In keeping with this theme, the historical focus of the AAFSA Black Heritage Celebration for 2020 will be Fannie Lou Hamer and her struggle for Black voting rights in Mississippi. There are a number of events centered around this theme including a prescreening of a new documentary film “Fannie Lou Hamer’s America” by filmmaker Joy Davenport, before it is released to the public. This prescreening will occur in the afternoon on February 1, 2020 and there will be a discussion afterward with an opportunity to ask questions and dialogue about the film.
We will also have a panel discussion on voting and the Black community in the morning on February 1, 2020. The panelists for this discussion are:
· Marvin Sutton – Arlington City Council
· Lorraine Miller – NAACP
· Maleshia B. McGinnis – City Attorney and Chief Legal Advisor for the City of North Richland Hills
· Judge Kenneth Sanders – Precinct 7 Judge of the Tarrant County Justice of the Peace Courts in Texas
· Marvin Dulaney – Professor Emeritus, Department of History, UTA
· Devan Allen – Tarrant County Commissioner, District 2
· Wendell Joubert – Associate Principal of Timberview High School
We would like to solicit questions for the panel ahead of time so that we can maximize the amount of information transfer during the panel. If you would like to ask a question of our panel, please email it to me. I hope you will plan on attending the Black History Celebration this year and I look forward to your participation.
About a year ago, the Dallas chapter of Afrocentricity International was founded. The global grassroots organization, was established by Dr. Molefi K. Asante and Ama Mazama. On January 11, 2010, Dr. Asante will speak at the Pan African Connection Art Gallery and Resources Center.
Saturday, June 20, 2026 | 5:00 PM – 10:00 PMAfrican American Museum of Dallas 3536 Grand Avenue, Dallas, Texas
Join the African American Museum of Dallas for an evening of community, culture, history, and celebration as we honor the legacy of Nelson Mandela.
Bring your family, friends, neighbors, and community members for this FREE outdoor event featuring:
• Community fellowship • Cultural activities • Family-friendly experiences • Museum grounds celebration • Special outdoor showing by Aurora beginning at 8:30 PM
FREE ADMISSION
For more information: African American Museum of Dallas www.aamdallas.org
The African American Museum of Dallas is an institutional member and partner of the W. M. Dulaney Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
A Browder Perspectivewith Anthony Browder
May 3, 2026, at the Pan African Bookstore & Art Gallery, 3:30 PM
Anthony Browder —global historian, cultural truth teller, and founder of IKG Cultural Resources.
With over 30 years of research, 50+ trips to Egypt, and 23 archaeological missions, Mr. Browder brings powerful insight that reconnects YOU to your history.
Spring 2026 Freedom School registration is now open.
Join us for a 10-week Freedom School experience exploring African and African American history and culture through documentary films, discussion, and community learning.
Dates: Saturdays, April 4, 2026 – June 6, 2026 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Location: African American Museum of Dallas Who may register: Adults ages 18 and older Cost: Free
If you are unable to complete the full program, please do not register.
2026 WINNERS of the ROBERT & CHARMAINE PRICE HERITAGE BOWL
The DFW Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), in partnership with the African American Museum of Dallas, proudly announces the winners of the 2026 Robert & Charmaine Price Heritage Bowl.
High School Division Winner Townview Magnet – School of Business & Management Dallas Independent School District
Middle School Division Winner Katherine Johnson Technical Magnet Academy Ellis County African American Hall of Fame Museum & Library
These outstanding scholars demonstrated exceptional knowledge, teamwork, and dedication in their study of African American history. We congratulate the students, educators, sponsors, and families whose support made this achievement possible.
Congratulations to our 2026 Heritage Bowl Champions!
CARTER G. WOODSON BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION, OPEN HOUSE & MEMBERSHIP DRIVE
Location: African American Museum – Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 1 p. m.
Join the W. M. Dulaney Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) for an important community update.
Dr. Tiffany Clark, District 13 – Representative for the Texas Board of Education.
Information will be provided on potential changes to public school curriculum affecting millions of minority students in Texas.
This briefing is jointly sponsored by the African American Museum and the DFW Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
NOTE: October 18 session ONLY will be held at: Fourth Avenue Church of Christ, 3220 Park Row Ave, Dallas, TX 75210. All other classes at the African American Museum.
Donate today!Your support can make a world of difference. By donating, you play a crucial role in providing education and opportunities to those who need it most.
SUMMER 2025 FREEDOM SCHOOL
🖤📚 Join the 2025 FREEDOM SCHOOL! 📚🖤
Learn the history they don’t want you to know.
The W. M. Dulaney Branch of ASALH invites you to join our Freedom School, a powerful summer program taught by Dr. Dinkinesh Madiba (aka Lucy Houston) at the African American Museum in Dallas.
