Schedule of Events:

10:00 am - 12:00 pm: Black History Month Luncheon Author’s Book Signing Event

Theme: African Americans and Labor

Step into a celebration of Black brilliance at the ASALH Black History Month Festival Author’s Book Signing event! This is more than just a book signing – it’s a powerful gathering of voices, stories, and legacies that have shaped and continue to shape the fabric of our history. Come connect with authors who bring the richness of Black experiences to life through their words, from tales of struggle and triumph to stories of love, culture, and resilience.

This event is a journey through time, where you’ll not only meet the brilliant minds behind these books but also hear their voices, their journeys, and the passion that fuels their craft. You’ll experience the soul of Black history and culture in every page, every conversation, every signature.

Whether you’re an avid reader or someone ready to dive into the profound depths of African American storytelling, this event is your chance to discover new works, celebrate old favorites, and connect with the storytellers who carry our history forward.

Join us in honoring Black excellence, creativity, and legacy. Come for the books, stay for the soul. Let’s celebrate Black History Month with stories that inspire, empower, and elevate us all. You won’t want to miss this!

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This event is free and open to the public.

12:00 pm - 4:00 pm: The Annual Black History Month Luncheon

Celebrating Black History for 99 Years

ASALH is continuing traditions established by Dr. Woodson, including hosting an annual luncheon to highlight the Black History theme.  The 2025 Black History Month theme, African Americans, and Labor, focuses on the various and profound ways that work and working of all kinds – free and unfree, skilled, and unskilled, vocational and voluntary – intersect with the collective experiences of Black people. Indeed, work is at the very center of much of Black history and culture. Be it the traditional agricultural labor of enslaved Africans that fed Low Country colonies, debates among Black educators on the importance of vocational training, self-help strategies and entrepreneurship in Black communities, or organized labor’s role in fighting both economic and social injustice, Black people’s work has been transformational throughout the U.S., Africa, and the Diaspora. The 2025 Black History Month theme, “African Americans and Labor,” sets out to highlight and celebrate the potent impact of this work.

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