treasure, was published by Arcadia Books.

Bundle’s articles and essays have appeared in the New York Times Book Review, Parade, Ms., O Magazine, Essence, TheRoot.com, several encyclopedias, including Black Women in America and African American National Biography, and on her websites at www.aleliabundles.com and www.madamcjwalker.com.

She has been a keynote speaker at Harvard University, the Library of Congress, London City Hall and dozens of universities, conventions and book festivals. She also has appeared on ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS, BBC, NPR and other major networks. Among her broadcast journalism awards are an Emmy and a duPont Gold Baton.

Bundles is a lifetime member of ASALH.

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dAryL MichAeL scott The luncheon keynote address will be delivered this year by none other than the ASALH National President, Dr. Daryl Michael Scott. Scott is a professor of History at Howard University, where he served as chair of the department from 2005-2009.

Born and raised on the south side of Chicago, Scott’s coming of age was during the Civil Rights movement and the Black Power era. After serving in the U.S. Army, he attended Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, earning a bachelor’s degree, followed by a doctorate in History from Stanford University. His teaching career includes appointments at Columbia University in New York City and as Director of African American Studies at the University of Florida at Gainesville.

Scott is the recipient of four fellowships including the Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship for Minority Scholars and the Carter G. Woodson Institute Fellowship. His honors include ASALH’s Mary McLeod Bethune Service Award, the Ralph Metcalf Mini-Chair at Marquette University, and a Scholar-in-Residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture.

His published works include Contempt and Pity: Social Science and the Image of the Damaged Black Psyche, 1880-1996, which won the Organization of American Historians’ James Rawley Prize for best work on race relations. He is editor of The Mis-Education of the Negro, Carter G. Woodson’s Appeal, and a newly published edition of Edwin B. Henderson’s The Negro in Sports, all of which are published by the ASALH Press. He is currently working on a history of white nationalism in the American South from 1865-1965 entitled, The Lost World of White Nationalism.

While Scott is a member of many associations, he is first and foremost a member of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH). He has served on its Board since 2003. Scott’s contributions to ASALH include The Woodson Review: ASALH’s Annual Theme Magazine, establishment of The ASALH Press, transformation of the Black History Bulletin, and efforts to take ASALH’s scholarly publications into the digital age. Teaming with Marilyn-Thomas Houston, Scott co-founded and serves as co-editor of the peer-reviewed scholarly publication Fire!!!: The Multi- Media Journal of Black Studies.

Scott makes his home in Prince George’s County, Maryland.

As he leads ASALH through its Centennial year, his mantra is “A people without institutions is not long to remain a people and will become whatever others will have them be.”

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 5 A Century of Black Life, History and Culture ceLeBrAting our centenniAL Luncheon progrAM

MusicAL interLude Music provided by Anointed Jazz Quorum (AJQ Plus 1)

introduction of Mistress of cereMonies Dr. Valerie Maholmes, Luncheon Chair

Mistress of cereMony opening reMArKs & WeLcoMe Ms. A’Lelia Bundles, Author and Journalist

MusicAL seLection Negro National Anthem “Lift Every Voice and Sing” Kiamsha Youth Empowerment Organization

invocAtion And grAce Rev. Dr. Derrick Harkins, Senior Pastor, 19th Street Baptist Church, Washington, DC

the occAsion Dr. Karsonya “Kaye” Wise-Whitehead Assistant Professor, Department of Communications, Loyola University Maryland

introduction of dAis And speciAL guests recognition of Luncheon teAM Dr. Valerie Maholmes, Luncheon Chair

presentAtion of Living LegAcy AWArd The Honorable James E. Clyburn, Assistant Democratic Leader in the 114th Congress

greetings Ms. Susan L. Taylor, National Centennial Committee Honorary Co-Chair; Founder and CEO National CARES Mentoring Movement and Former Editor-in-Chief Essence Magazine

AcKnoWLedgeMents Dr. Sheila Flemming Hunter, National Centennial Committee Chair

coMMeMorAtive stAMp Mr. Ronald A. Stroman, Deputy Postmaster General

MusicAL seLection Mr. Robert E. Person, Musical Artist

poeM Ms. Sonia Sanchez, ASALH Poet Laureate and National Centennial Committee Member

introduction of Keynote Dr. William Jelani Cobb, Professor of History and Director of the Africana Studies Institute, University of Connecticut

Keynote Dr. Daryl Michael Scott, National President, ASALH

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Living LegAcy AWArds presentAtions Mrs. Dorothy Bailey and Ms. Gina Paige, Awards Committee Co-Chairs

2015 Living LegAcy AWArds recipients Academia – Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem Arts, Entertainment and Humanities – Mr. Reginald Van Lee Business – Mr. Myron A. Gray Community Service – Rev. Dr. Jonathan L. Weaver Government Services – Mr. Robert G. Stanton Organizations & Institutions – Dr. Gail Christopher, WK Kellogg Foundation Politics - The Honorable James E. Clyburn

Acknowledgement of 2012, 2013 and 2014 recipients in attendance

MusicAL seLection Robert E. Person, Musical Artist

MeMBership AppeAL Dr. Janet Sims-Wood, Vice President for Membership

donor AppeAL Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn, Development Committee Chair

rAffLe Raffle Drawing

presentAtions Dr. Daryl Michael Scott

cLosing reMArKs Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus, Executive Director, ASALH

Benediction Rev. Dr. Richard T. Adams, Former ASALH Executive Council Member

2015 Luncheon Menu FIRST COURSE – The Wardman Salad

ENTRÉE COURSE Honey Roasted Chicken with Caramelized Onions, Mashed Potatoes, Steamed Green Beans and Carrots, and Grilled Tomato OR Chef’s Choice Vegetarian/Vegan Meal

DESSERT COURSE – Tres Leches Cake with Meringue & Fresh Berries BEVERAGE – Coffee, Iced or Hot Tea, Water

