About Shaun King
What is The North Star?
Originally founded in 1847 by Frederick Douglass and Martin Delany to courageously confront the scourge of slavery head-on, The North Star was relaunched in 2018 by Shaun King with the blessing of the family and estate of Frederick Douglass. 174 years after The North Star was first birthed, our mission continues in the tradition of an unapologetic fight for freedom. Our weapon of choice? A media outlet that centers the experiences, struggles, and stories of those who exist outside the margins.
We are an independent, Black-owned and operated grassroots media platform for liberation-journalism focused on politics, power, equity, race, policing, mass incarceration, organizing change, and more.