Hudson Hall at the historic Hudson Opera House announces No Cowards in Our Band, a powerful musical drama that tells the story of an aging and contemplative Frederick Douglass (1818-1895).
Continue reading
Celebrating Trailblazers At The 58th Annual Frederick Douglass Awards Gala
By HWM
On Saturday, June 8th, 2024, the Harlem-based New York Urban League hosted a momentous occasion at the 58th Annual Frederick Douglass Awards Gala in NYC.
Continue reading
Stephanie’s View: Frederick Douglass, A Review Of A Man!
By Stephanie Woods-McKinney
While reading a book about one of the most recognized, influential, and inspiring abolitionists of the 19th century, titled "Frederick Douglass: A Novel," I became extremely curious about the author Sidney Morrison.
Continue reading
The Voices Of Slavery, Audio Interviews With Formerly Enslaved Americans (1932-75)
“During the last three decades of legal slavery in America,” writes Lucinda MacKethan at the National Humanities Center, “African American writers perfected one of the nation’s first truly indigenous genres of written literature: the North American slave narrative.” Continue reading
HW Pick: Historical Newspapers Edited By Frederick Douglass Now Online
Newspapers edited by Frederick Douglass, who escaped slavery in 1838 and became a voice for abolitionists as a journalist, orator, and author, have been digitized and are now available online from the Library of Congress.Continue reading
Frederick Douglass: Prophet Of Freedom By David Blight Pulitzer Prize-Winning Biography In Harlem
On Juneteenth*, join us at Revolution Books for an evening with David Blight, author of the biography Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom, the book that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in history.Continue reading
Frederick Douglass High School Students Take A Stand For Healthier Lunches In Harlem
On Monday, March 25th, 2019, about 20 high school freshman from Frederick Douglas Academy in Harlem presented what they’ve learned in Harlem Boys and Girls Club "Storytellers" program at 521 West 145th Street in Harlem.
Continue reading
The “Slave Bible” That Removed Key Passages To Justify Rebellion 1807
In an 1846 speech to the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, Frederick Douglass summed up the twisted bond between slavery and religion in the U.S. Continue reading
The Terrie M. Williams Agency Closing
Terrie M. Williams, one of the country's premiere public relations professionals, whose firm has represented some of the biggest names in entertainment, sports and business, has announced that the company that bears her name will be closing in September 2018.Continue reading
Marcus Garvey Called Henrietta Vinton Davis, The “Greatest Woman Of The Negro Race Today” In Harlem
Henrietta Vinton Davis, August 25, 1860 – November 23, 194, was an African-American elocutionist, dramatist, and impersonator.Continue reading
Manhattan DA Invest In Youth From Harlem To Hollis
Frederick Douglass wrote that “it is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” In those famous words lies the best crime-fighting strategy that a society can have. When we adequately invest in our youth, we prevent crime.Continue reading
“In Search Of Nat Turner” In Each One Of Us In Harlem
By Sylviane Diouf
From Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and Ossie Davis to Alice Walker, Kanye West and Nate Parker, Nat Turner has captured many people’s imagination. Continue reading
Writer’s Retreat Holds Frederick Douglass Reading In Martha’s Vineyard
Readers of all ages, races and backgrounds are invited by Renaissance House: Retreat for Writers & Artists in Martha’s Vineyard to celebrate Independence Day by being a part of one of the most powerful speeches of all time in America.
Continue reading
Swann Celebrates 20th Annual African Americana Auction
On Thursday, March 31, Swann Galleries will hold an auction of Printed & Manuscript African Americana, the 20th annual sale for this groundbreaking department at Swann.Continue reading
An Interview with CUNY’s Dr. Gordon E. Thompson on “The Assimilationist Impulse”
By Richard-Olivier Marius
A general interest in James Baldwin’s critique of Richard Wright’s “Native Son” inspired Gordon E. Thompson’s text “The Assimilationist Impulse in Four African American Narratives,” (Edwin Mellen Press, 2011).Continue reading