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 7 A Century of Black Life, History and Culture AsALh BoArd ceLeBrAting our centenniAL And Luncheon coMMittee

2015 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL Luncheon Logistics Dr. Daryl Michael Scott Latif Ashanti Tarik, Chair President, Howard University coMMittee Keenan Brown Dr. Janet Sims-Wood The Men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity of Vice President for Membership Leadership Team the DMV Prince George’s Community College Valerie Maholmes, Luncheon Chair Ms. Zende Clark Gladys Gary Vaughn, Luncheon Co-Chair Outreach Secretary, Fordham University Sylvia Cyrus, Executive Director Shirley Rivens Smith Mr. Troy Thornton Louis Hicks, Consultant Treasurer, Goldman Sachs & Co. Public Relations, Marketing Quinta Martin, Consultant Ms. Sylvia Y. Cyrus and Social Media Executive Director ASALH Store Edgar Brookins, Chair Diane Anderson Kenya King Johnson, Co-Chair CLASS OF 2015 Ernestine Brown Louis Hicks, Co-Chair Ms. Dorothy Bailey Lisa Foust LaTrina Antoine, Social Media Truth Branch, Prince George’s County MD Reba Burrus-Barnes, PR and Marketing Dr. Sheila Flemming-Hunter Command Central Leris Bernard, Social Media Black Rose Foundation Sonja Woods, Chair Roy Betts, PR, Media & Marketing Dr. Lionel Kimble Alisa Dotson Faye Hyslop, BPRS, Social Media University of Chicago Miriam Edelman Sandra Jowers-Barber, PR, Media & Marketing Dr. Edna Green Medford Ann Futrell Lisa Matthews, Social Media Howard University Darlene Oliver Nikita Sanders, Social Media Ms. Gina M. Paige Annmarie Walker Terry Spicer, PR, Media and Marketing African Ancestry Sheila White Raffle Dr. Annette C. Palmer Ursula Sereal, Chair Morgan State University Featured Authors Event Cheryl Grisham, Co-Chair Mr. Randy F. Rice Charles Brewer, Co-Chair Bowie State University, Army ROTC Sierra Madre, CA Barbara R. Morland, Co-Chair Program Dr. Paula M. Seniors DeJuan Mason Howard University, Army ROTC Program Virginia Tech Daniel A.P. Murray African-American Culture Association Registration CLASS OF 2016 Ferial Bishop, Chair Dr. Evelyn Brooks-Higginbotham Green Room/Special Guests Gwendolyn Harllee, Co-Chair Harvard University Shiela Harmon Martin, Chair Joyce Berry Gina Simms, Co-Chair Dr. Cornelius L. Bynum Juanakee Calhoun Purdue University Gia Simms, Co-Chair Juanita Cole Priscilla Bridges Dr. Jim C. Harper Charlotte Douglass North Carolina Central University Charlette Manning Jean Humphrey Elizabeth Pierce Dr. Monroe Little Chastity Johnson Indiana University Tonya Spinner Jacqueline McGlen Monee Thomas Mr. Gilbert A. Smith Lavdena Orr Gateway Communications Services

Ms. Greer Stanford-Randle Greeters/Hosts Seating/Customer Service Paul L. Dunbar Branch, Dayton, OH L. Khadijah Muhammad, Chair Ruth Rust Walker, Chair Teresa Sidewater, Co-Chair Robin Revell, Co-Chair CLASS OF 2017 Rohulamin Quander, Co-Chair Celia Daniels Dr. Thomas C. Battle The Men of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity of Renee DeShazor Howard University Morland Spingarn (Retired) the DMV

Dr. Martha Biondi Luncheon Planning Committee Northwestern University Living Legacy Awards Program Leadership Emeriti Dorothy Bailey, Chair Dr. Bettye Gardner Rev. Richard T. Adams Coppin State University Gina Paige, Co-Chair Madlyn Calbert Zende Clark Andre Lee Dr. James B. Stewart Pennsylvania State University (Retired) Annette C. Palmer Florence Radcliffe Janet Sims-Woods Florence Tate Dr. Nikki M. Taylor Texas Southern University Quinta Martin, Program Coordinator Mattie Thomas

Dr. Gladys Gary Vaughn Cabin John, MD

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nAtionAL centenniAL honorAry coMMittee

Ms. susAn L. tAyLor, co-chAir the honorABLe pAtsy Jo hiLLiArd Founder & CEO Former Mayor, East Point, GA National CARES Mentoring Movement

Mr. MArtin Luther King iii Mr. hArry BeLAfonte, co-chAir President & CEO, Realizing the Dream Actor, Musician, Civil Rights Activist

the honorABLe John LeWis Representative, Georgia 5th Congressional District Mrs. BiLLye And Mr. hAnK AAron Founders, Hank Aaron Chasing the Dream Foundation dr. Joseph LoWery Founder, The Joseph E. Lowery Institute for Justice & Human Rights dr. MAry frAnces Berry Professor, University of Pennsylvania Ms. soniA sAnchez ASALH Poet Laureate Mr. chArLes BiBB Artist in Residence Mr. roBert g. stAnton Director (Retired), National Park Service of dr. John r. BrAcey Department of Interior Professor, University of Massachusetts

the honorABLe AndreW young Mrs. XeronA cLAyton US Ambassador and Chairman, Creator and Executive Producer, The Trumpet Awards Andrew J. Young Foundation

Mrs. MAriAn Wright edeLMAn dr. c. t. viviAn Founder and President, Children’s Defense Fund Founder, CT Vivian Leadership Institute

nAtionAL centenniAL coMMittee

sheiLA fLeMMing hunter Centennial Chair

Martha Biondi • Sylvia CyruS • John FleMing • Bettye gardner evelyn higginBothaM • lionel KiMBle • Kenya King • JaMeS Stewart Sheila walKer • Janet SiMS-wood

