Supreme Court Justice And Wise Latina? Aug 9, 2009
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, "The Wise Latina" and Puerto Rican Pride. Sunday, August 09, 2009. (Slate)
Your back-to-school guide Aug 8, 2009
Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass high schools open with small learning communities. Coretta Scott King, Inman, Kennedy and Price middle schools are in a pilot program for sixth-graders in which they spend more time with the same teachers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
Douglass stars reunited in NFL Aug 7, 2009
Berea, Ohio James Davis cheered from the stands as Jamal Lewis set all the rushing records at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta. Now the two are teammates with the Cleveland Browns. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
Academic, fiscal realities for metro schools Aug 3, 2009
Major changes: Frederick Douglass and Washington high schools become small learning communities. Douglass will offer communications and journalism; hospitality, tourism and marketing; business and entrepreneurship; and engineering and applied technology. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
A psychiatrist offers insights on Charlie Chaplin Aug 2, 2009
In addition to the Chaplin book, he s written psychobiographies of Frederick Douglass and Samuel Taylor Coleridge. But even though hundreds of books have been written about Chaplin, Weissman still found plenty of material to mine. (Boston Globe)
Taking Our Cues From Martin Jul 31, 2009
African Americans have a long history of protesting mistreatment: Frederick Douglass got into a fist fight with his slave master; Ida B. Wells-Barnett took her anti-lynching campaign all the way to President McKinley,and Medgar Evers courageously spoke out against police brutality before his untimely death. Years later, here we are, witnessing Professor Gates stand up against injustice. (Slate)
On Visions of America: Photographin... Jul 27, 2009
From the Jamestown settlement to Frederick Douglass and through to modern-day where minorities are now an image of power and leadership, Stohm presents in only a few photographs how far America has come from its foundation. American History. (Suite101.com)
Beige in America Jul 22, 2009
Wednesday, July 22, 2009. Will multiracial maven Soledad OBrien ever do a prime-time report on her own people. (Slate)
Q&A with Gates Jul 21, 2009
Look, from Frederick Douglass, who reviewed and praised it, to James Baldwin in 1949, "Uncle Tom's Cabin" has had more impact than any other single book on the shaping of African-American literature. Now it's unread by black people. (Boston Globe)
MLK a Republican at heart? Jul 16, 2009
Kamau-Imani said his group plans more billboards with claims that other black historic figures, such as Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, were Republicans. Inside AJC.COM. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
What’s behind Obama poll numbers? The economy Jul 14, 2009
What s behind Obama poll numbers. What s behind Obama poll numbers. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
For blacks, a hidden cost of Obama's win? Jul 11, 2009
In 1852, abolitionist Frederick Douglass spoke at a Fourth of July commemoration in Rochester, N.Y. He asked his mostly white audience: What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July. I answer; a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
Local branch of National Archives in Morrow uses documents to highlight history Jul 11, 2009
King, along with Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, Thurgood Marshall and Susan B. Anthony are prominent throughout the exhibit. This is a sample of the types of documents we have, said Lisa Royse, the National Archives national museum programs coordinator. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
All men and women Jul 5, 2009
At this assembly for the ages were several names that rocked American history, including Frederick Douglass, who was an equal-opportunity activist for civil rights. Many of the founding mothers of the American women's movement were there. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Fourth of July is a celebration of agitation (23) Jul 5, 2009
It was only getting started and the rebellion has moved through such great forces of agitation as the abolitionists and suffragists, Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglass, the Populists and the Wobblies, Fighting Bob La Follette and Huey Long, the Square Deal and New Deal, Mother Jones and Woodie Guthrie, Rachel Carson and Ralph Nader, Martin Luther King Jr. and Cesar Chavez and on into todays continuing fight for economic fairness, social justice and equal opportunity for all. Without... (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Tant: 'True patriotism' can be tough call Jul 4, 2009
