Obama backers celebrate win Nov 5, 2008
In the building where Moses Floyd Jr. and his son watched election returns on television, portraits of Rosa Parks, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Frederick Douglass hung above the entrance. The weight of how historic the moment was could not go unnoticed, as men in their 40s, 50s and 60s watched as something that could not have happened in the days of Douglass or the days of Parks and King was about to happen. (The St. Augustine Record)
Anxious Harlem Braces For Election Nov 4, 2008
The tense mood is palpable in Harlem4Obamas donated office on Frederick Douglass Boulevard and 133rd Street. Whye takes a flurry of calls on his cell phone while coordinating campaign strategy from his laptop. (CBS News)
Palin last 'culture warrior' Nov 4, 2008
By Frederick Douglass. November 3, 2008 7:55 PM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Extra security at RSD schools after violence at football game Nov 4, 2008
According to the RSD, the teenagers attend Frederick Douglass, Carver, O Perry Walker and Rabouin High Schools. The community group "Silence is Violence" helps mentor students at Rabouin. (WWLTV.com, LA)
A Fitting Tribute Nov 2, 2008
The Oscar-nominated star of "Pulp Fiction," "Jumper," "Lakeview Terrace" and "Unbreakable" (which he says featured his favorite yet of his cinematic hairstyles: "the Frederick Douglass 'fro") and one of the highest-grossing movie stars in history had waited a long time for the opportunity. "We, (No.) 1, like each other a lot and wanted to hang out and work together," he said. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
First provost candidate to visit UNI Nov 1, 2008
Mackin helped bring the Frederick Douglass Scholars Program to the Bloomsburg campus. The program helps new faculty members from "historically underrepresented populations" develop their professional skills. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
THE LAST LINCOLNS Oct 26, 2008
Lincoln is featured in two dual biographies, one pairing him with slave-turned-activist Frederick Douglass, the other looking at connections between Lincoln and Charles Darwin, who also was born on Feb. 12, 1809. But Charles Lachman may have come up with the most-original idea of the bunch. (New York Post -- Opinions)
Keokuk Middle School students practice citizenship with mock election Oct 25, 2008
According to Wikipedia on the Internet, the first black presidential candidate was Frederick Douglass running on the People's Party ticket with Victoria Woodhull (Claflin) in 1872. Other black candidates have been. (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
27 million people engage in modern day slavery Oct 22, 2008
Mr James Kofi Annan, founder of Challenging Heights, a child oriented NGO, presenting the "Frederick Douglass Award" he won to the media on Tuesday, entreated the government to become actively involved in how to combat child labour ... He said the Frederick Douglass Freedom Award was given to a survivor of the worst forms of slavery and now engaged in activities aimed at liberating people in slavery. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
The real Lincoln, not the e-mail Lincoln Oct 21, 2008
By Frederick Douglass ... Frederick Douglass July 4, 1852. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
The story of slaves in Pittsburgh Oct 19, 2008
One of Pittsburgh's early wealthy blacks was a doctor, Martin Delany, who also went on to edit Frederick Douglass' North Star newspaper. Another, George Vashon, became the first black graduate at Oberlin College, the first black lawyer in New York State and the first black professor at Howard University. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Frederick Douglass High Plays Fort Hill in Cumberland Oct 18, 2008
- Prince George's County's Frederick Douglass High School made the trek to Cumberland, Md ... But the coach of Prince George's County Frederick Douglass High School's team wasn't intimidated ... "I can't speculate on that, I wasn't there," said Julius Pinkney, Frederick Douglass' head coach. (ABC 7 News, DC)
Speak, Sarah, speak Oct 15, 2008
By Frederick Douglass. October 14, 2008 8:26 PM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
COLUMN: Will you choose the comb-over poster child or Mr. Big Ears for president? Oct 10, 2008
The Question wrote on Oct 8, 2008 12:15 PM:" Fox News is a right-wing propaganda organization that works to poison the U.S. democratic republic. It does not practice journalism. It SUBVERTS journalism. It's the Fourth Estate's Fifth Column and the Pravda of the Bush White House.For Fox News, as for its Republican masters, the truth is something to be kept in secret for the rulers to use, like energy policy task forces, lists of U.S. attorneys to be fired for political purposes, programs for... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
* Many nonprofits feel the pinch as donations dry up Oct 8, 2008
