Keyword "Frederick Douglass" - List of latest news (22 results)

21/04 Kanye West claims he had incestuous relationship with male cousin as a child

Warning: Disturbing.

09/02 How advocates are stepping up for Black History month as federal agencies scale back

Despite threats to end Black History Month programs and others at some federal agencies, groups vow to recognize it outside the workplace.

01/02 Black History Month starts Saturday. Here's the history behind the month-long celebration

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26/10 Joy and pain, struggle and achievement – who best tells the story of Black lives?

We asked a group of Black Britons, some famous, some not: who do you most revere as a chronicler of the Black journey, in Britain and abroad?

20/10 The 2 best airports in New York that surpass Ronald Reagan National Airport in the United States

Two New York airport gems have left Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport behind. These airports, with their modern designs, spacious terminals and exclusive services, are redefining the travel experience in the United States.

16/03 The Black Box of Race

In a circumscribed universe, Black Americans have ceaselessly reinvented themselves.

07/03 States brace for extreme heatwave, fire danger

Parts of Australia will be bracing for a very hot long weekend, with extreme fire dangers for many in the southeast.

23/02 2 Black Heroes, 2 Cities in New York: A Journey Into the Past

On a snowy trip to Rochester and Auburn, N.Y., a writer explores the cities that Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman called home.

13/02 The Nation Still Needs a New Birth in Liberty

Readers respond to our December 2023 issue.

01/02 Revisiting America’s Most Radical Experiment

Vann R. Newkirk II on reinterpreting the Reconstruction era

11/01 What Trump and Haley’s Civil War Gaffes Reveal

The two candidates are effectively running in different elections.

08/01 Civil rights groups denounce Donald Trump's comment that Civil War 'could have been negotiated'

Civil rights groups said Trump's comments were an "egregious" effort to court white nationalists by downplaying the enslavement of Black people.

07/11 What projects will be funded through the $16 billion from DOT?

The funding for the rail improvements comes from the roughly $1 trillion infrastructure law Biden signed two years ago.

25/09 Abraham Lincoln Wasn’t Too Good for Politics

And neither are we.

15/09 This Week in Books: Should We Still Read ‘Uncle Tom's Cabin’?

A conversation with Clint Smith on the moral complexity in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s famous book.

13/09 Schools Are Embracing Caricatured History

Some states are adopting a cartoon version of the past into their curricula.

08/09 The Man Who Became Uncle Tom

Harriet Beecher Stowe said that Josiah Henson’s life had inspired her most famous character. But Henson longed to be recognized by his own name, and for his own achievements.

24/08 The Prophetic

The first installment of an essay series on American literature and faith.

17/08 Opinion | Using Frederick Douglass to Rationalize Slavery? In Florida, Yes!

Is anyone served by this bastardizing of history?

21/06 Everyone Likes Reading. Why Are We So Afraid of It?

Book bans, chatbots, pedagogical warfare: What it means to read has become a minefield.

19/04 Another House Democrat Pushes For Clarence Thomas’ Impeachment Amid Ethics Scandal

Impeachment is an extreme longshot in a GOP-controlled House, but Senate Democrats are pushing for a hearing over the more than 20 years of undisclosed gifts Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas accepted from GOP megadowner Harlan Crow.

01/04 Painting a new pantheon: portrait series honours Black radicals

Artists and writers pay tribute to figures who resisted slavery and racism, as part of Guardian project exploring the paper’s links to enslavement