"What to the American slave is your Fourth of July? I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days of the year, the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim," thundered author, activist and escaped slave Frederick Douglass in 1852. "To him, your celebration is a sham; your boasted liberty, an unholy license; your national greatness, swelling vanity; your sounds of rejoicing are empty and heartless ... a thin veil to cover up crimes which would disgrace a... (Athens Banner-Herald)
A country to celebrate Jul 4, 2009
One was from Frederick Douglass, who said in 1852 that the celebrations were a sham that betrayed the gross injustice and cruelty of slavery. He said your shouts of liberty and equality were hollow mockery. (Boston Globe)
The time to talk about racial divide Jul 4, 2009
Last month, nearly 100 people gathered at the Robert Gould Shaw Memorial for a communal reading of Frederick Douglass s fiery Independence Day speech, The Meaning of the Fourth of July for the Negro. I conceived the idea of this public reading out of my concern that the hoopla surrounding the bicentennial of Abraham Lincoln s birth was not relevant to and was failing to reach our young people, particularly immigrants and youths of color. (Boston Globe)
The Patriot Act Jul 2, 2009
excellent Frederick Douglass quote, Jack ... Frederick Douglass warned that "if there is no struggle there is no progress. Those who profess to favor freedom and yet depreciate agitation, are men who want crops without plowing up the ground, they want rain without thunder and lightening. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its many waters. This struggle may be a moral one, or it may be a physical one, and it may be both moral and physical, but it must be a struggle. Power concedes... (Slate)
Marines launch major push in Afghanistan Jul 2, 2009
6:51 pm July 1, 2009, by Jay. CAMP LEATHERNECK, , July 2 Thousands of U.S. Marines descended upon the volatile Helmand River valley in helicopters and armored convoys early Thursday morning, mounting an operation that represents the first large-scale test of the U.S. military s new counter-insurgency strategy in Afghanistan. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
A little hint at life in the other Georgia Jun 30, 2009
Frederick Douglass don t eat grits, don t drink sweetened tea and don t eat fried chicken. I tell people that s why I keep and cultivate my Southern dialect. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Jackson Was A Study In Black And White Jun 29, 2009
Is Danyel Smith too young to remember Jackie Robinson, or Hank Aaron, or Arthur Ashe, or Wilt Chamberlain, or Julius Erving, or Magic Johnson, or Michael Jordan, or Charles Barkley, or Cassius Clay aka Muhammed Ali, or Louis Armstrong, or Harry Belafonte, or Chuck Berry, or James Brown, or Ray Charles, or Nat King Cole, or John Coltrane, or Miles Davis, or Aretha Franklin, or Marvin Gaye, or Jimi Hendrix, or Lena Horne, or Etta James, or Quincy Jones, or Wynton Marsalis, or Smokey Robinson, or... (CBS News)
Wow, Michael Jackson gone? Jun 26, 2009
Wow, Michael Jackson gone. Wow, Michael Jackson gone. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Among GOP faithful, Palin’s the (wo)man Jun 25, 2009
Among GOP faithful, Palin s the (wo)man. 5:18 pm June 24, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
I.F. Stone This, I.F. Stone That. Enough Already! Jun 22, 2009
While Guttenplan goes off the rails in comparing Stone to the likes of Tom Paine and Frederick Douglass, there is good reason to view him both as a superb investigative reporter and a writer of lasting impact. But biographers can be intrusive, especially when playing defense. (Slate)
LETTER: Obama breaking the law 'in the public interest' Jun 22, 2009
" The Question wrote on Jun 21, 2009 4:32 PM:" Say, Harry, did you hear Fox News own pundit, Bernard Goldberg, tell O'Reilly "...that there are a couple of people, very few, but a couple of people on this network who suffer from Obama Derangement Syndrome. They won't give Obama a break under any circumstances..." " The Question wrote on Jun 21, 2009 4:59 PM:" Harry, do you recall that Fox News is the organization that aired a graphic showing that the Lincoln-Douglas Debates were between Abraham... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
