Programs
Carter G. Woodson Essay Contest
The Carter G. Woodson essay contest is held annually in February. It provides elementary and high school students an opportunity to research and write on a history topic.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaker’s Program
The Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaker’s Program is held annually on the third Sunday in January. The program ties in Dr. King’s goals with local issues and projects.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaker’s Program by AAHANF
The Afro-American Historical Association of the Niagara Frontier, Inc. presents the annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Speaker’s Program featuring keynote speaker Dr. Yohuru Williams, Founding Director of the Center of Racial Initiative.
Dr. Monroe Fordham Speaker’s Series
The Series is held annually in the Fall and Spring. The series aims to raise awareness of scholarly research on African Americans.
Family History Dinner
The Family History Dinner is held annually on the first Thursday in May. It features William Wells Brown awardees and local family historians, who present their research experiences and outcomes.
Previous Family History Dinner Presenters
1981 Madeline Easley-Scott
1982 Stanton Biddle, PhD and Carol Mitchell
1983 Frances Murphy Campbell
1984 Arthur Anderson, Esq.
1985 Josephine Holmes
1986 Sheila Nickson
1987 Geraldine Barkley
1988 George K. Arthur
1989 Leeland Jones, Jr.
1990 Celes Tisdale
1991 John V. Elmore, Esq.
1992 Deborah Turner
1993 Dr. Lydia T. Wright-Evans
1994 Carl Mostiller
1995 B. Gwendolyn Greene –
1996 Marva Daniel
1997 Robert N. Davis
1998 Sonia L. Walker
1999 Ora Anderson Curry
2000 Stanton Biddle, PhD
2001 Florence Curtis Hargrave
2002 Barbara Nevergold, PhD
2003 George K. Arthur
Dr. Felix Armfield and
Adonis Dawkins
2004 Georgia Burnette
2005 Zola Crowell
2006 Sharon Amos, PhD.
Fern Beavers, RN
2007 Eva Doyle
2008 Barbara Nevergold, PhD
Peggy Brooks Bertram
2009 Sharon Amos, PhD
2010 Honor AAHANF Founders
2011 Linda Capers Wheeler
2012 Linda Duke
2013 George Scott
2014 Sharon Jordan Holley
2015 Sandra Williams Bush
2016 Sharon Amos, PhD,
Fern Beavers
2017 Georgia Burnette
2018 Michael Boston, Ph.D.
2019 Linda Capers Wheeler
William Wells Brown Award
The William Wells Brown Award honors individuals and/or organizations that have contributed to the promotion of historical scholarship and/or the preservation of regional African American history.
Previous William Wells Brown Awardees
William Peoples
Erie County Chapter of Links, Inc,
East Side History Project
UNIA-ACL-Buffalo Division #433
Historically Speaking
The AAHANF publishes a quarterly newsletter that focuses on the importance of local history.