Yet as volunteers have dwindled, the Food Banks own community kitchen in Harlem, at 252 West 116th St. near Frederick Douglass Boulevard, has had a 35 percent increase in the number of meals served, Boroff said, compared with this time last year. And at the same time, during the last two weeks, the groups direct-mail donor revenues were down 27 percent, he said. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Historians ponder Lincoln's legacy, lessons we can learn Oct 8, 2008
The beloved leader who saved the Union "has become an American Jesus," says Jonathan Karp, publisher of Twelve, which on Nov. 4 will release Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln by John Stauffer. "Lincoln is an evergreen," Karp says. (USA Today -- Life)
The Glory Of Gospel Oct 5, 2008
The 15-member Non-Stop Praise choir rocks the sanctuary with a driving treatment of Walker's "Oh Lord We Praise You" during Sunday service at New St. Paul, where a painting of "The Last Supper" hangs behind the pulpit and portraits of Martin Luther King Jr., Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass line the side walls. Children in the congregation join in on tambourines. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
The value of an outfit Oct 3, 2008
sakbi wrote on Sep 20, 2008 6:29 PM:" Frederick Douglass - July 4, 1852Oh! had I the ability, and could I reach the nations ear, I would today pour out a fiery stream of biting ridicule, blasting reproach, withering sarcasm, and stern rebuke. For it is not light that is needed, but fire; it is not the gentle shower, but thunder. We need the storm, the whirlwind, and the earthquake. The feeling of the nation must be quickened; the conscience of the nation must be roused; the propriety of the... (Helena Independent Record, MT)
Readers due for a feast on Lincoln Sep 23, 2008
There are three complete biographies; books of essays and photographs; books about Lincoln as a youth, as president-elect, as a military leader, as a writer, and as an inventor; books about Lincoln and his family, about Lincoln as victim of conspiracy, about Lincoln and his connections with others - his secretaries, his admirals, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, scientist Charles Darwin, even the poet Robert Burns. There are at least seven children's books on the way. (Boston Globe)
Spike Lee picks a fight Sep 21, 2008
There's a key line in this film, a debate between Derek Luke's character and Michael Ealy's character, and Luke's character says, "This is about the future." They might not have thought about it, but all the stuff that has happened, the black men that have fought in the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Dr. King, Rosa Parks, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, Jesse Jackson, Sojourner Truth, W. Dubois, Booker T. Washington - all these things... (Boston Globe)
The Music Hall unveils new lobby Sep 20, 2008
History has been made on the site: Frederick Douglass spoke passionately here against slavery, and the theater has welcomed the gathering of suffragists. Every kind of performance has graced its stage including minstrel shows, operettas, silent films, vaudeville, Broadway shows, ballet, grand opera and rock bands. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
New Book Investigates Racial Issues... Sep 19, 2008
However, that opportunity was not always perceived positively, as evidenced by a Frederick Douglass article that denounced leisure activity as debilitating. The early days of Jim Crow marked an increased interest in sports among African Americans and a stronger relationship between race relations in sports in particular and in the United States in general. (Suite101.com)
Obama reclaims poll lead Sep 19, 2008
By Frederick Douglass ... By Frederick Douglass ... By Frederick Douglass. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
How Wall St. thanks us Sep 18, 2008
By Frederick Douglass September 17, 2008 3:32 PM Other critical issues: 1. Hes black, 2. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
'Times have changed': Civil rights, women's movements intertwined Sep 18, 2008
When historic women's rights leaders, such as Lucretia Mott and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, met in Seneca Falls, N.Y., in 1848 to discuss the social, civil and religious condition of women at the first Woman's Rights Convention, it was Frederick Douglass, a former slave and abolitionist, who suggested that those gathered vote on a women's suffrage resolution, Glisson said. "The women's movement of the 1960s and 1970s was also largely shaped by people who had learned to mobilize in the civil rights... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Tina Allen; created sculptures of black activists Sep 15, 2008
As she sculpted a likeness of Frederick Douglass, who was born a slave and helped to abolish slavery, "he told me he's not happy," Ms. Allen said. It shows in his face, which closely resembles a famous photograph. (Boston Globe)
Developer seeks big box retailer for D.C.'s Poplar Point Sep 15, 2008
Another project that would likely affect the site is D.C. s planned replacement of the Frederick Douglass Bridge, which remains several years away. A big-box retailer bringing many more cars down Howard Road before the bridge is rebuilt, however, could overwhelm the area with traffic and probably wouldn t jive with a stadium for D.C. United, an idea Epperson says is not in the best interest of the city and probably wouldn t be inviting to shoppers either. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