The brave patriots of Iran continue to press their case Jun 21, 2009
Quotes from the original Frederick Douglass: The thing worse than rebellion (Ahmadinejad) is the thing that cause rebellion. A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me (George American). (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Smithsonian's Anacostia Community Museum Offers Free Summer Shuttle Service from the National Mall Jun 20, 2009
Shuttle Anacostia picks up riders on Saturdays and Sundays from the Smithsonian Castle, the National Air and Space Museum and the Anacostia Metro Station beginning at 10 a.m. Riders can also visit the Frederick Douglass Historic Site, which is included as a stop on the shuttle as it loops back to the Castle. Interested visitors are directed to shuttle stops marked by promotional signage featuring mannequins and displays from the exhibitions currently on view at the museum, "Jubilee: African... (PR Newswire)
I wish those gays would stop ruining marriage Jun 18, 2009
6:43 pm June 17, 2009, by Jay. Marriage is the cornerstone on which our society was founded. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Yes, this is blatant hypocrisy on Obama’s part Jun 17, 2009
Frederick Douglass yes, hypocracy. I Report :-) You Whine. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Seven Civil War stories your teacher... Jun 16, 2009
This idea didn't sit well with leaders like Frederick Douglass, who considered colonization to be "a safety valve...for white racism.". Luckily for Douglass (and the country), colonization failed spectacularly. (CNN -- Law)
BACVA launching new tourism promotion Jun 5, 2009
Noonan outlined the plans at a press conference that featured impersonators dramatizing the lives of Billie Holiday, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman, all born in Baltimore. A new print ad featuring the wax figure of President Barack Obama at the National Great Blacks in Wax museum in Baltimore will aid the marketing campaign. (Baltimore Business Journal, MD)
Spurned auto dealers beg sympathy from Congress Jun 4, 2009
3:44 pm June 3, 2009, by Jay. Of all the problems involved in (temporary) government ownership of Chrysler and GM, this one is potentially the most difficult: When tough business decisions are made, it s going to be easy for those on the wrong end to run to Congress and complain. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Prominent historian to speak in Carlisle Jun 4, 2009
Together, they also established the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition at Yale University, which awards the annual Frederick Douglass Prize. The two men also co-founded the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and built the Gilder Lehrman Collection of American historical manuscripts, a history of America in the original documents, now on deposit at the New York Historical Society. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
Harvard to deny 2d student her diploma Jun 3, 2009
Smith graduated from Frederick Douglass Academy, a public school in Harlem, in 2005. During her years at Harvard, she was active in multiple community service organizations, mentoring, and afterschool programs, said a friend and classmate who did not want to be named because of the ongoing investigation into the killing. (Boston Globe)
Don’t smear O’Reilly with Tiller assassination Jun 2, 2009
Don t smear O Reilly with Tiller assassination. 5:38 pm June 1, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Goodbye, Mr. Fedge: Long-time history teacher retires May 30, 2009
His second-floor classroom at BMS is dominated by a picture of abolitionist Frederick Douglass and the Confederate flag. The kids are amazed, he said. (Upper Cape Codder, MA)
Austin MurphyMURPHY'S LAW May 29, 2009
Levi is no one's candidate to conduct a filibuster, but the dude is Frederick Douglass next to Yaroslav Popovych, a Ukrainian whose limited English was on full display in. In "," Astana's quiet, behind-the-scenes heroes are afforded, at long last, their star turn. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Pisciotta: Obama Gets Abortion Wrong May 26, 2009
Rather, I want to draw a comparison of abortion to slavery using the classic Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. One of the themes of the Frederick Douglass narrative is that slavery damaged the humanity and lives of slaveholders ... In 1825, at the age of seven, Frederick Douglass had the good fortune to be sent from a brutal plantation to Baltimore to live in the service of Hugh and Sophia Auld. (Newsmax)
Memorial Day May 25, 2009
