Why does Black History Month matter? This question does not imply that white history does not matter. It simply recognizes ...

Frederick Douglass was an Eastern Shore native, abolitionist leader, social reformer, and one of the most important leaders of the movement for African American civil rights in the 19th century.

The following was written for What’s Up Newp by Keith Stokes, Vice President of the 1696 Heritage Group. This story was ...