WELCOME TO ABWH
OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
ABWH was conceived in 1977 when three Black women historians, Rosalyn Terborg-Penn, Eleanor Smith, and Eleanor Parker, recognized the need for a specially focused organization within their profession.
MEMBERSHIP
OUR HISTORY
OUR HISTORY
Members of ABWH, like Deborah Gray White, Nell Irvin Painter, and Darlene Clark Hine, have made an indelible impact on the field. Become a new member, renew, or upgrade your membership.
OFFICERS
OUR HISTORY
OFFICERS
ABWH is a network of scholars representing every region of the country. Meet the ABWH 2025-2026 leadership team!
ABWH TV
ABWH TV
OFFICERS
Visit our YouTube channel to view videos of interviews, lectures, and panels with our leadership and esteemed colleagues nationwide.
AWARDS
ABWH TV
CONTACT
ABWH offers prizes and honors that celebrate and acknowledge exceptional scholarship on women of African descent and historical issues that consider intersections of race and gender.
CONTACT
ABWH TV
CONTACT
There are several ways to connect with ABWH members. Meet us at a number of national conferences and symposia, reach out to your regional representative, join our mailing list, and watch for announcements on social media, too!
ABWH BOOKLIST
As incoming National Director,
Dr. Stephanie Y. Evans initiated the ABWH Booklist project.
The purpose of this project is to recognize, read, and reference books by ABWH Life Members. This project is allows readers to explore past scholarship and identify how extant work can inform future research.
ABWH has over 500 members—almost half are life members. The ABWH Booklist is comprised of 300 books.
ABWH AUTHORS | TWO DECADES OF HISTORY
ABWH LIFE MEMBERS BEFORE 2005 | Foundations of a Black History Reading List
Adele Alexander
Erica Armstrong-Dunbar
Bernice McNair Barnett
Daina Ramey Berry
Elsa Barkley Brown
A'Lelia P. Bundles
Deidre Hill Butler
Tamu Chambers
Elizabeth Clark-Lewis
William Jelani Cobb
Bettye Collier-Thomas
Elizabeth Dawson
E. Murrell Dawson
Geraldyne P. Diallo
Lillie Johnson Edwards
Stephanie Y. Evans
Devin Fergus
Dorothy Jenkins Fields
Sherry Flett
Bettye J. Gardner
Shennette Garrett-Scott
Debra Foster Green
V. P. Franklin
Sharon Harley
Wanda A. Hendricks
Darlene Clark Hine
Evelyn Brooks-Higginbotham
Tera Hunter
E. Renee Ingram
Sylvia Jacobs
Audreye Johnson
Cheryl Johnson-Odim
Ida E. Jones
Karen Kossie-Chernyshev
Linda Rochell Lane
Angela Michele Leonard
Lydia Lindsey
Valinda Littlefield
Erik S. McDuffie
Jessica Milward
Gloria Jean Mims
Frederick Newsome
Nell Irvin Painter
June O. Patton
Richard Pierce
Linda Reed
Johnetta Richards
Mary Robinson
Jacqueline A. Rouse
Dorothy Salem
Barbara Savage
Daryl Michael Scott
Patricia Bell Scott
Stephanie Shaw
Janet Sims-Woods
Marshanda Smith
Patricia Elaine Smith
Robyn Spencer
Janice Sumler-Edmond
Nikki Taylor
Ula Taylor
Rosalyn Terborg-Penn
Rose Thevenin
Shirley Turpin-Parham
Irene Webster
Deborah Grey White
Lillian S. Williams
Rhonda Williams
Francille Rusan Wilson