Some critics say that by making the holiday more inclusive, however, the original focus on, as Frederick Douglass put it, the moral clash between "slavery and freedom, barbarism and civilization" has been lost. Most Southern states still recognize Confederate Memorial Day as an official holiday, and many celebrate it in on the June birthday of Jefferson Davis, the president of the Confederacy. (Time.com)
America's 'Top 100 Family Campgrounds' Announced by ReserveAmerica May 23, 2009
Anasazi State Park Museum-Boulder, UT Applegate Lake Recreation Area-Squaw Lakes-Siskiyou National Forest-OR Big Bone Lick State Park-Union, KY Borderland State Park-Easton/Sharon, MA Bulltown Historical Area-Burnsville Lake-Burnsville, WV Camp Floyd/Stagecoach Inn State Park and Museum-Fairfield, UT Canning Creek Cover Park & Campground-Council Grove Lake-Council Grove, KS Casey KOA-Casey, IL Castle Island-South Boston, MA Chippokes Plantation State Park-Surry, VA Colonel Allensworth State... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Brown Football Class of 2013 May 21, 2009
6'4" 275 Villa Hills, KY Beechwood HS, KY Athletic: Anthony Munoz 2008 Offensive Lineman of the Year, Mr. Beechwood Football (2008), N.K.F.C.A. All-Star , First team All-Conference, 4-year Varsity Letterman, Starting Offensive Lineman for Back-to-Back Kentucky Class A State Champions (2007, 2008); High School Coach Noel Rash. Academic: National Merit Finalist, AP Scholar with Honor, Academic All-State first Team -- Football (2007, 2008), National Honor Society, McDonald's Scholar Athlete,... (Brownbears.com)
Reading students celebrate achievements May 19, 2009
Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony Award: Placidina Fico. Garth Scott Hockey Scholarship: Eugene D Avolio. (Reading Advocate, MA)
Obama seeks rules on exec compensation May 14, 2009
4:18 pm May 13, 2009, by Jay. How did we get into this economic mess, and how do we prevent something similar in the future. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Beauty queen overplaying her victim card May 13, 2009
3:22 pm May 12, 2009, by Jay. I m glad Carrie Prejean , since it seems to be important to her. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
When lawyers torture the law May 6, 2009
4:19 pm May 5, 2009, by Jay. In columns, blog posts and occasional speaking engagements, I ve argued against prosecution of Bush administration officials who were involved in trying to legitimize or carry out illegal torture. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Historic Carlisle Inc. announces slate of events through fall May 4, 2009
Over the years, HCI has invited to Carlisle nationally recognized living historians who have brought to life Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Passion for history. (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)
LETTER: Obama misspoke about being at war with Islam May 2, 2009
The Question wrote on May 1, 2009 4:53 AM:" Meds, do you recall that Fox "News" is the organization that presented a graphic showing that the Lincoln-Douglas Debates were between Abraham Lincoln and the black abolitionist Frederick Douglass? Do you recall that Fox "News""is the organization that changed Congressman Mark Foley's party affiliation from Republican to Democratic after it was inescapably confirmed that Foley was sexually soliciting teenage male pages in Congress. Do you recall that... (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Reaction to Specter from across the GOP Apr 29, 2009
3:43 pm April 28, 2009, by Jay. I have traveled the state, talked to Republican leaders and office-holders and my supporters and I have carefully examined public opinion. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Constitution no longer law of the land Apr 28, 2009
"The limitation of tyrants is the endurance of those they oppose." Frederick Douglass. "Resistance to sudden violence, for the preservation not only of my person, my limbs, and life, but of my property, is an indisputable right of nature which I have never surrendered to the public by the compact of society, and which perhaps, I could not surrender if I would." JOHN ADAMS. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Norwell column: Locals answer the call in the Civil War, 1861-65, Part II Apr 18, 2009
Black abolitionist editor Frederick Douglass was among the voices urging Lincoln to allow blacks to fight in a war for their own freedom. Among the first black units was Robert Gould Shaw s Massachusetts Fifty-Fourth, a segregated unit commanded by white officers. (Norwell Mariner, MA)
The faux outrage over Homeland Security report Apr 17, 2009
