Douglass Mind Blog
– Frederick Douglass
(Masthead of The North Star)
Today, our efforts and the efforts of many other modern abolitionists and antiracists are sprawled throughout the internet. The Douglass Mind Blog is meant to give voice to you for expanding ideas on antiracism and abolitionism. On this page, we will also keep you up-to-date with our initiatives, press releases, and general news about racism and human trafficking.
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Douglass Mind Blog
Mondays at Beinecke: Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives with Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
ADMISSION: Free Zoom webinar registration CONTACT: Beinecke Library 203-432-2977 beinecke.library@yale.edu TIME: Monday, March 4, 2024 - 4:00pm to 4:30pm LOCATION: Online OPEN TO: General Public DESCRIPTION: A special Mondays at Beinecke online talk with Kenneth B....
Press Release House overwhelmingly passes Smith’s legislation to bolster the fight against human trafficking
This Press Release Appeared on Rep. Chris Smith's Website Washington, Feb 13, 2024 | Michael Finan (202-225-3765) In a landslide vote of 414-11, the House of Representatives today passed comprehensive legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)...
White House convening of descendants was years in the making, says multi-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington
Kenneth B. Morris Jr., the multi-great grandson of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass, convened other descendants of historical Black figures at the White House. (Photo by TheGrio/Gerren Keith Gaynor) The Grio Gerren Keith Gaynor Wed, February 14, 2024 at...
The ancestors of Nettie Washington Douglass still have stories to teach us. She just hopes we are ready to listen.
Nettie Washington Douglass, descendant of three legendary Black Americans, was born under the heavy mantle of history. Through the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, her family is now linking their ancestors’ stories to the most pressing issues of today. BY RACHEL...
Annual MLK Memorial Event Featuring Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event was hosted by the Human Rights Commission. The 2024 MLK Breakfast was held on January 15 at the Sheraton Greensboro/Koury Convention Center. The theme was 'Inspired to Dream' and...
Celebrating Progress: A Year in Review with Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives
FDFI | YEAR-END NEWS | 2023 As we prepare for the coming new year at FDFI, we are pausing to celebrate and to say thank you for all that we accomplished together in 2023. As Frederick Douglass said in his 1859 lecture, Self-Made Men: “We may explain success mainly by...
NEWS RELEASE – ROCHESTER MAYOR RETURNS FROM PRODUCTIVE VISIT TO SISTER CITY RENNES
City of Rochester News Release (Monday, Oct. 23, 2023) – Mayor Malik D. Evans has returned from a productive visit to Rochester’s sister city in Rennes, France where he celebrated the renaming of a city square after Frederick Douglass, among other things. This year...
Frederick Douglass Museum Center for Knowledge, Equality & Justice Announced for Downtown Rochester, N.Y.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rochester, NY, 3/9/23 — Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) is pleased to announce it has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire 140 E. Main Street, also known as the Atrium Building, in downtown Rochester, NY, for the...
Making Podcast
FDFI President Ken Morris joined FDFI board member David Blight, actor Jeffrey Wright and Making podcast host Brandon Pope for an enlightening conversation about Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass escaped slavery, became a fierce advocate for the rights of women...
A LEGACY OF EDUCATION, ACTIVISM, AND LIBERATION
This article first appeared on The OBSV Group Website By Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. I can't say when I first realized I was related to Frederick Douglass. There was never a time that I can recall when my parents or grandparents sat me down and said we have something...
The Voice of The Future
Anna Murray Douglass “Life in Portrait” Contest
Anna Murray Douglass “Life in Portrait” Contest Authors of the book, Picturing Frederick Douglass, called Douglass the “Most Photographed American of the Nineteenth Century.” Yet, there are only two known images of Anna Murray Douglass, Frederick’s wife, and partner...
The Next Step by Anvi B., Age 14, Southern California
An acronym that has recently gained prominence on social media is “ACAB.” Although it stands for “All cops are bastards” the words are unfortunately misleading, as it refers not to individual police officers but to a system that needs more internal controls and...
Racism is a Virus by Siole B., Age 15, Bowie, MD Racism is a Virus
Similar to Covid-19, racial oppression is like a virus/disease. The whole world is in chaos. All over the world, our beautiful black men, women, and children are getting killed by the police. A possible remedy for this disease is to get everyone around the world to...
Racial Oppression: A Disease That Can Be Cured by Arnav J., Age 16, Mumbai, India
Oppression is the systemic and institutional abuse of power by one group at the expense of others and the use of force to maintain that dynamic. Racial oppression is a kind of disease and must be cured. A global crisis such as COVID 19 has been labelled a pandemic but...
New Color; New Nation by Harshith M., Age 16, Clarksburg, MD
Though various attempts were made by many who have been honored and respected in the history of our nation, who tried to instill equality and social justice to an entirety, racial oppression still exists and casts an evil eye on the innocent. Through the...
