She had always taken her mottos from Frederick Douglass (“Power concedes nothing without a demand”), Howard Zinn (“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world”) and a hadith attributed to the Prophet …
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Muslim Woman Bridges Faiths to Advance Progressive Goals – New York Times
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The NAACP Jacksonville Branch is more relevant now and tomorrow but not under the present Jacksonville Leadership – Florida Times-Union
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Some, notably Frederick Douglass among them, had even served in high government posts. But by and large they lived lives separate from those of the black masses and the white professionals. In 1904 a small group in Philadelphia set out to create …
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13-Year-Old Girl Is Fatally Shot, and the Police Shoot an Armed Man – New York Times Blogs
April 25, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The violence erupted around 3:30 a.m., when police officers responded to a 911 call of a woman shot inside an apartment at 2971 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, near 155th Street, at the Polo Grounds Towers public housing complex, the police said.
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13-Year-Old Girl Is Fatally Shot, and the Police Shoot an Armed Man – New York Times Blogs
April 24, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The violence erupted around 3:30 a.m., when police officers responded to a 911 call of a woman shot inside an apartment at 2971 Frederick Douglass Boulevard, near 155th Street, at the Polo Grounds Towers public housing complex, the police said.
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In eastern New Orleans, Kuumba Academy offers cultural education – nola.com
April 4, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Many of their faces are more familiar — faces like that of George Washington Carver and Frederick Douglass. But their stories are an integral part of the curriculum at Kuumba, and not just for one month of black history a year. “When you …
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Without protests, justice for Trayvon Martin can’t be served – CNN
April 2, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As a result, we’ve had to live by the admonition of former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who said, “Agitate! Agitate! Agitate!” It was also Douglass who stated, “Power concedes nothing without a demand.” The main demand in the …
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Problems reflected at Frederick Douglass Academy run deep – Examiner
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Last week we spoke about an incident at the Frederick Douglass Academy, an all boys school in Detroit, where many of the students walked out during class time to protest conditions at the school. It turns out that about 50 of the protesters were suspended …
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Trayvon Martin: With call for sanctions, is Al Sharpton crossing a line? – YAHOO!
April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
As a result, we’ve had to live by the admonition of former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who said, ‘Agitate! Agitate! Agitate!’” But especially in the case of Sharpton, the much-documented ideological polarization of the media has blurred …
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Girls lacrosse roundup: Midwood tops Dozo, remains unbeaten – New York Post
April 1, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Tottenville 17, Frederick Douglass 7: Victoria Orlick scored six goals and added an assist and Nicole Tantillo found the back of the net four times and dished out two assists for Tottenville (3-0) Tuesday. Maria Cacciapuoti had three goals and a helper and …
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Rezoning Transforms Character of Harlem Boulevard – New York Times
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The fragile yet promising community of new businesses around Frederick Douglass Boulevard from 110th to 125th Street in Harlem is struggling to maintain the charm that has attracted new residents, shoppers and diners in the face of large-scale …
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