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 9 A Century of Black Life, History and Culture AsALh stAff And eLeBrAting entenniAL c our c sustAining Life MeMBers

Heritage Guardian AsALh heAdQuArters stAff (Life member donation $150+) Sylvia Y. Cyrus, Executive Director Charles Fred Hearns (in memory of Fred Hearns) Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Alfreda Edwards, Development Manager (in memory of Albert N.D. Brooks) Ruthe T. Sheffey Karen M. May, Publications and Exhibits Coordinator Byron Dunn, Information Technology Management and Membership Clerk Heritage Defender (Life member donation $100 - $149) Anton House, Intern

Afro-American Cultural Shamia Cottrell, Consultant & Historical Society, Inc., Tri-City Area

Trichita M. Chestnut Earl Graves Monroe H. Little Mary G. Rolinson JOURNAL OF AFRICAN AMERICAN Ambrose Sampson HISTORY (JAAH) Janis Wiggins V. P. Franklin, Editor

Heritage Hero (Life member donation $50 - $99) waiting BLACK HISTORY BULLETIN Rosemary Peters Brame Jean P. Ficklin LaVonne Neal and Alicia Moore, Co-Editors Gloria Jean Glenn Patelle G. Harris Ruth E. Hodge Bobby Lovett FIRE!!! THE MULTIMEDIA JOURNAL Margaret Evelyn Peters Barbara J. Stevens OF BLACK STUDIES Essie U. Sutton Constance P. Tate Daryl Scott and Marilyn Thomas-Houston, Co-Editors Thelma Wyatt

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Mary B. Banks Ty Gray-El K.R. Robb Street Magic: Stories and Tales Breath of My Ancestors: Reflections from the Believing in Yourself: The Handbook A Conscience of an African in America Philosophical View Marion Barry, Jr. and Omar Tyree Mayor for Life: The Incredible Story of Marion Celillianne Green Jeffrey T. Sammons Barry, Jr. That Word Harlem’s Rattlers and the Great War: The Undaunted 369th Regiment and the African American Quest of John H. Bracey, Jr. Fritz Kanyile Ka-Ngwenya Equality SOS - Calling All Black People: A Black Arts • The Potential Within: Pursuing Our Dreams! Movement Reader • Imagine Living The African Dream: Sonia Sanchez Thoughts On African Solutions SOS - Calling All Black People - A Black Eric Broyles To African Issues Arts Movement Reader Encounters with the Police: A Black Man’s Guide to Survival Nubia Kai Daryl M. Scott Kuma Malinke Kistoriography: Sundiata Keita • Woodson’s Appeal Susan D. Carle to Almamy Samori Toure • The Negro in Sports Defining the Struggle: National Organizing for Racial Justice, 1880-1915 Mary Kaplan Eugene G Sherman, Jr. Solomon Carter Fuller: Where My • Black Religiosity: Biblical and Historical Perspective Yasmin Carty Caravan Has Rested • Children Biblical and Ethical Teaching Proverbs and Phrases with Meaning Mary Pat Kelly Janet Sims-Wood Sharon Clarkson Proudly We Serve Dorothy Porter Wesley at Howard University: Building a My Dream Book of Poems: Inspiration and Legacy of Black History Heart Warming Sharon Lee Minor King A Tribe Despised: The Story James Smethurst James E. Clyburn About Them People SOS - Calling All Black People A Black Blessed Experiences: Genuinely Southern, Arts Movement Reader Proudly Black Phyllis Leffer Black Leadership: Conversations Anna P. Smith Willie Cooper With Julian Bond Corrections of Life-Ways to Overcome The Forgotten 14 Civil War Heroes Audrey Thomas McCluskey Mattie Lee Solomon Casey Curry A Forgotten Sisterhood: Pioneering Black What Did Your Parents Do to You? Promises Women Educators and Activists in the Jim Crow South Sheila P. Spencer Courtney Davis “From the Jewelry Box: Custom Made Inspiration“ A is For Anacostia Terry and Bill Monnie The Lake Effect: The 1960’s Civil Rights Louis W. Sullivan Aaron L. Day Movement and the Vietnam Conflict Tested Breaking Ground: My Life in Medicine • History Lessons the Common core Values of Two Brothers • DNA to Africa: The Search Delta Sigma Theta, Inc. Juanita Patience Moss Advocacy in Action: 100 Years of Social Action in Delta Maurice W. Dorsey Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. Businessman First Forgotten Black Soldiers Who Served in White Regiments During the Civil War Brenda Leigh Wells Ramona Hoage Edelin Volumes I & II The Adventures of Pete and Repeat .... I Am We, The Village Ric Murphy You-Nique Marta Effinger-Crichlow Freedom Road Goldie Frinks Wells Staging Migrations Toward an American West: Golden Asro Frinks: Telling the Unsung Song From Ida B. Wells to Rhodessa Jones Wanda Muir Oliver Realities of LIfe Linda Crichlow White Renee Escoffery-Torres Back There, Then Nine Decades of Timeless Service Dolen Perkins-Valdez Wench: A Novel Karsonya Wise Whitehead Joyce Marie Frazier Letters to My Black Sons: Raising Boys in a Post-Racial Doing “It” Right: A Guide To Teen Sexuality Bryan E Prince My Brother’s Keeper: African Canadians America J.B. Gatling and the American Civil War Glovinia Lewis Williams Onset: An American’s Voyage Beyond Rohulamin Quander Do You Believe God? If So, it’s Time to Borders 50 Plus Omega Inspired Years: Tracing an Step Out On Faith Al-Tony Gilmore Omega Legacy to 1931 Samuel Williams, Jr. The Negro in Sports David J. Reeves Anomalous: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes featuring Cheryl Renee Gooch The Books of Daniels Jack Johnson and Alphonse Capone On Africa’s Land

2015 Living LegAcy AWArdees

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is pleased to present the recipients of its 2015 Living Legacy Awards. These distinguished men, women, organizations and institutions are recognized for their extraordinary work to improve African American life, history and culture. The Living Legacy Award was created in 2012, with co-sponsor Farmers Insurance, in homage to the Black History Month theme of that year and has been bestowed to over fifty recipients.

