WASHINGTON (7News) — June 1 marks the start of Gun Violence Awareness Month, and community activists are using the time to talk about solutions. As a symbol of solidarity, the Frederick Douglass ...
WASHINGTON (7News) — A deadly car crash off D.C.'s Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge over the Anacostia River on the night of April 20 is raising more questions about the city's 911 response and ...
Michael Johnson is a life-long Alexandrian, born and raised at a time when the city was divided by race. As a kid, he used to play in a field overrun by weeds, not realizing until decades later that ...
Three people are dead after a vehicle entered the Anacostia River beneath the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge in Southeast D.C. on Thursday night. Before plunging into the water, a black Dodge ...
Its new landmark status will ensure the burial ground receives receives protections and resources for future generations. A Black burial ground in Staten Island, New York, named in honor of Frederick ...
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Black New Yorkers nearly a century ago sought a dignified location for their loved ones’ final resting place. Today, a group of Staten Islanders hopes to keep that dream alive at ...
The design for a new Frederick Douglass memorial in New York has sparked a controversy that pits artistic truth and oral traditions against documented historical fact. The memorial incorporates quilt ...
WASHINGTON — Three people were found dead after a car was seen plunging into Anacostia River below the Frederick Douglass Memorial Bridge late Thursday night, according to officials. The search for ...