Though Frederick Douglass remains the most well-known abolitionist to visit Ireland in the decades prior to the American ...

August, roughly a month and a half before his new book, The Message, was set to be published, and Ta-Nehisi Coates was in my ...

Honoring the trailblazers whose courage, innovation, and resilience left an indelible mark on history and continue to inspire ...

Hundreds of people came out for the first ever Frederick Douglass Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Football Classic on Saturday.The vibes? They were energetic, as Central State and ...

The live bands that HBCUs Albany State and Central State brought to Rochester was just as entertaining as the football game.

Atlanta Vintage Books is known for its selection of gently used, vintage and collectible books. But each year when Banned Books Week rolls around, the team at the Brookhaven bookstore goes on a ...

Forty-six percent of Americans did not know the Constitution’s purpose was to create a federal government, and 26 percent incorrectly believed it was written to declare independence from England.

The American Library Association has proclaimed Sept. 22-28 Banned Books Week to draw attention to the issue. In honor of the occasion, Random House imprint One World is hosting “Free Your Mind,” an ...

If Donald Harris’ account of his family history is correct, it is likely that, as was true with American abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass, the Black mother in question – and Ha ...