Challenge to Attract Visitors to Susan B. Anthony House Sep 12, 2008
The Frederick Douglass Resource Center, which is under construction on King St., also has the potential to boost the neighborhood and attendance at the Susan B. Anthony House. The Susan B. Anthony House could get a big boost from Congress. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Community organizers the core of all liberty Sep 9, 2008
Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison made abolitionism politically possible. Cesar Chavez and Samuel Gompers fought to give labor the right to organize. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Schultz column Sep 8, 2008
By Frederick Douglass (Bailey). September 7, 2008 8:28 PM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Book Review: Alternate Presidents Sep 7, 2008
Woodhull takes on a free love stance, separated from her husband and living with her boyfriend in the White House, declares Frederick Douglass as her running mate and gives women and African-Americans the right to vote. The saucy president puts the staid Victorian era on their ear in this delightful story. (Suite101.com)
Friday's Scores Sep 6, 2008
Frederick Douglass vs. South Terrebonne, ccd. John Ehret vs. Saint Paul's, ccd. (Nola.com -- Sports)
Ghanaian wins prestigious international award Sep 6, 2008
Accra, Sept. 5, GNA - Archbishop Desmond Tutu, a Nobel laureate and internationally acclaimed South African human rights activist, would on Monday September 15, 2008 present the 2008 Frederick Douglass Freedom Award to Mr James Kofi Annan, founder of Ghanaian-based Challenging Heights for his commitment to helping freed child slaves and their parents and guardians live purposeful lives. A statement copied to the Ghana News Agency from the Ghana office of US-based Free The Slaves (FTS), noted... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Work Begins on W. Main Street Project Sep 5, 2008
The new Frederick Douglass Resource Center will open at 39 King Street later this month. ajl/yc. (R News)
Bush: Independence, character changed history Sep 3, 2008
By Frederick Douglass. September 3, 2008 12:49 AM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Drowning in crocodile tears Sep 3, 2008
By Frederick Douglass. September 2, 2008 4:10 PM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Missing student found unharmed Aug 28, 2008
Antonio Mack, 15, was reported missing after leaving Frederick Douglass High School in northwest Atlanta around 3:15 p.m.. Recent headlines. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Obama steps into history Aug 28, 2008
Barack Obama of Illinois be selected by this convention by acclamation as the nominee of the Democratic Party for president of the United States," she said.House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, standing at the lectern, asked for a second and was greeted by a road of voices. A louder roar came from the crowd when she asked for support of the motion. When the voting was cut off, Obama had received 1,549 votes, compared with 231 for Clinton.Remarkable journeyFor Obama, the nomination -- seized from Clinton,... (News & Observer)
CATHOLIC JOE'S ABORTION WOE Aug 26, 2008
Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, William Jennings Bryan, Dorothy Day, Martin Luther King - indeed, the majority of great reformers in American history - were not only motivated by faith, but repeatedly used religious language to argue for their cause. "To say that men and women should not inject their 'personal morality' into public-policy debates is a practical absurdity. Our law is by definition a codification of morality, much of it grounded in the Judeo-Christian tradition.". (New York Post -- Opinions)
11 comments Aug 26, 2008
The nominee will be compared to Moses, George Washington, Frederick Douglass, and Tiger Woods before it's all through. We can only imagine how monstrously upset they'll be that the Republicans dare to assemble and oppose their beatific vision. (Human Events Online)
Taking A Second Look At Bi-racial 'Black' Leaders Aug 25, 2008
"Biracial folk have always played significant leadership roles in the Black community. We need only think of Frederick Douglass," Harris said. "Whether their increased participation in these roles signals something good or bad depends on the ways in which they relate to the Black community. Do they see themselves as full-fledged members of our community? Do they offer a politics that genuinely reflect the interests of our community? These are the sorts of questions that will have to be asked." I... (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
116 years ago, GOP looked to West from Minneapolis Aug 25, 2008
Frederick Douglass, who grew up a slave and became an abolitionist, came to town to attend a suffrage rally led by Susan B. Anthony, a leader in the movement for women's rights. Nathanson said the African-American delegates went home disappointed when a weakened resolution denouncing "inhuman outrages" went into the platform, with no follow-up. (Brainerd Daily Dispatch)
