The Our Authors Study Club, Inc. Los Angeles (OASC) announced today the launch of its 2023 Membership Campaign. With the theme, “Preserving Our Future Past”, OASC hopes to add to the membership a younger generation in preparation for organizational transition and institutional fluidity; preparing for the future, but building on the foundation of the past. The campaign runs from November 1, 2022, to February 28, 2023.
OASC is a nonprofit organization founded by Mrs. Vassie D. Wright on February 14, 1945, to study the biographies of African American authors, review their books, and learn the true history of African people throughout the Diaspora. That same year, Mrs. Wright worked with Dr. Carter G. Woodson to charter Our Authors Study Club, Inc. as the Los Angeles branch of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Inc. (ASALH) www.asalh.org. In 1950, the Mayor of Los Angeles joined OASC to establish official month-long celebrations at L.A. City Hall. That practice continues today, making OASC the founders of Black History Celebrations in Los Angeles and the originators of all of the Mayors’ city-wide diverse celebrations.
OASC shares the vision of ASALH to be the premier Black Heritage learned society with a strong network and partners whose diverse and inclusive membership will continue the Woodson and Wright legacy, established by Dr. Carter G. Woodson in 1915, and empower through knowledge and racial understanding, an appreciation of African American history and culture.
During these uncertain times in which the very nature of what OASC and ASALH do—the teaching of areas of Black History that has been legally banned in seven U.S. states as “history that makes people uncomfortable”, OASC continues to present its annual month-long city-wide celebration, youth oratorical competition, Black History tour, monthly meetings, special Black History Speakers and more.
Becoming an OASC member will plug you into a national network of amazing diverse leaders and part-time volunteers committed to promoting the work of Dr. Carter G. Woodson, also known as the “Father of Black History” and Vassie D. Wright, Founder of OASC. OASC takes history and the ability to share that same seriously and promotes the support of research, education, and practice in the process. Dedication to the preservation of Black history; to the excavation of lost Black history, and to the future of Black History is a founding principle of the organization.
OASC membership includes membership in ASALH and is open to dues-paying individuals and organizations that support the OASC mission and vision. The membership year is from January 1 through December 31. Please Note: If you complete and submit your 2023 membership application before December 9, 2022, there are BONUS savings of $10 to $15 per level of membership. After that time 2023 rates apply. For a complete list or member levels and benefits log on to www.oascla.org.
“We encourage our members to participate in OASC leadership and our diverse programs that include documenting local history, providing scholarships for our youth, promoting Black authors, and promoting Black life, history, and culture in communities across the Southland and abroad,” states Theresa Curtis, Membership Chair. Tangible local benefits include (new this year) Computer discounts for members from Dell and Lenovo computers, OASC Membership pin, Membership Card, discounts in the OASC Online Store that includes Black History posters, books, the OASC Kente Stole, and Special admission to Members-Only events. You may also be listed in the City-wide African American Black History Cultural Guide (For members who join by January 1, 2023). Members receive local and national benefits. See the brochure online at www.oascla.org for a full listing of local and ASALH benefits for each level of membership.
Join OASC today and help continue to “Authenticate and Secure Black Citizenship” through discovery and the teaching of fundamental truth to the world–that Africans and peoples of African descent are makers of history and co-workers in what W. E. B. Du Bois called, “The Kingdom of Culture.”
Secure our “Future Past”. Download your application at www.oascla.org or email [email protected].
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