May 25, 2016
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Drusilla Dunjee Houston Memorial Scholarship Award

The Association of Black Women Historians' 2016 Drusilla Dunjee Houston Memorial Scholarship Award recognizes an emerging female scholar of African descent. It fosters scholarly research in Africana Women's history.  Each year an award will be given for the best, unpublished original essay from either a graduate course or a chapter from a thesis or dissertation for the 2016 award year (June 1, 2015 to May 30, 2016). The essay must be wholly focused on some aspect of history on black women from the U.S. and/or Africana Diaspora. The paper must involve interpretation of primary sources, focus on the ideas or actions initiated among black women, and make a significant contribution to Africana women's history. The Black Classic Press of Baltimore inaugurated the award two decades ago, and it has been continued through the contributions of ABWH members.

Requirements
  • Black female graduate student currently pursuing a master of arts or doctorate degree in history or a related field
  • A minimum 3.0 GPA; applicant must submit a transcript
  • History writing sample that demonstrates analysis and use of primary sources
  • Two letters of recommendation from professors and academic advisors on letterhead (Note that one of the letters must come from an ABWH member. The letters may be submitted directly to Award committee.)
  • Curriculum Vita
The deadline for receipt of all application materials (including letters of recommendation) is  June 30, 2016 . Please send application materials to  drusilladunjeeaward@gmail.com .
The 2016 award will be presented at the 2016 ABWH Annual Luncheon on during the 101st ASALH Convention in Richmond, Virginia.





Lillian Hornsby Memorial Award

The Lillian Hornsby Memorial Award is a merit-based monetary prize of $200.00 awarded to an undergraduate Africana woman student pursuing a degree in History or related field.

In 1995, Alton Hornsby, a professor of history at Morehouse College, created the Lillie M. Newton Hornsby Award to honor his late mother. Mrs. Hornsby is remembered for her unwavering commitment to the education of her children and her community at large.
Dr. Hornsby continues his mother's example of self-sacrifice for the greater collective good through his support of this award for African-descended undergraduate women.
Criteria:
  • A female undergraduate of Africana descent majoring in History or a related field (includes arts and sciences)
  • A minimum 3.0 GPA
  • Two academic letters of recommendations (one of these recommenders must be from a current ABWH member)
  • 15- to 20-page essay related to a topic pertaining to Africana women in history, culture, politics, art, and/or science
The deadline for receipt of all application materials (including letters of recommendation) is June 30, 2016. Please send application materials to   hornsbyabwh@gmail.com .
 
The 2016 award will be presented at the 2016 ABWH Annual Luncheon on during the 101st ASALH Convention in Richmond, Virginia.





The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography is Now in Print!
 
Dear Contributor, 
 
We're very excited to announce that The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography has recently published!
 
The Dictionary of Caribbean and Afro-Latin American Biography  (DCALAB) is a major biographical reference work covering the lives and legacies of notable Afro-descendants from the Caribbean and Latin America, men and women from all eras and walks of life. This groundbreaking resource provides unprecedented coverage of the region through the lives of its people. This monumental task would not have been possible without your work.
 
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DCALAB will continue to grow as part of the Oxford African American Studies Center (www.oxfordaasc.com). Over the next few years, we expect to add several hundred articles, and to update the entries from the print version. If you are interested in contributing to this endeavor, we would love to work with you again. For more information, please contact the editors at dcalab@oup.com.  
 
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