Academia – Dr. Arnold L. Mitchem is the Founder of the Council of Opportunity in Education (COE) and currently serves as President Emeritus for the organization. He has spent his entire career advocating for equal access to post-secondary education and the success of students in the United States which he views as an extension of the Civil Rights Movement. He is responsible for marshalling minority leadership for college access issues and is the founder of the concept of “first-generation” students. This concept was adopted in the re-authorization of the Higher Education Act of 1980. Mitchem is a leading advocate for the federally funded TRIO programs (the largest and oldest out- of-school institutional programs) that assist low-income and first-generation learners, students with disabilities, adult learners, and veterans with overcoming financial, social, and cultural barriers to education. These programs have helped 3.4 million students prepare for, get into, and succeed in post-secondary education. Past recipients include: actresses Angela Bassett and Viola Davis, political strategist Donna Brazille, astronauts Bernard Harris and Jose Hernandez, Congresswoman Gwendolynne Moore, and TV personalities John Quinones and Oprah Winfrey. Before coming to COE, Mitchem served as the Director of the Educational Opportunity Program at Marquette University. He has years of experience providing Congressional testimony on issues such as education regulations, non-profit institutions, and the Higher Education Act, as well as delivering keynote and commencement speeches on the importance of education. Mitchem received a B.A. in History and Education from the University of Southern Colorado and earned a Ph.D. in the History and Philosophy of Education from Marquette University. He has received honorary doctoral degrees from nine American universities and is the only American to receive an honorary degree from the University of Liverpool. He is the recipient of several leadership and service awards for his contribution and commitment to educational opportunities for under-served students, and he has a fellowship named after him at DePaul University. Mitchem has served on the Board and Executive Committees of many universities and organizations including the Board of Trustees of Marquette University, the advisory panel of the Louisiana Board of Regents, the advisory board of the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Community College Transfer Initiative, and the executive committee of the European Access Network.

Arts, Entertainment and Humanities – Mr. Reginald Van Lee is an Executive Vice President at Booz Allen Hamilton’s Washington D.C. location, where he leads the firm’s Global Commercial business, with emphasis on the energy, financial services and healthcare industries. For 30 years, he has helped numerous private and public organizations transform to better achieve their missions and assisted in driving growth in not-for-profit organizations. Van Lee has co-authored a number of articles on the topic of strategy implementation. These articles have appeared in publications such as The Journal of Business Strategy and Business Horizons. He is the co-author of the book, Megacommunities: How Leaders of Government, Business and Non- Profits Can Tackle Today’s Global Challenges Together. He has appeared on ABC-TV’s “World News This Morning” and CNBC, and co-led the Urban Enterprise Initiative with the William Jefferson Clinton Foundation, which focused on driving enhanced competitiveness of small businesses in Harlem. He is a founding member of the Clinton Global Initiative.

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Van Lee always served on the boards of charitable, philanthropic and professional organizations. He serves as Chairman of the board of the Washington Performing Arts Society, Chairman of the board of the National CARES Mentoring Movement and Chairman Emeritus of the board of the Evidence, A Dance Company. He was appointed by President Obama to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. He is a Trustee of the board for Studio Museum in Harlem and of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is also a member of the Executive Leadership Council and sits on the board of The Washington Ballet and the MAC AIDS Fund. He is Co-Chair of the Board of Trustees of Howard Theatre Restoration, Inc. (HTR), the nonprofit organization that led the collaborative effort with the District of Columbia and other private entities to bring the life, music, and people back to The Howard Theatre, a national landmark of the African American Entertainment Experience, in the form of Gospel, Jazz, R&B, Hip Hop, and Classical music. Van Lee holds an MBA from the Harvard Business School as well as M.S. and B.S. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Business – Mr. Myron A. Gray is President of U.S. Operations for United Parcel Service (UPS) with responsibility for all package delivery and logistics services. In the United States, UPS delivers and picks up more than 15 million packages each day and employs over 322,000 individuals. In 2010, Gray led a strategic transformation of the company’s U.S. small package business. He also has presided over programs to expand the company’s logistics services, upgrade the technology in UPS operations, and improve the delivery fleet’s fuel efficiency. Gray is a member of UPS’s Management Committee, the group of senior executives responsible for the day-to-day management of the company. Prior to his current role, Gray served as the President of the Americas Region, covering Canada, Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. In this role, he led the expansion of UPS express delivery and logistics services into growing markets such as Mexico and Brazil. Gray began his career with UPS in 1978 as a part-time package handler in the Tennessee District while attending college. He holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Memphis and has completed advanced management programs at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France and the Yale University School of Business. Gray currently serves on the National Board of Governors and as Trustee Chairman of the Southeast Region for the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. He also sits on the boards of The Atlanta Police Foundation, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, and the National Urban League.

