The mark consists of a large circle with a smaller circle inside, with the wording "AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORICAL AND GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY" in semi circle in the upper part of the large circle and a star at the bottom of the large circle. Inside the smaller circle are the words "Life Continuity Eternity" written in cursive font below an outline of the United States interlocked with an outline of Africa.
Color is not claimed as a feature of the mark.