Tag: Frederick Douglass

  • James Baldwin debates William Buckley Jr.

    James Baldwin debates William Buckley Jr.

    On this day, in 1965, James Baldwin debated William F. Buckley at Cambridge University. After a brilliant take-down of white supremacy, Baldwin receives a standing ovation (38:20) and this debate (and much of what Baldwin says here) becomes a major milestone in the intellectual response to the horrors of Jim Crow America. Frederick Douglass in…

  • Frederick Douglass Circle

    Frederick Douglass Circle

    At the northwest corner of Central Park lies Frederick Douglass Circle, a memorial plaza featuring an eight-foot bronze sculpture of the famed abolitionist leader, women’s suffragist, editor, orator, author, and statesman. While Douglass is an integral figure in American history, it took time for the sculpture and accompanying renovation of the area to come about—a…

  • The Geography and Enrollment of Child Care Programs

    The Geography and Enrollment of Child Care Programs

    Here is a quick map of child care programs in our community. The dots are sized according to the enrollment. Zoom in for more detail, and hover over any of the dots. https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/4ODu0/1/ The John Lewis Day of Action! Join the Voter Awareness March in Harlem on Saturday, May 8th at 2:00 PM. March from…