Community Service – Rev. Dr. Jonathan L. Weaver, a native Marylander, has served as pastor of Greater Mt. Nebo African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church since April 1988. Under Weaver’s spiritual guidance and servant leadership, the Greater Mt. Nebo family has increased from 60 members to more than 1,600 parishioners, and has approximately 50 ministries that serve the church and the greater community. Pastor Weaver spearheaded Greater Mt. Nebo’s purchase of 90 acres of land and the building of their current house of worship, with plans underway for the construction of a Family Life Wellness Intergenerational Center and senior housing on their property. His sense of community transcends the borders of Prince George’s County, Md. and the United States. Weaver has led numerous mission trips to Africa since 1992 and most recently to Rwanda and The Democratic Republic of the Congo, where hundreds of genocide and rape survivors have received medical care and other forms of assistance from church volunteers. He has preached and lectured in over twenty countries in Africa, Europe, and the Caribbean. Weaver is the Founding President of The Collective Empowerment Group (The CEG), and currently serves as its National President. The CEG, formerly known as The Collective Banking Group, is an ecumenical association composed of nearly five hundred churches in several cities across America, engaged in economic empowerment initiatives through partnerships with banks and other

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businesses in their communities. He is also the Founder and President of The Pan African Collective, Inc., a national faith-based organization promoting human empowerment within the African Diaspora. Additionally, he is a member of the Board of Directors of Industrial Bank, Inc., one of the oldest black-owned banks in America, and a board member of the Second District Religious, Educational and Charitable Development Projects, an A.M.E Church organization which engages in programs and projects for spiritual, educational, social and economic growth. Weaver is a graduate of St. Mary’s Seminary in Baltimore, Md.; earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Washington University in St. Louis, Mo. and a Masters in Business Administration from Harvard University School of Business. He is a recipient of numerous awards for his community and global service.

Government Service – Mr. Robert G. Stanton was appointed by President Barack Obama in October 2014 to a four-year term on the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. From 2009-2014, Stanton served as a Senior Advisor to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior where he led efforts honoring historic milestones including the dedication of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial and the dedication of the Colonel Charles Young’s historic home as a national monument. He also provided leadership in improving the engagement of youth and diverse citizens in Department of Interior programs. Stanton spent 35 years with the National Park Service (NPS) and was the first African American to serve as the agency’s director, an appointment made by President Bill Clinton. As NPS Director from 1997- 2001, he was responsible for the 83 million acre National Park System and managed a workforce of 20,000 employees and an annual budget of $ 2.3 billion. Stanton developed several new programs and park areas commemorating the legacies of African Americans. He oversaw the congressionally authorized Special Resource Studies for the Carter G. Woodson Home, Birthplace and Home of Harriet Tubman, the Gullah/Geeche Culture and the establishment of the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom, as well as new park areas including the Little Rock Central High School and the Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Sites. Since beginning his career as a seasonal national park ranger in Wyoming’s Grand Teton National Park, Stanton has dedicated his life’s work to improving the preservation and management of the nation’s rich and diverse natural and cultural heritage. This included his earlier work on the establishment of the Mary McLeod Bethune Memorial and the Bethune Council House National Historic Site and the development of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site. Active in professional and civic affairs, he is a co-founder of the African American Experience Fund (AAEF) of the National Park Foundation and is a member of the Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. Stanton has served as a visiting professor at Yale University, Howard University and Texas A&M University, and as a conservation consultant. He is a graduate of Huston-Tillotson University and has been awarded five honorary doctoral degrees. His national awards are numerous and include the National Council of Negro Women’s Distinguished Service Award, Ford Theatre Society’s Lincoln Medal, the Student Conservation Association Founder’s Award, the National Park Foundation’s Charles Young Diversity Recognition Award, and the Department of the Interior’s Distinguished Service Award.

Organizations and Institutions – The W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF), founded in 1930 as an independent, private foundation by breakfast cereal pioneer, Will Keith Kellogg, is among the largest philanthropic foundations in the United States. Mr. Kellogg originally defined the foundation’s purpose as “administering funds for the promotion of the welfare, comfort, health, education, feeding, clothing, sheltering and safeguarding of children and youth, directly or indirectly, without regard to sex, race, creed or nationality.” To guide current and future trustees and staff, he said, “Use the money as you please so long as it promotes the health, happiness and well-being of

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children.” Over the years, WKKF lives up to this mandate, continuing to evolve and striving to remain innovative and responsive to the ever-changing needs of society. Today, building upon Mr. Kellogg’s values and legacy, the foundation is guided by the belief that all children should have an equal opportunity to thrive and works with communities to create conditions for vulnerable children so they can realize their full potential in school, work and life. WKKF places the optimal development of children at the center of all it does and calls for healing the profound racial inequities that exist in our communities. To achieve this, WKKF’s work and investments are organized in several goal areas: Educated Kids, Healthy Kids and Secure Families. Within and around each goal are commitments to Community Engagement, Racial Equity and Leadership because each is essential for communities to create the conditions under which all children can thrive. As an organization, the foundation is deeply committed to racial equity, diversity and inclusion with intentional internal and external efforts. In 2007, the WKKF Board of Trustees committed the foundation to being “an effective anti-racist organization that promotes racial equity.” This is was best exemplified in 2010 when the foundation made history with its largest single initiative investment – America Healing – a bold $75 million effort to support and empower communities in their efforts to dismantle the structures that limit opportunities for vulnerable children. The effort is bringing racial healing to divided communities across the nation, breathing life back into efforts to abolish structural racism and helping America achieve strength and prosperity through racial equity.

Learn more about the foundation and its work at wkkf.org.

Politics – The Honorable James E. Clyburn is the Assistant Democratic Leader of the 114th Congress and the number three Democrat in the House of Representatives, serving South Carolina’s 6th Congressional District. He is the leadership liaison to the Appropriations Committee and one of the Democratic Caucus’ primary liaisons to the White House. Working with the internal caucuses, he plays a prominent role in messaging and outreach. His humble beginnings in Sumter, South Carolina as the eldest son of an activist fundamentalist minister and an independent civic minded beautician, grounded him securely in family, faith and public service. He was elected president of his NAACP youth chapter when he was 12 years old, helped organize many civil rights marches and demonstrations as a student leader at South Carolina State College, and met his wife Emily while in jail during one of his incarcerations. When Clyburn came to Congress in 1993, he was elected Co-President of his Freshman class and quickly rose through the leadership ranks. He was elected Chairman of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1999, and his reputation as a leader and consensus-builder helped him win a difficult three-way race for House Democratic Caucus Vice-Chair in 2002. Three years later, he was unanimously elected Chair of the Democratic Caucus. When Democrats regained the House majority in 2006, Congressman Clyburn was elevated by his colleagues to House Majority Whip. As a national leader, Clyburn has worked untiringly to respond to the needs of America’s diverse communities. He championed rural communities by supporting the development of regional water projects, community health centers, and broadband connections. He has supported higher education by leading the charge for increased Pell grants; investing millions in science and math programs and historic preservation at historically Black Colleges and Universities. For the past 30 years, he has encouraged economic development by securing funding for Empowerment Zones; investing in green technology development such as nuclear, wind, hydrogen and biofuels; and directing 10 percent of Recovery Act funding to communities 20 percent under the poverty level. Clyburn was instrumental in advancing into law measures to resolve historic discrimination issues, significantly reducing the statutory disparity in cocaine sentencing, and compensating African and Native American farmers who suffered racial discrimination under the USDA loan program.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015 18 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel | Washington, D.C. We eXtend our grAtitude to ALL those on our centenniAL Luncheon host coMMittee for A JoB WeLL done!

