When you think about Black History Month, several figures likely come to mind, with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass ...

Take a walk through history and let powerful words guide you at the Sojourner Truth Walk, a community celebration honoring the legacy of the trailblazing abolitionist and women’s rights activist. The ...

Thomas Downing — a freeman born to formerly enslaved people in Virginia — became one of the city’s wealthiest citizens as the ...

The effort to name the House Press Gallery after abolitionist Frederick Douglass is getting a push forward as Rep. Byron ...

A Massachusetts city was once home to a famous abolitionist who picked Valentine's Day to celebrate his birth. Frederick Douglass is now forever enshrined in the New Bedford neighborhood where he once ...

Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his ...

Ballantine House has been reimagined to be more inclusive, with a temporary exhibit on 19th- century Black women.

The Return of Benjamin Lay depicts the life and times of a Quaker dwarf from Pennsylvania who, in the 18th century, opposed ...

1 of 3 | Jake Lacy attends the People's Choice Awards at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, Calif., on February 18. The actor ...

Donna Dear and Paulette Greene, who are affectionately known as “The Aunties” co-own Mt. Pleasant Acres Farms located in ...

Ontario Liberal Leader Bonnie Crombie is not a fan of the Toronto District School Board’s (TDSB) push to rename three schools ...