4:53 pm April 16, 2009, by Jay. WASHINGTON (AP) Republicans on Wednesday said a Homeland Security Department intelligence assessment unfairly characterizes military veterans as right-wing extremists. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Most Mohawk Valley legislators oppose gay marriage Apr 17, 2009
Paterson framed the issue in sweeping terms, invoking Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe and drawing a parallel between the fight to eliminate slavery in the 1800s to the current effort to allow gay marriage. Rights should not be stifled by fear, Paterson said. (Utica NY Obserer, NY)
Yes, Al Franken really IS good enough Apr 15, 2009
5:17 pm April 14, 2009, by Jay. The election was in early November. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Michael Winship: Abraham Lincoln's legacy 144 years later Apr 11, 2009
Whitman, Whittier and Melville worshipped Lincoln in death; African-American leader Frederick Douglass met and admired him, but kept a slight, although respectful distance, one generated by centuries of enslavement and doubt. Viewed from the genuine abolition ground, Mr. Lincoln seemed tardy, cold, dull and indifferent, he declared 11 years after Lincoln s passing. (Medfield Press, MA)
Across the Area Apr 10, 2009
The other Georgia schools competing nationally are Grayson High School, Chamblee High School, Northside High School, Frederick Douglass High School and Columbus High School. Reader Comments Note: Comments are not edited and don't represent the views of The Augusta Chronicle. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Sampler for April 9 Apr 9, 2009
Dr. John Stauffer, a professor at Harvard University, will discuss his book, Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln, at the Wednesday, April 15, session of the 2009 McConnell Author/Celebrity Series at the Marlborough Public Library. Stauffer is one of the world s leading scholars of antislavery, protest movements, and interracial relations. (Marlborough Enterprise, MA)
Obama administration will talk directly to Iran Apr 9, 2009
5:53 pm April 8, 2009, by Jay. WASHINGTON (AP) The Obama administration said Wednesday it will participate directly in group talks with Iran over its suspect nuclear program, another significant shift from President George W. Bush s policy toward a nation he labeled part of an axis of evil. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Lafayette federal judge reflects on time in office, LA Apr 5, 2009
A portrait of abolitionist Frederick Douglass, one of the most prominent black figures in U.S. history, hangs in the courtroom of a white judge who has presided over nearly 20 school desegregation cases. U.S. District Judge Tucker Melancon says Douglass is one of his heroes. (Nola.com -- Sports)
It’s patriotic to want more ‘bang for the buck’ Apr 1, 2009
It s patriotic to want more bang for the buck. 3:34 pm March 31, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Bee-lieving in their spelling skills Mar 25, 2009
As the competition began, students were called away from their parents to sit in cold metal chairs on stage beneath busts of John Adams and Frederick Douglass. A panel of judges then conducted the competition, ringing a bell whenever a student spelled a word incorrectly. (Rsolindale Parkway Transcript, MA)
Barack Obama: Capitalism’s BFF Mar 24, 2009
Barack Obama: Capitalism s BFF. 3:02 pm March 23, 2009, by Jay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Child Trafficking: Brains Down The Drain Mar 18, 2009
Mr. Annan, the winner of the 2008 Frederick Douglass Freedom Award during the Freedom Awards organized by Free the Slaves (FTS) an international non-governmental organisation, is the founder and Executive Director of Challenging Heights, a local NGO committed to helping curb human trafficking and slavery in this era. In an interview forming part of a series of broadcasts Free the Slaves is making to help stamp out child trafficking and slavery, Mr. Annan was one of two people interviewed. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Big Government Creeping Privacy Threat Mar 18, 2009
Tuesday, March 17, 2009. SIGN UP FOR FREE NEWS ALERTS. (Newsmax)
Cooper helped pave the way for blacks Mar 16, 2009
In early 1964, Friedman and a UNC law student named Reggie Fountain walked into the gymnasium at Elm City's all-black Frederick Douglass High, dispatched by Smith to scout Cooper. Smith, whose father insisted on including black players on the Kansas high school teams he coached decades earlier, wanted to add an African-American player to his program. (News & Observer -- Sports)
