Frederick Douglass Archives - The Washington Informer

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EDITORIAL: Is July Fourth a Day of Pride or Just a Day to Party?

by WI Editorial Staff July 5, 2023July 5, 2023

Americans still have a journey ahead to establish and reignite pride within its people.

Frederick Douglass by an unidentified artist. Oil on canvas, c. 1845. (Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution)

Exhibit Shows Frederick Douglass’ Life, Work, Love for Photography

by Brenda C. Siler June 28, 2023June 28, 2023

2023 Helen Hayes Award nominee Marcus Hummon, composer and co-book writer of "American Prophet," said Frederick Douglass' words remain important today.

Marcus Hummon Talks Frederick Douglass, Evolution of ‘American Prophet’

by Micha Green May 22, 2023May 24, 2023

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EDITORIAL: Oval Office is Important to Black History

by WI Editorial Staff February 22, 2023February 27, 2023

Black Experience

D.C. Civil Rights App Launched by Higher Schoolers

by James Wright Jr. October 10, 2022October 10, 2022

Arena’s ‘American Prophet’: Majestic, Mesmerizing – A Tour de Force

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 31, 2022August 3, 2022

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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

by Jamila Bey and Nathan M. Richardson, Poet, Author, Frederick Douglass Historian/Interpreter July 4, 2022July 4, 2022

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RICHARDSON: We Must Stay at the Wheel

by Nathan M. Richardson, Poet, Author, Frederick Douglass Historian/Interpreter June 29, 2022June 29, 2022

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser with Ward 6 Council member Charles Allen and city officials and supporters walk across the newly opened Frederick Douglass Bridge as they prepared for the ribbon-cutting on Sept. 7. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Excited About New Frederick Douglass Bridge

by James Wright Jr. September 8, 2021December 21, 2021

D.C. Readies Fete for New Frederick Douglass Bridge

by WI Guest Author August 31, 2021December 21, 2021