If we use Ben Carson’s logic on enslaved "immigrants," Frederick Douglass made it big after a plantation internship

Biographer David Blight on Douglass' lessons for us: "White supremacy does not die ... it revives in new forms"

Army investigators found "probable cause" that a civilian interrogator abused a detainee at Abu Ghraib. Why has the Department of Justice failed to prosecute him -- or any of the other 18 civilians suspected of criminal acts?

The docuseries on Black cinema from Ava DuVernay's Array is stylish, but problematic in its scattershot approach

The woman who was shouted down by the crowd was "intentionally disruptive and coercive," a statement says

Chapter 6: Nov. 7-9, 2003

This hour featuring prominent actors bringing the Black abolitionist's words to life, and his legacy to the center

Today SCOTUS heard arguments in ABC v. Aereo: The case that could alter the future of the Internet and broadcast TV

[UPDATED] The panel was intended to teach Tea Partyers how to fight back against charges that they are racist

Calling display of the flag a “crime” actually distracts us from the core issue – the meaning of the flag itself

Escort money seemed so easy for a porn star. Then I forgot the condoms and had my own "Pretty Woman" cliché

To commemorate black history, Donald Trump celebrates Frederick Douglass for doing whatever it is he did

What is the meaning of the 2,500-year old Hebrew psalm for oppressed groups?

The right is now holding abolitionist Frederick Douglass as a symbol of self-reliance and need for small government

How do you make jokes about the ridiculous stuff Trump said Wednesday? "Late Night" team didn't even try