Programs

• Somebody Had To Do It—a multidisciplinary research project documenting the experience of the first African American children to attend formerly all-white schools. This project, which seeks to identify and interview all of those who desegregated formerly all-white schools in the U.S., will be housed for the next five years at the Jonathan Jasper Wright Institute for the Study of Southern African American History, Culture and Policy at Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC). Read the press release here.
• AAERO Conversations with Treasures of Our Heritage—a series of oral history forums at which elders are interviewed and their history and memories recorded in the presence of community members of all ages
  - To nominate someone for our Conversations forum, please complete a form.
• AAERO Memorial Awards—celebrate admirable characteristics and accomplishments of loved ones by giving financial contributions to the education of African American students
• AAERO Recognition of Outstanding Teachers—awards to teachers, nominated by their students, peers or parents of students for their outstanding performance while teaching at schools with majority African American enrollments