Our ancestors are watching us, and they’re cheering us on,” Joan Walls said addressing dinner guests Saturday at the 59th ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ...

Ask Not’ Inaugural Address, 1961 Vice President Johnson, Mr. Speaker, Mr. Chief Justice, President Eisenhower, Vice President Nixon, President Truman, Reverend Clergy, fellow citizens: We observe toda ...

A celebration of Frederick Douglass comes as many worry Trump will turn back the clock on diversity and inclusion ...

Guest: David W. Blight is Sterling Professor of History and African American Studies at Yale University.  He is the author of several books on Slavery and Abolition including, Frederick Douglass: ...

If the monarchical trappings and powers of the modern presidency are unavoidable, we at least should not encourage them. Neither Congress nor the Supreme Court has its own holiday. The presidency ...

Abraham Lincoln held a forum to consider a potential solution to the country's conflict: What if all free Black people left ...

Let’s draw on the defiant wisdom of Frederick Douglass as Trump carries out a blitzkrieg against democracy in the US.

With the first 20 Africans brought to Virginia in 1619, the United States initiated a labor system characterized by extreme ...

For 85 years, the NAACP local chapter has promoted Black history and culture and strives to educate SD on thoughtful advocacy ...