“She [Nisa] needs to keep the same energy and bring her mother to the table,” he captioned a post of his developing Frederick Douglass Marcus Garvey Academy. “I am sure the truth will be ...

In this video, we dive into the controversial legacy of Dr. Umar Johnson and his decade-long mission to open the Frederick Douglas and Marcus Garvey Academy. Known for his outspoken views on the ...

The Frederick Douglass Academy (FDA) in Harlem, New York, was abuzz with excitement as students gathered for a momentous occasion featuring a visit from Ashley Marie Myatt, the reigning Miss Black ...

Through it all, he’s asked his community to support his independent school, the Frederick Douglass Marcus Garvey Academy in Wilmington, Delaware. “We are an embarrassment to the ancestors ...

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In 2021, Dr. Umar claimed that the school he established, called Frederick Douglass Marcus Garvey (FDMG) Academy, was behind because he couldn’t get Black folks to work for free. “I haven’t ...

A bust of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass was unveiled in the Massachusetts Senate Chamber on Wednesday, the first bust of an African American to be permanently added to the Massachusetts ...

This Valentine’s Day, ESSENCE wants to make sure that you’re also celebrating the birthday of abolitionist icon Frederick Douglass. “Like many of those born into slavery, Frederick Douglass ...

Frederick Douglass is “amongst the people he loved”, as a statue of the anti-slavery campaigner has been unveiled in Belfast. Douglass was born into slavery, but managed to escape in 1838 and ...

Rochester Institute of Technology is renaming Nathaniel Rochester Hall after Fredericka Douglass Sprague Perry, granddaughter of Frederick Douglass and a former student of the Rochester Athenaeum and ...

In a rare, salted-paper photograph, Frederick Douglass wears a sophisticated high collar, an elegant three-piece suit and a short salt-and-pepper Afro, coifed with a part down the middle of his scalp.