Michael Johnson is a life-long Alexandrian, born and raised at a time when the city was divided by race. As a kid, he used to play in a field overrun by weeds, not realizing until decades later that ...

Its new landmark status will ensure the burial ground receives receives protections and resources for future generations. A Black burial ground in Staten Island, New York, named in honor of Frederick ...

WASHINGTON (7News) — June 1 marks the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month, and community activists are using the time to talk about solutions. As a symbol of solidarity, the Frederick Douglass ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Black New Yorkers nearly a century ago sought a dignified location for their loved ones’ final resting place. Today, a group of Staten Islanders hopes to keep that dream alive at ...

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The design for a new Frederick Douglass memorial in New York has sparked a controversy that pits artistic truth and oral traditions against documented historical fact. The memorial incorporates quilt ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A nearly 100-year-old Oakwood cemetery originally built for African Americans took another step toward landmark status this week after the city’s Landmarks Preservation ...

Frederick Douglass Memorial Home was built between 1855 and 1859 for John Welsh Van Hook, an architect from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in Uniontown (also known as Anacostia). In 1877, Frederick ...

EASTON, Md.- 1 million copies of a special edition Frederick Douglass novel will be distributed throughout the United States. Frederick Douglass is said to be one of the most influential African ...