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Recognizing the Association for the Study of African American Life and History

Floor Speech

Date: Feb. 22, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise to ask the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, which held a virtual festival on February 19, 2022, in celebration of Black History Month.

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History was established on September 9, 1915, by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, a historian and journalist who is regarded as the father of Black History Month. The Association's mission is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community.

The Association hosts events every February honoring the lives and accomplishments of great Black men and women throughout history. It also publishes journals and magazines, including the Journal of African American History, which showcases original scholarly articles on all aspects of the African American experience.

The theme for the Association's festival celebrating Black History Month this year is Black Health and Wellness. This theme acknowledges not only the legacy of Black scholars and medical practitioners in Western medicine, but also other ways of healing used throughout the African Diaspora. This year's theme considers activities, rituals and initiatives that Black communities have carried out to be healthy.

Madam Speaker, again, I ask the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing the Association for the Study of African American Life and History and its vital role in establishing Black History Month.

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