Frederick Douglass High School Fan Page - Atl

Deadline is APPROACHING for our Frederick Douglass Annual Prayer Breakfast, Saturday, March 2nd, 10:00 AM to Noon at the Georgia International Convention Center. Staying Connected 50 Years Later, we will be saluting the Class of 1974 and recognizing the class of 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014. Come and enjoy an afternoon of fellowship and entertainment with those who were educated within the walls of our great school. PLEASE REPOST ON YOUR PAGE AND EMAIL TO YOUR CLASSMATES.
Let's make this another successful alumni breakfast.
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SAVE THE DATE and pass the word! The Frederick Douglass Annual Alumni Picnic.
Saturday, October 7th at The Big D 🖤💛🖤💛

The Frederick Douglass Alumni Association is proud to announce the return of the Frederick Douglass Alumni Prayer Breakfast, March 18, 2023 at the Georgia International Convention Center. Our Master of Ceremony will be our very own actor, comedian and writer, class of 1977 Jonathan Slocumb. Because of COVID-19, we were forced to postpone several of our signature events, moreover, the celebration of our first graduates that would have celebrated 50 years. So many of our alumni are among the “Astro Among the Stars,” it is time for us to meet, greet and love once again. This year we have planned to celebrate the class of 70, 71, 72, and 73, who all walked the halls of our great alma mater 50 years ago. This will be a great morning of celebration and entertainment. **Let's see if every class can be represented with a table. **A class table is $550 and individual tickets are $55 per ticket. Tickets can be purchased through cash app $FDAlumni50 / Alice Shepard or mail to: Angelia Bankston-FDHS, P.O. Box 50603, Atlanta, GA 30302. DEADLINE IS MONDAY, MARCH 13, 2023. Please place in the memo: prayer breakfast.
Please repost on classmate pages and email

Enough is enough, we must have a say in the direction of our school. The Go-Team is the governing entity that runs the budget, hire staff and make the situation for the school. Put these dates on your calendar and plan to attend. No Excuses 🖤💛🖤💛🖤💛

Calling All Astros!! 🖤💛🖤💛 After the Channel 2 airing of the inappropriate behavior of Douglass principle Portee and the protest of the students, the board has removed him and placed Mrs. Forrestella Taylor as the interim principal. Even though the Alumni Association has planned a personal meeting so that alumnae can meet Ms. Taylor, APS has scheduled a Community wide virtual meeting on October 14th at 6:00 p.m. As soon as I received the zoom information, I will post it.
The Alumni Association is very excited about this appointment. Please pass this information on to other alumnae. 🖤💛🖤💛
"If there is no struggle, there is no progress."

" It takes a village to raise a child" The Alumni has to be the village for our future Astors. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2021. With 10 years of successful golfing tournaments, House Of Restoration has partner with the Frederick Douglass High School Alumni Association to raise funds to support our athletic and scholarship fund. Grab your clubs and call a friend, let's hit the green, raise some money and have some FUN! Repost. Early registration deadline is October 1st. Repost, Repost to friends, co-worker, non-astros and family.
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EVERYTHING OLD IS NEW AGAIN: It’s Harvest Time Y’all

Back in 2015 the superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools issued a scathing reprimand to the alumni of Frederick Douglass High School who started this petition. She told them they simply did not understand all that was going on. She described it as a personnel matter even though she reviewed my performance with them.

2015: https://www.change.org/p/meria-carstarphen-save-our-school-restore-stability-for-frederick-douglass-high-school-dr-tony-burks-must-be-given-ample-opportunity-to-successfully-administer-the-federal-government-school-improvement-grant-for-the-future-of-our-school

And here we are four years later and this crops up. I wonder if she recalls what she said about the alumni of Frederick Douglass High School back then?

2019: https://www.change.org/p/parents-extend-dr-meria-carstarphen-superintendent-contract-continue-progress-for-our-aps-kids?recruiter=1005287251&utm_source=share_petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition

ATLANTA BOARD OF EDUCATION DISTRICT TWO CANDIDATE FORUM THIS THURSDAY!

Concerned Citizens Atlanta Public Schools (CCAPS), L.E.A.R.N.global, and LEADright will host a District Two School Board Candidate Forum on Thursday, August 22, 2019.

It will be held at Families First at 80 Joseph E. Lowery Boulevard NW, Atlanta, GA 30314 in the former E. R. Carter School building.

Confirmed participants: Aretta Baldon + Christopher Brown + Will Chandler + Nathaniel Dyer + Davida Huntley + Ed Johnson + Chadd Jonesmith + Paula Kupersmith

Doors will open at 5:45pm. Candidates will meet and greet community members from 5:50pm to 6:15pm. The forum will begin at 6:15pm and end at 7:45pm.

The purpose of the District Two School Board Candidate Forum is to give Atlanta voters an opportunity to hear candidates respond to important questions from the community. The event is free and open to the public. There is ample free parking available and the forum venue is next to the Ashby MARTA Station.

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CAMPAIGN FORUMS MATTER

I met Harold Maurice Hardnett at various forums during the election season. Then he participated in one Forum I moderated. Through them all I got to hear his ideas and thinking. I endorse him as a candidate and an Astro!

FREE Movie Screening - Backpack Full of Cash NOV 2

Showtime: 6pm (Doors open at 5pm)
Admission: FREE
Location: IBEW Auditorium 501 Pulliam St., SW, Atlanta, GA 30312

(Donations for food will be accepted)

Thursday, November 2nd, join us for a special community presentation of this new documentary feature exploring the growing privatization of public schools and the resulting impact on America’s most vulnerable children.

Directed by New York kindergarten teacher Sarah Mondale, and narrated by Matt Damon, this thought-provoking film was filmed in Philadelphia, New Orleans, Nashville and other cities, throughout the tumultuous 2013-14 school year, exposing the world of corporate-driven education “reform” where public education — starved of resources -- hangs in the balance.

Representatives from many of these groups will be on hand with literature and information about each of their organizations, so plan to arrive early to mix and mingle with all these folks doing great educational work in our community!

*Stand-Up is partnering with the Georgia Federation of Teachers and allies to host this event in place of the November Alliance Meeting