Remembering the great Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, born into slavery in 1818, never knew the precise date he was born, but later chose Feb. 14 as his birthdate. We urge all Americans to consider the ideas, life and legacy of ...
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Choral prayer service honors Jones
There will be a special choral prayer service at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church at 6 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, commemorating the Rev. Absalom Jones, who was born into slavery and became the first African ...
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Mass. city was home to abolitionist who celebrated his birthday on Valentine's Day
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 ...
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Two Books on Climate Change and Beyond
Three Paths Through the Planetary Crisis (Little, Brown and Company, 2025) Anthony Galluzzo, Against the Vortex: Zardoz and ...
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City approves $3M for domestic violence prevention programs
The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved more than $3 million to support survivors of domestic violence in a move ...
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LA Allocates $3M to Support Domestic Violence Survivors
The Los Angeles City Council Friday approved more than $3 million to support survivors of domestic violence in a move ...
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Trump’s 2017 tax cuts expire soon − study shows they made income inequality worse and especially hurt Black Americans
Going without insurance hurt all low-income Americans. But studies suggest the drop in Black Americans’ coverage under Trump’s plan outpaced that of white Americans. The rate of uninsured Black ...