Links
THE AFRICAN AMERICAN REGISTRY - www.aaregistry.com
Association for the Study of African American Life & History, Inc. (ASALH) - www.asalh.org
BLACKBOOKPLUS.COM African American Books Art Culture – www.blackbookplus.com
BLACK HOLLYWOOD EDUCATION & RESOURCE CENTER – www.bherc.org
BLACK ISSUES BOOK REVIEW - www.bibookreview.com
CALIFORNIA AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSEUM - www.caamuseum.org
COLONEL ALLENSWORTH STATE HISTORIC PARK – www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=583
www.fredyt123.com/Creation.html
FRIENDS OF ALLENSWORTH SHP – http://friendsofallensworth.org
THE HISTORY MAKERS - www.thehistorymakers.com
JUNETEENTH - www.juneteenth.com
KWANZAA - www.officialkwanzaawebsite.org
LOS ANGELES SENTINEL – www.losangelessentinel.com
NATIONAL BOOK CLUB CONFERENCE – www.nationalbookclubconference.com
SAVE THE DATE MAGAZINE - www.savethedatecentral.com
SOUL OF AMERICA - www.soulofamerica.com
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African American Cultural Community Guides
- Alexandria, VA
- Athens, GA (pdf)
- Atlanta, GA
- Baltimore, MD
- Burlington County, NJ
- Charleston, SC
- Chicago, IL (pdf) and Chicago Landmarks
- Cleveland, OH (pdf)
- Detroit, MI
- Durham, NC
- Indianapolis, IN
- Little Rock, AR
- Los Angeles, CA
- Martha’s Vineyard, MA
- Orlando, FL
- Philadelphia, PA
- Portland, OR
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Washington, DC
Statewide
Commemorations and Celebrations
Conferences
- March 25-29, 2009: Eighth Conference of the Collegium for African American Research (Bremen, Germany)
Cultural Festivals
- July 4-6, 2008: Essence Music Festival (New Orleans, LA)
- July 10-13, 2008: Denver Black Arts Festival “A Vivid View” (Denver, CO)
- July 18-27, 2008: National Black Arts Festival (Atlanta, GA)
- September 18-20, 2008: 21st Annual Bull Durham Blues Festival (Durham, NC)
- September 20-21, 2008: African American Heritage Festival (Staunton, VA)
Film Festivals
Theatrical Productions
- “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof” (New York, NY)
- August 3-8, 2009: National Black Theatre Festival (Winston-Salem, NC)
Past Events
- May 24-26, 2008: Atlanta Jazz Festival (Atlanta, GA)
- May 14-17, 2008: Black Enterprise Entrepeneurs Conference and Expo
- May 8-12, 2008: Black International Film Festival, (Berlin, Germany & Warsaw, Poland)
- May 1-4, 2008: The Black Cowboy “Man Or Myth” African American Cultural Festival (Sumter County, SC)
- May 20, 2008: Celebrating 40 Years of Diversity at the University of Washington, 1958-2008: The Journey Continues (Seattle, WA)
- May 30-June 1, 2008: Chicago Gospel Music Festival (Chicago, IL)
- June 13-14, 2008: Black New England Conference: Black New England Stories, Literature, Art, & Oratory (Durham, NH)
- June 20-21, 2008: The Original Annual Georgia-Sea Island Festival (St. Simons, GA)
- June 27-29, 2008: African American Heritage Festival (Baltimore, MD)
- June 28, 2008: Festival Sundiata “Unity in the Community” Family Reunion (Seattle, WA)
- June 28, 2008: The African American Festival (Dover, DE)