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2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 21 A Century of Black Life, History and Culture ceLeBrAting our centenniAL 2015 Luncheon contriButors

pLAtinuM pAtrons Charlene Dukes Smithsonian National Museum Fort Myer Gospel Service of American History

Dorothy Bailey Betty Francis Moorland Spingarn Research Center Thomas Battle Deborah Gilmore Mattie Taylor Martha Biondi Sandra Gray David Terry Smithsonian Channel Wilfred Gray Karen R. Toles Zende Clark Lisa Gregory Alicestyne Turley Bettye Gardner Blacks in Government Damon Turner James Grossman Lester Ham Reginald Van Lee Evelyn Higginbotham Calvin S. Hawkins Flavia B. Walton Monroe Little Betty Hewlett Adrian Washington International Association of Machinists Evelyn Higginbotham Donna Washington and Aerospace Workers Anna Hill Tom Williamson Newseum Billy Hill Barbara Booker Wood Gina Paige Autheretta Holmes-Martin Josie Woodley-Jones Annette Palmer Allen Jackson Jean Woods Karen Peek Shirley Ann Jackson Jacqueline Woody Daryl Michael Scott Tanya Ward Jordan Janet Sims-Wood Britney Jones Demetra Jones James Stewart siLver pAtrons Cynthia Swann R. Chris Jones Lynette Lewis Nikki Taylor Marie Harris Aldridge Jair Lynch Gladys Gary Vaughn Charles W. Amos Judith McGriff Congressional Black Caucus Foundation AVOICE Isaiah Miles Janice H. Banks goLd pAtrons Keith Miles Sophia Carty Lauretta Miles Yasmin Carty Bank of Georgetown Joann Monroe FMK Credit Education Center Taryn A nthony Pleshette Monroe Nikki Graves-Henderson Johnnie Bailey Burnis Morris William Gray Stacie Banks Deborah Nelson Eloise Greenfield Daryl Barks Debra Newman Ham Monica Greenfield Simone Barrett Joyce Nibbs Edwin B. Henderson Yolanda Bean Linda C. Noel Sarah Johnson C. Edith Booker Marie Perry Michael Jones Shelley Brazier Jeanette Planes Allie Latimer Charles Breece Denese Powell Grace M. LittleJohn Lynn Breece Leonard Powell LaFrieta McMullen Brandi Brimmer Victoria Prince Barbara Poe Robbin Brittingham Gerald R. Reed Leroy Poe Edgar Brookins Sheby Rodgers Mobley Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 3rd District Lamyra Clarke-White Etta Sample Shirley Rochon Exelon Corporation Norma Samuel Stephen Rochon Iris Crenshaw Elsie Scott Neb Sertsu Ann Curry SEIU Local 722 Nikki A. DeJesus Sertsu Charles L. Curry Drucilla Simms Vernon Shannon Sylvia Cyrus William Simons John Suau Rhonda Davis Joyce Smith Mary Williams Aaron Day Linda Y. Smith Norma Dorsey Smithsonian National Museum of African Mary Douglass American History & Culture

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015 22 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel | Washington, D.C. 2014-2015 Luncheon contriButors

2014-2015 Luncheon contriButors

$4000-$10,000 Fort Myer Chapel Tithes and Offering Fund Omega Life Membership Foundation Inc. Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated

$750 - $2000 Annette C. Palmer Perisphere Media Tapestry Press, LTD

$100 - $250 B. Sheila Beasley-Reid Lois A. Bell Brett A. Berliner June Pearson Bland Frank Borris Myrtle Bowen A’ Lelia Perry Bundles Adrienne Anna Cannon Frances Craig Franka N. Des Vignes Julia Doctor-Cotle Lucious Edwards Esther H. Francis Gladys W. Mack Conrad L. Mallett Doris T. McGuffey Verna Meacham Linda C. Noel Clive A. Palmer Ruth J. Palmer Glenn O. Phillips Denise Shelton Anna P. Smith (in honor of Monroey and Rosie Pickett) Norma J. Stewart Doreen Thompson Denise Toliver Knox Tull Monique A. Walker Gertrude Williams Joyce Williams Arthuree R. Wright

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 23 A Century of Black Life, History and Culture centenniAL contriButors, BrAnch ceLeBrAting our centenniAL donors, JAAh And Woodson hoMe

centenniAL contriButors

founders’ cLuB ($1915+) John H. Ashley Kenneth Hill Prince George’s County, MD Truth Branch Thomas C. Battle Dorothy Turner Johnson Philamontco Branch (In the spirit of our ancestors) Shirley Kilpatrick Roland McConnell Branch Zende Larmar Clark (In honor of Dr. Edna McKenzie) Samuel DuBois Cook William M. King Sylvia Y. Cyrus James W. Moore Jean P. Ficklin Patricia Parker donAtions to the Sheila Y. Flemming-Hunter Alcee William Polk JournAL of AfricAn Bettye Gardner Mary G. Rolinson AMericAn history Al-Tony Gilmore Ambrose Sampson Robert L. Harris Luther W. Seabrook $500 - $1000 William H. Harris Southern Poverty Law Center Anonymous John Fleming Cornelia Stokes Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham Gloria J. Mims Donald R. Sumlar Lillian Serece Williams Daryl Michael Scott Estelle Taylor