ASALH—the Association for the Study of African American Life and History—was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson to preserve and teach Black history year-round. Its mission: “Promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.”
Freedom Schools have deep roots. After Emancipation and again during the 1960s Civil Rights Movement, they served as spaces for truth-telling, empowerment, and resistance—teaching Black history when the state refused to. We continue that legacy today.
✊🏾 What You’ll Learn:
Every Saturday, 3–5 PM | June 14 – August 23 📍 African American Museum, 3536 Grand Ave, Dallas, TX 75210 💻 Freedom School Registration
Weekly Topics:
JUN 14: Africa: The Motherland of African Americans & Humanity
JUN 21: The Decline of African Civilizations
JUN 28: The Maafa: Transatlantic Slave Trade & Chattel Slavery
❌ JUL 5: No Class
JUL 12: Life in the Diaspora
JUL 19: African Americans & the Civil War
JUL 26: Reconstruction, Jim Crow & the Great Migration
AUG 2: Harlem Renaissance & World War II
AUG 9: Civil Rights Movement: Courtrooms & Streets
WM Dulaney ASALH Branch in partnership with the African American Museum of Dallas is holding Freedom Schools at the museum in Dallas. The schools will offer participants an opportunity to learn about African American history as part of a national effort to counter state legislatures’ attempts to prevent the teaching of accurate African American history in public schools.
Registration fee for the 2025 Spring Freedom School is $50. Register at aamdallas.org
Dr. J. Anthony Guillory, UTA Doctoral Candidate in History will be the instructor.
Saturdays, 3 – 5 PM
March 15 – Pan-Negroism in the United States
March 22 – Respectability Politics
March 29 – Issues in “Environmental Justice”
April 5 – African American Families
April 12 – African American Families
April 19 – African American Public Memory
April 26 – Criticisms of Black Studies
NOVEMBER 2024 Branch Meeting, Events and Announcements
Freedom School – Spring 2025
AUGUST 2024 Branch Meeting, Activities, and Events
The newsletter highlights important information for branch members for the month of August.
Branch Meeting – Saturday, August 10, 2024 at 1 p.m. at the African American Museum
60th anniversary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
WHEN: AUG 7, 2024
TIME: 10 a.m. to 11 a.m.
WHERE: The EEOC Kennedy Conference Roomand via TEAMS
FREEDOM Schools
The dates of classes for 2024 are:
JULY 27 to SEPT. 21, 2024 &
OCTOBER 26 to DECEMBER 28, 2024
Both are scheduled from 3 – 5 p.m. The classes are FREE to teachers and students. Others can donate to the museum.
Freedom Schools will offer participants an opportunity to learn about African American history as part of a national effort to counter state legislatures’ attempts to prevent the teaching of accurate African American history in public schools.
At a time when schools are limiting the teaching of African American history and libraries are pulling books off shelves, the African American Museum is launching a Freedom Schools series on Saturdays running from July 27 to Sept., 21 and October 26 to December 28, 2024.
The curriculum will focus on the following topics: African history; African American historiography; the African American experience in slavery, colonial and antebellum America; the experience of African Americans in the Civil War and Reconstruction; Harlem Renaissance; Civil Rights Movement; African Americans and the arts; Black politics; local history; and the Nadir of American Race Relations.
Co-sponsored by the African American Museum and the DFW Branch of the Study for the African American Life and History (ASALH)
June 19, 2024 at 12 Noon
2024 Juneteenth Celebration
Wednesday, June 19, 2024 – 11:30am at the African American Museum of Dallas
FREE EVENT
The WM Dulaney ASALH Branch, is hosting an upcoming Juneteenth celebration, which will be broadcast nationally by the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH).
This event will feature a symposium on the history and the celebration of Juneteenth. Additionally, we will have the talented violinist Clover, who will perform music highlighting the cultural traditions of Juneteenth.
Before the main activities commence at 11:30 AM, Mrs. Opal will be hosting a special walk at the fairgrounds. Please register at https://opalswalkdallastx.raceroster.com/.
Below you will find a detailed flyer outlining the schedule of activities and other relevant information.
You are cordially invited to join us, the W. Marvin Dulaney Branch of D/FW, at the 2018 State Fair of Texas celebration of the inaugural Juanita J. Craft Humanitarian Award winners.
Our founding branch president, Mr. Robert Edison, was voted to receive the “Visionary” JJC Humanitarian Award. Here are details about this honor: Honor a Dallas Icon
Thursday, October 11, 2018
7:30 P.M. Before the Gospel Night Concert
Chevrolet Main Stage at the State Fair of Texas Access to the Chevrolet Main Stage is free with Fair admission
D/FW ASALH 