Frederick Douglass

AECOM-led joint venture selected as delivery partner for Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program in Baltimore

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that an AECOM-led joint venture with Jacobs has been selected by Amtrak to serve as delivery partner for the $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program that will upgrade a ten-mile section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), America’s busiest passenger rail line.

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  • AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, today announced that an AECOM-led joint venture with Jacobs has been selected by Amtrak to serve as delivery partner for the $6 billion Frederick Douglass Tunnel Program that will upgrade a ten-mile section of the Northeast Corridor (NEC), America’s busiest passenger rail line.
  • The cornerstone of the program will be the delivery of the Frederick Douglass Tunnel featuring two new high-capacity tubes for electrified passenger trains.
  • The scope of services includes program management, design oversight, construction oversight, commissioning oversight, program controls, and commercial and capacity building.
  • Further updates will involve the integration of modern fire and safety systems, including emergency pathways to the surface and fire ventilation systems.

CIEE Frederick Douglass Global Fellows Attend Unveiling of Frederick Douglass Statue in Belfast

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023
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BELFAST, Northern Ireland, Aug. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2023 cohort of Frederick Douglass Global Fellows were honored guests at the unveiling this week of the Frederick Douglass statue commissioned by the Belfast City Council and the Department for Communities and created by sculptors Alan Beattie Herriot and Hector Guest. Located in Belfast city center, the statue is the first in all of Europe to honor the American abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass.

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  • Located in Belfast city center, the statue is the first in all of Europe to honor the American abolitionist and statesman Frederick Douglass.
  • Two Frederick Douglass Global Fellows, Akil Cole from Georgetown University and Florence Onyiuke from University of Pennsylvania, spoke at a panel discussion hosted by the Belfast City Council that took place after the unveiling ceremony.
  • At the unveiling, Belfast Lord Mayor Councillor Ryan Murphy said he was honored to be involved in recognizing Frederick Douglass' impact on Belfast.
  • "The Frederick Douglass Global Fellows are tomorrow's leaders and I'm glad they were here to celebrate the global impact of this historic leader in the campaign for social justice," said James P. Pellow, President and CEO of CIEE.

Toll Brothers Apartment Living® Breaks Ground on Vermeer, a Luxury Multifamily Rental Community in Buzzard Point Overlooking Audi Field

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023
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“We are excited to add Vermeer to our growing portfolio of luxury rental communities in Washington, DC,” said Michael Skena, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director of Acquisitions and Development for Toll Brothers Apartment Living.

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  • “We are excited to add Vermeer to our growing portfolio of luxury rental communities in Washington, DC,” said Michael Skena, Mid-Atlantic Regional Director of Acquisitions and Development for Toll Brothers Apartment Living.
  • “Toll Brothers has been building homes in this market for nearly thirty years.
  • Vermeer is Toll Brothers Apartment Living’s fourth transit-oriented development within Washington, DC, located within easy walking distance of both the Navy Yard and Waterfront Metro Stations.
  • With sumptuous living spaces, welcoming hospitality offerings, and brilliant experiences to explore, Vermeer is a connected, expressive community at the forefront of southwest Washington’s emerging Buzzard Point neighborhood.

Smith Joins Trafficking Survivors, Anti-Trafficking Groups in Urging Congress to Advance Smith-Bass Bill to Help Victims of Trafficking

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Friday, June 10, 2022
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The bill would reauthorize the historic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 authored by Smith.

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  • The bill would reauthorize the historic Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 authored by Smith.
  • Congress must act so that we can mobilize every resource to identify victims and empower them as survivors."
  • Human trafficking survivors Barbara Amaya and CocoEva LuzGuerrero Alcazar spoke of the dire need for Congress to take quick action by passing the Smith-Bass bill.
  • "This legislation gives the power back to survivors by providing more tools needed to identify trafficking victims."

FOREFRONT BOOKS AND FREDERICK DOUGLASS FAMILY INITIATIVES JOIN FORCES FOR PUBLISHING IMPRINT

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Thursday, June 9, 2022
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NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Forefront Books and the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives have announced a new joint publishing imprint. The Frederick Douglass Books publishing imprint is an effort to establish a pathway for Black and Brown authors to write and publish a professional book with distribution into traditional retailers.

