Help us ensure that African American history is learned, experienced, and carried forward.
The W. M. Dulaney Branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) is committed to expanding knowledge and understanding of African American history throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth community.
Through two signature educational initiatives—the Heritage Bowl and the Freedom School—we bring history beyond the pages of a textbook and create opportunities for students and adults to learn it, discuss it, experience it, and preserve it for future generations.
The Heritage Bowl: Learn the History. Experience the History.
The Heritage Bowl is an annual, challenging African American history competition for middle and high school student teams throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area.
Students prepare for the competition by studying African American history across generations—from African civilizations and the struggle for freedom to the people, organizations, movements, and achievements that have shaped America.
But the learning does not end when the competition is over.
Winning teams receive an all-expense-paid educational trip to experience history firsthand.
These experiences may include destinations such as:
Your Donation Makes the Experience Possible
Donor support helps provide student travel, transportation, lodging, meals, admission to historic attractions, educational materials, competition expenses, awards, and other program costs.
The Freedom School: Knowledge for the Entire Community
The Freedom School is a comprehensive, instructor-led course in African American history designed to provide participants with a deeper understanding of the African and African American experience.
The curriculum explores subjects including African civilizations, the trans-Atlantic forced migration, slavery, the road to emancipation, Reconstruction, battles against segregation, the Civil Rights Movement, and other significant people, events, ideas, and movements that have shaped African American life and American history.
The Freedom School is open to adults throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth community regardless of background. Through instruction, historical resources, multimedia presentations, and meaningful discussion, participants have an opportunity to examine history in greater depth and connect the past with the world in which we live today.
Both of these events are held in partnership with Dallas’ world renown African American Museum in the Fair Park.
Donate today and be part of history in the making!
The mission of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH®) is to promote, research, preserve, interpret and disseminate information about Black life, history and culture to the global community. This mission is accomplished via local branches located across the United States. The organization was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson, “The Father of Black History” in 1915.
We are aiming to raise $15,000 to award the winners and a chaperon of the 2027 Heritage Bowl with an unforgettable all-expense-paid trip.
ASALH's vision is to be the premier Black Heritage and learned society with a diverse and inclusive membership, aiming to promote greater knowledge of African American history through a program of education, research, and publishing. This implicitly promotes equity by challenging historical omissions and advocating for a more accurate and comprehensive understanding of the past, which is crucial for achieving an equitable future.
Our annual Heritage Bowl provides students of all diversity to participate in learning, understanding and competing in Black history.
Organization name
W M Dulaney Branch of ASALH
Tax id (EIN)
82-4676399
Causes
Education - Higher Ed
Operating Budget
Less than $100,000
Counties Served
Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Tarrant
BIPOC Serving
Black or African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic or Latinx, Native American
BIPOC Leadership
Executive Director/CEO
Address
3220 PARK ROW AVE