Jahaad Shairi, a School of Film and Animation (SoFA) sophomore, has been selected as a 2022 CIEE Frederick Douglass Global Fellow—an honor awarding him a full scholarship to represent Rochester ...

Spike Lee is reteaming with frequent collaborator Roger Guenveur Smith on a biopic about Frederick Douglass based on Smith’s acclaimed one-man play, Frederick Douglass NOW. It’s inspired by the life ...

When Shawn Dunwoody was 15, he didn't see Black men painting in his neighborhood. The absence fueled his art career. Now he is the inspiration. "I used to be a gallery artist," Dunwoody said. "Then I ...

In Just and Perfect, a team of high school-aged performers resurrect a lost chapter from their own school's history: an 1854 commencement address delivered by Frederick Douglass HUDSON, Ohio, Oct. 10, ...

Actors' Theatre of South Carolina will begin free public screening events Sunday, Feb. 27, at 3 p.m. with a screening of a video of the highly acclaimed play, ”Frederick Douglass, No Turning Back,” in ...

The courage, strength and legacy of abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass will be on full display this month. Two separate PBS documentaries, co-produced by Maryland Public Television ...

“Frederick Douglass, No Turning Back” won a Silver Crown Award in the 51st Crown Awards competition at the International Christian Media Convention in Nashville. In worldwide distribution through ...

Spike Lee is set to direct “Frederick Douglass Now,” his third movie adaptation of a one-man stage show by Roger Guenveur Smith, after “A Huey P. Newton Story” and “Rodney King.” The new film is set ...