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Our Legacy

FDK Foundation logo featuring Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick
Newspaper clipping of Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in New York City
Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in New York City, days before Dr. King’s assassination.

Honors & Recognition

Town of Jonesboro proclamation of Rev. Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick and Funyanna Kirkpatrick Saulsberry Day, August 6, 2020
The Deacons for Defense and Justice marker
The Deacons for Defense and Justice marker.

Northeast Louisiana Music Trail Marker #30, Grambling

Flyer for the June 13, 2026 unveiling of Northeast Louisiana Music Trail Marker #30 honoring Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick in Grambling
Two men holding the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail marker honoring Frederick Douglass Kirkpatrick at the unveiling.
Marker unveiling
Two couples posing with the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail marker at the unveiling.
A young man and two children in front of the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail marker at the unveiling.
Funyanna speaking at the marker unveiling.
Co-Founder Rick speaking at the marker unveiling.
Group photograph at the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail marker unveiling.
A group gathered around the Northeast Louisiana Music Trail marker at the unveiling.

FDK in the News

Louisiana Living segment on the 5th Annual Black Heritage Festival
KNOE 8 broadcast still of the New Civil Rights Trail Marker unveiled in Jonesboro

The Music of Brother Kirk

Album cover for Pete Seeger and Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street
Pete Seeger & Brother Kirk Visit Sesame Street, including This Land Is Your Land, Skip to My Lou, I Know an Old Lady, Michael, Row the Boat Ashore, and She’ll Be Comin’ Round the Mountain.
Brother Kirk on Sesame Street
Brother Kirk on Sesame Street.
Brother Kirk with Pete Seeger on the back cover of Ballads of Black America, Folkways, 1972
Brother Kirk with Pete Seeger (banjo), Ballads of Black America, Folkways, 1972

Supporting Youth

Zaila Avant-garde with three people around a gift bag, wearing a Louisiana Hot shirt
Zaila Avant-garde seated at a table with two people and a gift bag
Zaila Avant-garde standing at a table, holding a plaque

Violence in the Community

FDK Foundation session on violence in the community
FDK Foundation session on violence in the community
FDK Foundation session on violence in the community
FDK Foundation session on violence in the community

Violence in Our Community Series

Flyer for the FDK Foundation Violence in Our Community Series

Final Day of Early Voting, Nov. 2, 2024

Group photo at the Emily Parker Robinson Community Center on the final day of early voting
Selfie with the group at the Emily Parker Robinson Community Center
A man holding a sleeping child during early voting outreach
A young woman in a VOTE shirt during early voting outreach

Canvassing with Carroll High School Ambassadors

Carroll High School Ambassadors canvassing a neighborhood.
Carroll High School Ambassadors canvassing a neighborhood.
Carroll High School Ambassadors canvassing a neighborhood.
Carroll High School Ambassadors canvassing a neighborhood.
Carroll High School Ambassadors canvassing a neighborhood.
Carroll High School Ambassadors canvassing a neighborhood.
Carroll High School Ambassadors canvassing a neighborhood.

ULM Block Voter Registration Drive

Students at the ULM voter registration drive.
Students at the ULM voter registration drive.
Students at the ULM voter registration drive.
Students at the ULM voter registration drive.

Grambling State University Registering Voters

Photo collage of voter registration at Grambling State University.
Registering voters at Grambling State University.
Registering voters at Grambling State University.

We Are Outside! Voter Registration Drive

Flyer for We Are Outside! Voter Registration Drive, hosted by Funyanna Live, October 12, 2026, at Afrocentrics in Monroe, LA
We Are Outside! Voter Registration Drive, hosted by Funyanna Live, Monday, October 12, 2026, 2 PM to 6 PM, Afrocentrics, 3514 Desiard St., Monroe, LA.

Events

Flyer for the 6th Annual Black Heritage Festival, March 1, 2025, Downtown Monroe RiverMarket
6th Annual Black Heritage Festival, March 1, 2025, Downtown Monroe RiverMarket.
Flyer for the 5th Annual Black Heritage Festival, February 24, 2024, Downtown Rivermarket, Monroe, LA
5th Annual Black Heritage Festival, February 24, 2024, Downtown Rivermarket, Monroe, LA.

FDK Foundation in the Community

A couple in FDK Foundation shirts at a community gathering
Families sharing a meal at an FDK Foundation gathering
Children at a crafts table at an FDK Foundation gathering
Two men, one in an FDK Foundation shirt, at a community gathering
Two young people at an outdoor summer event

Black Futures Lab at the Black Rodeo

Three people at the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
Group posed around a Black Futures Lab sign
Co-Founder Rick and Funyanna Saulsberry in FDK Foundation shirts and cowboy hats
Co-Founder Rick and Funyanna Saulsberry
Three people with tote bags at the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
Two people at a table during the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
A person seated at a table during the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
A vendor table with food, fans, and materials at the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
Two people with a tote bag at a table during the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
A man writing on a clipboard at the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
A woman at a vendor table during the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
People talking at a vendor table during the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo
A vendor display at the Black Futures Lab event at the Black Rodeo

C.I.T.I.E.S. Back to School Supplies Giveaway

Photo collage and event flyer for the C.I.T.I.E.S. Back to School Supplies Giveaway at Powell Recreation Center, August 25, 2018

Honoring Monroe’s Activists at Juneteenth

Four women at a Juneteenth celebration, two holding Community Service Award plaques
Three women at a Juneteenth celebration, one holding a Community Service Award plaque
A group of five people at a Juneteenth celebration
Four women at a Juneteenth celebration, two holding Community Service Award plaques

About the Foundation

Three people in FDK Foundation shirts, fists raised, at the Making Rights Real civil rights display
Founder Funyanna Kirkpatrick-Saulsberry
Funyanna Kirkpatrick-Saulsberry speaking
2016 Speaking