The Frederick Douglass Freedom Alliance of Michigan

03/20/2026

03/10/2026

Click LEARN MORE to Enter the Frederick Douglass Foundation’s Voices of Liberty National Oratory & Rhetoric Contest!

Calling all students ages 12–18 ready to preserve liberty and lead with integrity.

Enter the free Frederick Douglass Foundation Voices of Liberty National Oratory & Rhetoric Contest to raise your voice, defend freedom, and step into leadership just like Frederick Douglass did.

💵State-Level Scholarships:
1st Place — $500 + Trip to Nationals
2nd Place — $375
3rd Place — $125

🏆 National Level Awards:
National Champion — $5,000
National Runner-Up — $1,776
National recognition, leadership opportunities, and media visibility

📅 Digital Round Opens: March 1, 2026
📅 Digital Round Deadline: April 27, 2026
📅 National Champion Announced: July 3, 2026

Step forward, craft your message, and join a national movement dedicated to preserving liberty through courageous speech.

Click LEARN MORE to enter today!

03/05/2026

Frederick Douglass understood that ideas shape nations and that courageous voices shape history.

The Frederick Douglass Civic Legacy Writing Contest challenges students to think deeply about freedom, education, responsibility, and citizenship—and to put those convictions into words.

Open to students nationwide, Grades PK–12.

✔️ Cash awards
✔️ National recognition
✔️ Leadership distinction

This is more than creative expression. It’s disciplined thinking. It’s moral clarity. And it’s civic leadership in action.

If you care about liberty, truth, or the future of this country, let your voice be heard.

📅 Submission Deadline: April 16, 2026

Enter now: https://act.ubpages.com/fdf-essay-contest/

03/04/2026

is more than a hashtag. It is not a trend.
It is an American legacy.

It is Frederick Douglass teaching himself to read when the law said he couldn’t.
It is families building businesses from nothing.
It is pastors shepherding communities through hardship.
It is entrepreneurs creating opportunity where others saw despair.
It is parents choosing better schools for their children.
It is faith, resilience, discipline, and freedom in action.

True excellence is rooted in what no government can give and no system can take away — faith in God, strong families, personal responsibility, and the unshakable belief that we are created for purpose.

At the Frederick Douglass Foundation, we celebrate Black excellence not as victimhood — but as victory. Not as limitation — but as leadership. Not as grievance — but as greatness.

Excellence flourishes where freedom lives.

Join us in building stronger families, expanding educational opportunity, and advancing economic freedom in communities across America.

02/28/2026

Black History Month is more than reflection. It is remembrance with responsibility.

From pulpits to classrooms, from courtrooms to small businesses, Black Americans have strengthened this nation through faith, perseverance, entrepreneurship, scholarship, and courageous citizenship. Some examples:

Booker T. Washington, a business man and educator, worked to lift up Black Americans post-slavery.

Vivien Thomas, a laboratory supervisor, played a major role in cardiac surgery.

Mildred Jefferson, the first Black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School, dedicated her life to the protection of unborn children.

Benjamin O. Davis, Jr., the first Black brigadier general, served as commander for the World War II Tuskegee Airmen.

Clarence Thomas, current US Supreme Court Justice, is the second Black American to serve on the Court, and currently its longest serving Justice.

The story continues… and as these individuals demonstrate, each generation has a role to play.

Our history is not only a story of struggle. It is a testimony of resilience, moral conviction, and an unshakable belief that freedom is worth defending.

02/28/2026

FDFA Michigan is looking for Volunteers! Help with event setup and greeting guests. To receive a DM invitation to the new volunteers meet and greet reception, type "volunteer" in the comments.

02/27/2026

Dr. Mildred Jefferson warned what happens when a society decides some lives don’t count.

The first Black woman to graduate from Harvard Medical School, she opposed abortion as a physician and a woman of conscience, and spent her life defending the dignity of every human life.

Her warning still matters.

02/23/2026