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Issue 1 billboards: What is the Frederick Douglass Foundation?
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 11 months agoIf you've driven, biked or walked through the Cincinnati metro area recently, you may have seen...
White House to convene descendants of civil rights icons and Black historical figures
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 4 months agoEXCLUSIVE: Invited guests include the descendants and families of Frederick Douglass, Booker T....
One of New Bedford's greatest men: Frederick Douglass Read-a-Thon slated for Feb. 4
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoNEW BEDFORD — Join the New Bedford Historical Society for its 21st annual Frederick Douglass...
'Representation matters.' Frederick Douglass statue unveiled in state Senate halls
The Metrowest Daily News via Yahoo News· 4 months agoBOSTON — Senate President Karen Spilka says she was initially “outraged” by the lack of women and...
Music, art, blueberries & Henry Gates Jr.: 19 top things to do on Cape Cod Aug. 12-18
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSome issues of the day are seen through art this week, with movie screenings related to abortion and...
Freeing the last slaves: Juneteenth celebrations on Cape Cod include music, food, history
Cape Cod Times via Yahoo News· 4 days agoPeople will have a chance to celebrate Juneteenth at Aptuxcet Trading Post Museum in Bourne with a...
White House convening of descendants was years in the making, says multi-great grandson of Frederick...
theGrio via AOL· 4 months ago“Let’s keep this history alive, especially in the face of those who would attempt to edit it out,”...
Wes Moore sworn-in as Maryland’s 63rd governor, calls for residents to serve
The Herald-Mail via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWes Moore put his hand on the Bible that once belonged to abolitionist and fellow Marylander...
Painting history: Mechanics Hall readies new portraits of four 19th century Black leaders
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 12 months agoWhen respected cultural advocate Gloria D. Hall was honored with an arts and humanities award in a...
First portrait of Black Americans arrives at Mechanics Hall to be installed in March
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 5 months agoMechanics Hall received a special delivery Monday when the first paining of its Portraits Project...