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

Today marks the 207th anniversary of the birth of Frederick Douglass, one of the greatest Americans to ever live. After he ...

The KHSAA basketball state tournament 2025 is right around the corner. See the Kentucky high school basketball Sweet 16 ...

With the controversy surrounding President Donald Trump's executive order terminating diversity, equity and inclusion ...

In recognition of Black History Month in February, MassLive asked readers to nominate Black leaders doing important work across the state. The origins of Black History Month can be traced back to 1915 ...

Congress passes the first Fugi­tive Slave Law. The law made it easier for a slave owner to re-take control of a slave who had ...

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

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

Frederick Douglass was an Eastern Shore native, abolitionist leader, social reformer, and one of the most important leaders of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century.

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 ...

Community members gathered at Michigan State University on Friday for a ‘transcribe-a-thon’ in honor of an early civil rights trailblazer.

N.C. Rep. Mark Pless was a no-show at the Maggie Valley town board meeting Tuesday night, disappointing many who had planned to attend and witness the exchange between Pless and town leaders. Pless ...