Unjustly Oppressed by Porsche S., Age 17, Winston-Salem, NC
Prejudgments color perceptions. During the novel coronavirus pandemic, I immersed myself in the Sunday School teaching of “Injustice Will Be Punished.” My curious thoughts intensified during the lesson; it was then time for me to present. “Frederick Douglass was a...
One-By-One, We Can Make a Difference by Ebony C., Age 16, La Jolla, CA
The first step you, as an individual, can take in the fight against racism is informing yourself on the idea of oppression. Oppression can be defined as the exertion of power in an unfair manner. To recognize oppression, we must look at it in a big picture. The...
The Plea for Justice by Zoha A.
(Pictured: Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain celebrates on the podium after winning the Styrian Formula One Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring racetrack in Spielberg, Austria, Sunday, July 12, 2020. (Joe Klamar/Pool via AP)) Hello, My name is Zoha A. I am...
GRAND PRIZE WINNING BLOG: A Letter to the Schools Who Taught Us Otherwise by Isaac L.
(Pictured: Isaac L., Age 15, Irvine, CA) It was first-grade; I was seven. A classmate came up to me during lunch and started chanting, "Chinese, Japanese, dirty knees, look at these." He paired the insensitive rhyme with the equally insensitive movement of his...
WINNING BLOG: Educate, Participate and Be Heard! by Tasneem G.
(Pictured: Tasneem G., Age 14, Lexington, MA) On June 4th, 2020, hundreds of Lexington, MA residents, including myself, gathered in the town center to protest systematic racism. However, I was unaware that just the previous day, the Lexington town hall had just passed...
On July 4th, 2020, Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives hosted a live webcast to discuss ideas to remedy “the disease of racism” in our country. Please click the play button to learn more about Douglass’s famous speech “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” and hear from Douglass descendants, young orators, award-winning bloggers, a gospel singer, and young activists. We also hosted the world premiere of a song from the new Douglass musical, American Prophet. Check out the event. We know you will be inspired!
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Mondays at Beinecke: Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives with Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
ADMISSION: Free Zoom webinar registration CONTACT: Beinecke Library 203-432-2977 beinecke.library@yale.edu TIME: Monday, March 4, 2024 - 4:00pm to 4:30pm LOCATION: Online OPEN TO: General Public DESCRIPTION: A special Mondays at Beinecke online talk with Kenneth B....
Press Release House overwhelmingly passes Smith’s legislation to bolster the fight against human trafficking
This Press Release Appeared on Rep. Chris Smith's Website Washington, Feb 13, 2024 | Michael Finan (202-225-3765) In a landslide vote of 414-11, the House of Representatives today passed comprehensive legislation authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)...
White House convening of descendants was years in the making, says multi-great grandson of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington
Kenneth B. Morris Jr., the multi-great grandson of Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglass, convened other descendants of historical Black figures at the White House. (Photo by TheGrio/Gerren Keith Gaynor) The Grio Gerren Keith Gaynor Wed, February 14, 2024 at...
The ancestors of Nettie Washington Douglass still have stories to teach us. She just hopes we are ready to listen.
Nettie Washington Douglass, descendant of three legendary Black Americans, was born under the heavy mantle of history. Through the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives, her family is now linking their ancestors’ stories to the most pressing issues of today. BY RACHEL...
Annual MLK Memorial Event Featuring Kenneth B. Morris, Jr.
Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Event was hosted by the Human Rights Commission. The 2024 MLK Breakfast was held on January 15 at the Sheraton Greensboro/Koury Convention Center. The theme was 'Inspired to Dream' and...
Celebrating Progress: A Year in Review with Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives
FDFI | YEAR-END NEWS | 2023 As we prepare for the coming new year at FDFI, we are pausing to celebrate and to say thank you for all that we accomplished together in 2023. As Frederick Douglass said in his 1859 lecture, Self-Made Men: “We may explain success mainly by...
NEWS RELEASE – ROCHESTER MAYOR RETURNS FROM PRODUCTIVE VISIT TO SISTER CITY RENNES
City of Rochester News Release (Monday, Oct. 23, 2023) – Mayor Malik D. Evans has returned from a productive visit to Rochester’s sister city in Rennes, France where he celebrated the renaming of a city square after Frederick Douglass, among other things. This year...
Frederick Douglass Museum Center for Knowledge, Equality & Justice Announced for Downtown Rochester, N.Y.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Rochester, NY, 3/9/23 — Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives (FDFI) is pleased to announce it has signed a purchase and sale agreement to acquire 140 E. Main Street, also known as the Atrium Building, in downtown Rochester, NY, for the...
Making Podcast
FDFI President Ken Morris joined FDFI board member David Blight, actor Jeffrey Wright and Making podcast host Brandon Pope for an enlightening conversation about Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass escaped slavery, became a fierce advocate for the rights of women...
A LEGACY OF EDUCATION, ACTIVISM, AND LIBERATION
This article first appeared on The OBSV Group Website By Kenneth B. Morris, Jr. I can't say when I first realized I was related to Frederick Douglass. There was never a time that I can recall when my parents or grandparents sat me down and said we have something...
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