The Grio

White House convening of descendants was years in the making, says multi-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington

Dozens of descendants and families of prominent Black civil rights leaders and historical figures gathered at the White House on Tuesday for a historic convening for Black History Month, fulfilling a ...
Democrat and Chronicle

'It should be here in Rochester.' Fundraising underway for Frederick Douglass museum

Abolitionist Frederick Douglass spent many of his most active years as a social reformer in Rochester. Though Douglass' name and likeness can be found throughout the Rochester, to-date the city has no ...
WWLP-22News

Descendant of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington visits Springfield

SPRINGFIELD, Mass (WWLP) – For Black History Month, a family member of a prominent figure in history was at the Springfield Museum of History. 22News had the opportunity to talk with Nettie Washington ...
Capital Gazette

130 years after founding by Frederick Douglass’ son, Highland Beach community works to maintain rich history, natural beauty

Situated at the edge of the Annapolis Neck Peninsula lies a community that has borne witness to well over a century of evolution in the life of Black America. After being rejected from a resort known ...
PBS

Remembering Frederick Douglass

Steve Adubato and his Co-Host and Executive Producer Jacqui Tricarico are joined by Kenneth B. Morris, Jr., Frederick Douglass' great-great-great grandson and Co-Founder and President of Frederick ...