Not the first and not the last Aug 23, 2008
Frederick Douglass was born a slave, but became famous as an abolitionist, author and statesman. Together, he and Woodhull ran against Republican Ulysses S. Grant and Democrat Horace Greeley. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Track Program Adds Stellar Recruiting Class Aug 23, 2008
54, LJ- 22'7" Jareen Stewart Archbishop Molloy HS, N.Y. Primary Event Areas: LJ- 22'10, 200m- 22.14, 100m- 10.84 Legonn Haskins Frederick Douglass High School, Md. Primary Event Areas: 110m hurdles- 13.9, 55m hurdles- 7.90 Max Bruno Indian Hills High School, N.J. Primary Event Areas: Mile- 4:27.30, 800m- 1:52.5 Sumanth Kuppalli Perry Hall High School, Md. Primary event Areas: Mile- 4:18, 800m- 1:56.4, 2 mile- 9:27.0 Chris Conway Desert Vista High School, Ariz. Primary Event Areas: 1600m- 4:23,... (Umterps.com)
Weekend book reviews Aug 23, 2008
Emerson could squirm at the idea of Frederick Douglass joining the Town and Country Club; Dickinson's lines "God of the Manacle / As of the Free '/ Take not my Liberty '/ Away from Me" suggest that she was imbibing her friend Higginson's accounts, sharing his enthusiasm and, perhaps, spurring him on. 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
What Obama Has Yet To Learn About Slavery, Race And U.S. Exceptionalism Aug 23, 2008
When the famed black abolitionist, Frederick Douglass, studied the compromises made over slavery in the original Constitution, he concluded that it was nothing less than a "glorious liberty document.". From 1776 through the early 1800s, America witnessed the greatest anti-slavery movement ever, as half of the original states abolished slavery and active anti-slavery societies sprang up elsewhere, the importation of African slaves was outlawed, and the spread of slavery was prohibited. (Investors Business Daily)
GMAC Financial Services and Operation HOPE Offer Financial Literacy Program in Harlem Aug 20, 2008
The Aug. 23 seminar will take place at the Operation HOPE Banking Center Network, Harlem, 2511 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Steve Bartlett, president and chief executive officer of The Financial Services Roundtable, will speak at the event and GMAC representatives will be in attendance, as well. The Financial Services Roundtable is a trade association representing 100 of the largest integrated financial services companies. (PR Newswire)
Books For the Fall: Obama, Woodward and Moore Aug 19, 2008
Abraham Lincoln's bicentennial is not until February, but fall offers a warmup for the deluge: John Stauffer's Giants: The Parallel Lives of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass ; Harold Holzer's Lincoln President-Elect and Tried by War, by James M. McPherson, a Pulitzer Prize winner and leading Civil War historian who thinks, despite thousands of books about the president, that Lincoln's war leadership deserves more attention. His functions as commander in chief have been undertreated... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Ford's Theatre Offers Sneak Peek of Renovations Aug 18, 2008
Plans call for a renovated, interactive museum in the theater's basement that will include such features as a railway car that patrons can walk through -- similar to the one Lincoln took to Washington for his first inauguration; a recreation of Lincoln's office, including a touch-screen that will allow visitors to view documents that would have crossed his desk; and a film about the president's relationship with abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Artifacts such as the derringer that John Wilkes... (W-USA News, DC)
Who will be the running mates? Aug 17, 2008
By Frederick Douglass ... By Frederick Douglass August 16, 2008 1:27 PM ... By Frederick Douglass. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Catholic Memorials road scholars visit New York City Aug 14, 2008
They met with administrators at Rice High School in Harlem and students at Frederick Douglass Academy, one of Harlem s most successful public schools. They spent time at the St. Joseph s House in Greenwich Village, where the Catholic Worker movement feeds the homeless each day. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)
Little information is dangerous Aug 13, 2008
It has done this 26 times; there are now eight versions of the Frederick Douglass Academy, The Knowledge and Power Preparatory Academy I-VII, and six clones of Mott Hall. Can you imagine the NSW Department of Education allowing James Ruse High II to open in Sutherland Shire, or Sydney Girls High II in Penrith. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Patterns of Black Excellence Aug 13, 2008
Sowell also writes about Baltimore's Frederick Douglass High School, whose education tragedy was featured last June in the HBO documentary "Hard Times at Douglass High" and my column "Black Education" (July 23, 2008). Frederick Douglass was founded in 1883 as the Colored High and Training School before it was renamed in 1892 ... By the way, out of respect for these two great Americans, Frederick Douglass and Paul Laurence Dunbar, the two schools should be renamed Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton... (Townhall.com)
