[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 34 (Tuesday, February 22, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E167]
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RECOGNIZING THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE STUDY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN LIFE AND 
                                HISTORY

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                       HON. ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON

                      of the district of columbia

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 22, 2022

  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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