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Tag: Frederick Douglass

american flag under a cloudy sky
Posted inEditorial

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)
Posted inLifestyle

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

Brenda Siler photo 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.
Posted inLifestyle

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

Micha Green photo 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
Posted inBlack Experience

D.C. Civil Rights App Launched by Higher Schoolers

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. October 10, 2022October 10, 2022
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Arena’s ‘American Prophet’: Majestic, Mesmerizing – A Tour de Force

Avatar photo by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor July 31, 2022August 3, 2022
Frederick Douglass
Posted inBlack History

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
Frederick Douglass
Posted inOpinion

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)
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D.C. Excited About New Frederick Douglass Bridge

James Wright photo by James Wright Jr. September 8, 2021December 21, 2021
Posted inCommunity

D.C. Readies Fete for New Frederick Douglass Bridge

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

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