Germanna's new VP comes from a working background in Guyana, with an emphasis on education Aug 6, 2008
" She and her family had come with only a suitcase each. Though they spoke English, their culture was different. Woolford-Singh balanced a full-time work schedule with a full-time class load at Brooklyn College. Seven years later, she earned a bachelor's degree. "My mom was ahead of her time," Woolford-Singh said. "She understood the limitations a wife had without an education. " She earned a master's degree from New York University. Now, she has a Ph.D. in urban services and higher education... (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
August Poet - Robert Hayden Aug 2, 2008
His poem "Frederick Douglass" is a tribute to the former slave, who helped liberate Black Americans ... When all that has taken place and freedom is won, Frederick Douglass will be remembered ... Historically, Frederick Douglass was, in fact, a former slave. (Suite101.com)
NYT: Obama tested ideas in classroom Jul 30, 2008
Mr. Obama improvised his own textbook, including classic cases like Brown v. Board of Education, and essays by Frederick Douglass, W. E. B. Dubois, the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X, as well as conservative thinkers like Robert H. Bork. Mr. Obama was especially eager for his charges to understand the horrors of the past, students say. (Huntington WSAZ-TV, WV)
Rich History in Rochester Jul 29, 2008
Frederick Douglass Holly Maynard visited the new exhibit Fight to Freedom: Rochester's Underground Railroad now opened at the. Email Story. (WOKR13 Rochester)
Best Bets: Chautauqua offers a look at historical figures Jul 25, 2008
Abraham Lincoln will appear at 7 tonight, Frederick Douglass at 7 p.m. Saturday and Walt Whitman at 7 p.m. Sunday, with a conversation with all three to follow. The three will appear at the Everett Albers Chautauqua Program, sponsored by the North Dakota Humanities Council. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Black Education Jul 23, 2008
It captured much of the 2004-2005 school year at Baltimore's predominantly black Frederick Douglass High School ... Frederick Douglass was founded in 1883 as the Colored High and Training School before it was renamed ... At Frederick Douglass' founding, it didn't have the resources available today. (Townhall.com)
Something for everyone at exhibit Jul 19, 2008
The black history series, done in graphite, includes jazz musician Duke Ellington, scientist George Washington Carver, abolitionist Frederick Douglass and Olympic track star Wilma Rudolph. Murray said he hopes to continue the series, at least until he has enough to do an entire show with just those drawings. (Suffolk News Herald, VA)
"Real Americans" Are Stupid! Obama vs. Mitt Romney and Jesse Jackson Jul 14, 2008
God forbid Obama is elected and begins to challenge ignorant black America to reclaim the intellectual legacy of Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, and WEB DuBois. The best thing going for Obama is that he is smarter than we-the-dumb-on-purpose-people. (Yahoo! News)
Amid school's struggle, a reach for redemption Jul 8, 2008
An advanced placement English teacher, she had begun the year with plans for her students to dissect the language of Frederick Douglass and explore themes of isolation in novels by Albert Camus and Ernest Hemingway. In some ways, a year is a long time, in other ways not nearly enough, and now what Yearwood demanded for a passing grade was proof that they could execute basic functions of the language - grammatically correct sentences, paragraphs that communicate simple ideas. (Boston Globe)
Former Falcons RB focuses on career as educator Jul 7, 2008
The Atlanta native and Frederick Douglass High graduate decided to get into coaching on the high school level. He recently received his certification to teach social studies. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Black history exhibit opens today Jul 4, 2008
Highlighted pieces appearing in the mobile museum will include slave shackles, a pair of Muhammad Ali's boxing gloves and letters written by Frederick Douglass and Marcus Garvey. The "America I AM: The African American Imprint" museum exhibit, the brainchild of late-night PBS television talk show host Tavis Smiley, begs the question: Would America be the same without African-Americans. (Nola.com -- Sports)
More of this story Jul 4, 2008
Therefore, portraits culled from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery by guest curator Deborah Willis include everyone from abolitionist Frederick Douglass and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. to musician Louis Armstrong and actress Dorothy Dandridge. "I wanted to consider the notion of beauty and power and its embodiment in the portrait," said Willis, who is a professor of photography and imaging at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