James Benjamin Stewart Howard P. Wade Darlene F. Williams $50 - $499 June O. Patton Louis Ray visionAries $1000-$1914 Rose C. Thevenin Richard Thomas Adams reAders circLe $25 - $99 (In honor of Dr. Sylvia Jacobs) Willi Coleman June O. Patton Betty Minerva Culpepper Gilbert A. Smith Aaisha Haykal donAtions to Woodson Alva S. Marcus hoMe ($100-$200) Leslie Burl McLemore (In honor of Dr. Samuel David Dubois Cook) Alice Aughtry Woodson feLLoWs Essie U. Sutton Travel Blackstone $500-$999 Knox Tull Joslyn Swann Suzan Armstrong-West Jean Robinson White Roma Little-Walker Thelma Williams-Tunstall Francille Wilson Raymond Winbush (In honor of Dr. Felix Armfield)

centenniAL BrAnch donors trAiLBLAzers $100 - $499 Michelle Bailey ASALH of Tampa Bay Ferial Bishop Bethel Dukes Branch Samuel W. Black Bronx Branch David Chappell C. Delores Tucker Legacy Branch Adelaide Cromwell Gulliver Carter G Woodson Branch Edna L. Davis Hampton Roads Branch Booker T. DeVaughn Jacksonville (James Weldon Johnson) Branch Howard Dodson Martha’s Vineyard Branch Harriett Church Green Organizing Kansas City, MO Branch

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$2000 And More James Marcus Horace M. Lowman Edna Greene Medford Melvin McClintock Troy Thornton James Marcus (in honor of Richard and Yvonne Thornton) Gloria J. Mims Donald H. Peery Wanda A. Hendricks $1000- $1999 Tiffany Redmond (in memory of Felix Armfield) Paula Marie Seniors Antonio F. Holland Anonymous William H. Simons Shirley A. Jackson Dorothy F. Bailey (in memory of Elaine P. Simons) Kim Jefferson Cornelius Lyn Bynum Eldridge Spearman Monique Jones Zende Larmar Clark Constance P. Tate Judith Kelly + Associates, LLC Sheila Y. Flemming-Hunter University of Illinois at Chicago (in honor of Samuel W. Black) V. P. Franklin Darlene F. Williams Roma Little-Walker Bettye J. Gardner Don B. Mullen Jim C. Harper La Vonne Isabelle Neal $50- $100 Monroe H. Little Kenneth J. Orosz (in memory of Felix Armfield) David L. Acey Manasota Branch of ASALH Samuel J. Parker Yvonne B. Acey Gina Marie Paige Sharon E. Perdue Michael Akin Daryl Michael Scott Miranda Booker Perry Jesse F. Anderson Janet Sims-Wood Alcee William Polk Association of Black American Ambassadors Greer C. Stanford-Randle Miller Rosemary Reed (in memory of Ambassador Joseph Gladys Gary Vaughn Pamela Rios Clabron Rogers M. Segars) (in memory of Homer Mary G. Rolinson Diane Babineaux Fred & Ollie C. Gary) Deanna Ross Richard Bailey Tani D. Sanchez (in honor of H. Council Trenholm) Matthew F. Shannon $500 - $999 Anthony Beard Shantella Sherman Jean A. Beckett Willie E. Cooper (in memory of Andrew & Hattie Hall Ross) D’shawna Bernard Hayley Lane Davis Gina L. Simms (in memory of Dewel Andrew Bernard) Wade Henderson Delores V. Smalls Rosemary Peters Brame (in memory of Theodore & Louise Wade) Ronald Jemal Stephens Joseph Briggs Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham (in honor of Vincent Harding) Mwalimu Sandra Brown Lionel Kimble Candace B. Stepp Randall K. Burkett Kenya King Cornelia Stokes (in memory of Felix Wilda Logan Louis W. Sullivan Armfield-NCCU Fund) Barbara Morland Mary Tandia Carter G Woodson Branch of ASALH Marian O. Williams Anthony Beard Maudine Cooper William D. Thomas Rita C. Crooms Bette M. Thompson $101- $499 (in memory of Dr. Roland McConnell) Fannie Gallion Thompson Emanuel J. Abston Edna L. Davis (in memory of Dr. & Mrs. (in honor of Charles D. Gallion) Kent B. Amos T. B. Davis) Wallis Hamm Tinnie Allison Blakely (in memory of Felix Armfield) Tania B. Davis Ethel S. Underwood David C. Driskell (in memory of Dorothy B. Porter) Billie Day Jenice L. View Patsy Mose Fletcher Howard Dodson Howard P. Wade (in memory of The Mose Brothers) Sidney Green Raymond Washington Debra Ham Gregory Griffin Judith Weisenfeld Marjorie Inden Kenneth Marvin Hamilton Nathaniel Wesley Joyce Ladner (in honor of (in memory of Mrs. Willie B. Hamilton) Derrick E. White (in honor of Vincent Harding) the Manasota Branch) Robert L. Harris Selma R. Young John Jefferson (in memory of Felix Armfield) Lori Lewis

2015 BLACK HISTORY THEME: 25 A Century of Black Life, History and Culture eLeBrAting entenniAL 2015 AcKnoWLedgeMents c our c And Queens

The ASALH leadership, staff and Luncheon committee gratefully acknowledge the following for their continued support of this annual event and the Association’s on-going work.

