A recent Columbia resident shares some family history, and a celebration committee member shares why Juneteenth is important.

While the 4th of July marked the independence of some during the early stages of the country's history, many were excluded ...

In newly formed Black congregations, the famous abolitionist and others were able to live out their faith—and affirm their ...

The second annual Frederick Douglass HBCU Football Classic is coming back to Rochester. This year’s match-up will be between ...

On June 19, 1865, Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger declared at Galveston, Texas, that "all slaves are free" by virtue of Lincoln's edict dated Jan. 1, 1863. It took more than two years to make the promise of ...

The town is actively seeking readers to participate in the “Reading Frederick Douglass Together” event on July 2 from 5-7 p.m ...

The final touches were added to the community center playground at the Historic Douglass High School in Leesburg on Tuesday ...

Utah Rep. Burgess Owens played a major role as a co-sponsor of the bill to rename the gallery, the hub for dozens of national ...

In a passing of the torch, Olympic 200m breaststroke champion Kate Douglass overtook Lilly King, the 100m breast world record ...

Corona del Mar’s Max Douglass placed sixth in 4:07.65 in the 1,600 meters at the CIF State track and field championships, ...