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  • NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 9, 2022 /PRNewswire/ --Forefront Books and the Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives have announced a new joint publishing imprint.
  • "The Frederick Douglass Family Initiatives is the perfect partner with no greater legacy on which to build.
  • "My great-great-great-grandfather, Frederick Douglass, published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in 1845.
  • Co-founded by direct descendants of Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington, FDFI is headquartered in Rochester, NY a place Frederick Douglass once called home.

Safe House Project and 500 Survivors and Advocates Implore Passing of Human Trafficking Bill

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Friday, March 18, 2022
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This bill will reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) - the landmark legislation first authored by Representative Chris Smith (NJ) in 2000.

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  • This bill will reauthorize the Trafficking Victims Protection Act (TVPA) - the landmark legislation first authored by Representative Chris Smith (NJ) in 2000.
  • It also prioritizes prevention of child trafficking and empowerment of survivors in addition to reauthorizing and enhancing programs established by the historic Trafficking Victims Protection Act to combat modern-day slavery."
  • Bill Woolf, former Director of Human Trafficking Programs for the U.S. Department of Justice noted, "This bill is critical in supporting U.S. efforts to combat human trafficking both domestically and abroad.
  • Safe House Project is a national leader in the fight against domestic child sex trafficking.

Read-With-Me Books Publishes New Illustrated Book 'I'll Go Rhythm' That Takes a Child's Look at the Complicated World of Social Media Algorithms

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Tuesday, November 2, 2021
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Charlie meets AL, an algorithm who can promise Charlie everything and anything, but at what cost?

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  • Charlie meets AL, an algorithm who can promise Charlie everything and anything, but at what cost?
  • Follow Charlie on a path of self-discovery and the realization that the online world isn't always what it's cracked up to be.
  • For "I'll Go Rhythm" she experimented with using a combination of cut paper and acrylic paint on watercolor paper.
  • Texture and shape are prominent in the illustrations as is the exploration and elevation of a simpler, more childlike illustration style.

Congressman Chris Smith Announces Bill to Reauthorize Trafficking Victims Protection Act

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Friday, September 3, 2021
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Anti-Trafficking International joined Representatives Chris Smith (NJ) and Karen Bass (CA), alongside other anti-human trafficking organizations to introduce the Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act of 2021.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Anti-Trafficking International joined Representatives Chris Smith (NJ) and Karen Bass (CA), alongside other anti-human trafficking organizations to introduce the Frederick Douglass Human Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Act of 2021.
  • This bill will reauthorize the landmark legislation first authored by Congressman Smith.
  • This critical bill will strengthen both the domestic and international response to the second largest criminal enterprise in the world human trafficking.
  • This bill addresses many gaps in our response to human trafficking and is the most substantive bill since the original TVPA in 2000.

Hope for Justice Endorses New Anti-Trafficking Legislation

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Friday, September 3, 2021
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Hope for Justice provided recommendations and expert insight that was included in the draft Bill by its co-sponsors, Reps Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and Karen Bass (D-California).

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  • Hope for Justice provided recommendations and expert insight that was included in the draft Bill by its co-sponsors, Reps Chris Smith (R-New Jersey) and Karen Bass (D-California).
  • The sections that Hope for Justice led on are aimed at preventing human trafficking in federal contract supply chains, particularly hotels, lodgings, and air transportation.
  • Hope for Justice co-founder and GRAMMY-nominated recording artist Natalie Grant was invited to speak at the draft Bill's launch at a press conference in Washington, D.C. today.
  • Tim Nelson, CEO of Hope for Justice, said: "This Bill will do immense good in preventing exploitation and in helping to extinguish the conditions in which human trafficking thrives.

Frederick Douglass Foundation to Address Critical Race Theory Head On

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Wednesday, July 28, 2021
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BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The controversial Critical Race Theory or CRT seems to have the upper hand in American discourse.

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  • BLUE SPRINGS, Mo., July 28, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The controversial Critical Race Theory or CRT seems to have the upper hand in American discourse.
  • However, more concerned Americans see the agenda for what it is another way to divide our nation by targeting our children.
  • The Frederick Douglass Foundation of Missouri has created an award for President Donald J. Trump for his outstanding leadership and magnificent accomplishments that ushered in more liberty and prosperity during his tenure.
  • Visit http://www.FDFmissouri.org
    Thomas Smith, President, Frederick Douglas Foundation of Missouri, +1 816.315.5635, [email protected]