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2015 26 Marriott Wardman Park Hotel | Washington, D.C. FEBRUARY 28, 2015 SEPTEMBER 9, 2015 Association for the Study of African Annual Black History Month Luncheon Centennial Founder’s Day Event Marriott Wardman Park Washington, D.C. American Life and History (ASALH) Washington, D.C. FOUNDERS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH SEPTEMBER 21-27, 2015 A CENTURY OF BLACK LIFE, HISTORY AND CULTURE SEPTEMBER 9-12, 2015 Centennial Meeting and Conference 1915-2015 Centennial Founder’s Day Events Sheraton Hotel Downtown Chicago, Illinois Atlanta, Georgia Join Us for Our DECEMBER 19, 2015 Help us Celebrate Carter G. Woodson Birthday Celebration our Centennial! Centennial Events Washington, D.C.

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CONGRATULATIONS ASALH ON OUR CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY FROM THE MEMBERS OF THE PHILAMONTCO BRANCH

Christine Adams • C. Gloria Akers • Kenneth Alston • Maryetta Ball • Darius Berry • Naomi Berry • Rose Mary Braxton Artilia Brown • Greta Brown • Kathleen Bullock • Leon Bullock • Rochelle Burris • Vivian Butler • Carlotta Cage • George Chappell Joan Chisholm • Harvey Crudup • Dr. Irby Davis • Julia Davis • Justine DeVan • Esther Dove • Merle Edmunds Baderinwa Ellerbee • Elsie Erwin • Theodore Erwin • Deborah Fox • Ethyl Gelate • Elaine Gleaves • Dr. Gloria Goode • Carole Green Dr. Lillian G. Green • Patricia Guy • Jacqueline Guynn • Gloria Hamilton • Phyllis Harris • Dr. William Harris • Gwendolyn Henderson St. Clair Hewitt • Kenneth Hill • Irene C. Hill • Lucille Hite • Marcus Hodge • Ruth Hodge • Kathryn Holden • Phyllis Holden Carolyn Holmes • Gwendolyn Hoye • Roberta Hubbard • Shirley Hunter • Hazel Jefferson • Brenda Jenkins • Helen Joell Marion Johnson • Dana King • Dr. Roma Little-Walker • Dr. Robert Manning • Adrienne Morrison • Ann Moseley • Kenneth Moseley Edwin Moses • Frances Moss • Valerie Owens • Geneva Paige • Marlene Patterson • E. Geraldine Peay • Barbara Potts-Bonaparte Rev. Harvey Quarles • Constance Ragsdale • Muriel Rose Rains • Henrietta Roberts • Deborah Ross • Dorothy Sapp Dessadra A. Smith • Mildred Smith • Harley Spry • Barbara Stallworth • Rev. Beatrice Streeter-Thompson • Marietta Tanner Elmer Taylor • Jean Taylor • Barbara Thomas • Adean Utterback • Joan Walker • Evelyn Warner • Evelyn Washington • Barbara White Dr. Patricia Whitmire • Loretta Williams • Beulah Wilson

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Celebrating our Centennial Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) FOUNDERS OF BLACK HISTORY MONTH Save the Date Make plans to join us as we celebrate 100 years of African American history. CENTENNIAL ANNUAL MEETING AND CONFERENCE September 23-27, 2015 Sheraton Hotel Downtown Atlanta, GA

“If we don’t tell them, the world will never know.” A CENTURY OF BLACK LIFE, HISTORY AND CULTURE

ASALH is the world’s oldest organization devoted FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: ASALH, 2226 Georgia AVE. NW, Suite 391 to the Research, Education and Preservation Washington, DC 20050 • 202.238.5910 of culture and history of people of African descent. Visit our website: www.asalh100.org

• ASALH began and continues to publish the first academic journal by and about African Americans. • ASALH continues the annual February national observance of Black History Month, which it started in1926 as Black History Week.

Facebook.com/ASALH.BlackHistory On Twitter @ASALH “A meticulously detailed yet sweeping survey of the achievements and contributions of African Americans in sports over the late 19th and first half of the 20th centuries. Brilliantly perceptive and frequently visionary in it’s explanation of the social-cultural and political ramifications of sports’ role in the evolution of black civil society between 1900 and 1950, The Negro in Sports continues to inform our understanding of the foundations of modern black sports involvement. For a new generation of readers, Al-Tony Gilmore’s introductory essay provides useful content, context and perspective. A MUST READ for all who truly comprehend the historic dynamics, trajectory and significance of developments at the interface of sports, race and society.”

- Harry Edwards, University of California, Berkeley

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“‘The Negro has no desire to be everything the white man is or do everything he does... The Negro is not a white man with a black skin.’ It is rare that a book is found that changes our interpretation of an historical figure to such a great extent that a complete rethinking of the figure is in order. Daryl Scott has found such a book. The Appeal offers a theoretical account of what Black Americans intend for their racial selves freed from the allure of white humanity. It is a text that reveals Woodson as both historian and theorist. Simply put, Woodson’s appeal is a game-changer; a powerful rendering of what Black thought aims to do in the world unafraid and aware of the failiures of white civilization.“

- Tommy J. Curry, Associate Professor of Philosophy, Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies; Ray A. Rothrock Fellow at Texas A&M University; and President of Philosophy Born of Struggle

“In essense, Woodson told those whites who were killing disenfranchizing, dehumanizing, stereotyping, and denying blacks their basic human rights that blacks simply wanted to be treated as U.S. citizens and human beings.” - Pero Gaglo Dagbovie, author of African AmericanHistory Reconsidered is Professor of History, Michigan State University

neW froM AsALh press THE ASALH PRESS order todAy At WWW.AsALh.org What Carter G. Woodson did for Black History, Berea College has done for 160 years— treating African Americans with dignity.

Before the Civil War, when it was illegal to educate African Americans in the South, Berea College boldly offered interracial education and social equality for all—black and white, male and female. It still does today. Berea College is very proud to be the alma mater of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a 1903 graduate and the Father of Black History.

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