Profs & Pints DC: The Fire of Frederick Douglass
• February 7, 2025

Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Fire of Frederick Douglass,” a dramatic look at the life of the greatest American of the 19th century, with Richard Bell, professor of history […]

History of Black Georgetown Walking Tour
• June 28, 2024

Someone visiting Georgetown today may see it as another wealthy enclave in a continuously gentrifying Washington, DC. However, this charming area that boasts high-end shopping and gourmet restaurants has a […]

Tudor Place Garden Party Honors Tom Birch
• June 3, 2024

Tudor Place’s 32nd Annual Spring Garden Party honored Tom Birch — former advisory neighborhood commissioner and legislative counsel — for his service to the Georgetown community and as a Tudor […]

Profs & Pints DC: Fighting Fascism, Fighting Jim Crow
• January 23, 2024

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Fighting Fascism, Fighting Jim Crow,” on a double-edged World War II campaign that paved the way for Black progress during the civil-rights era, with Christopher […]

Historic Alleyways Walking Tour
• September 20, 2023

The alleyways of DC served a distinct purpose as a city planning feature, but they also provided a hidden safe space where escaped enslaved people and the economically disadvantaged could […]

The Harlem Renaissance in DC Walking Tour
• July 18, 2023

Off the Mall Tours takes you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was giving rise to a vibrant jazz scene […]

Profs & Pints DC: Slavery and the American Revolution
• June 26, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Slavery and the American Revolution,” a look at the explosive question of whether our nation’s fight for independence arose from a desire to preserve human […]

Please Donate: Mt. Zion Church Sacred Places $100,000 Grant Match Campaign Ends March 31
• March 14, 2023

We would like to share a message from Rev. Selena Johnson and the Sacred Places Team of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church at 1334 29th St. NW in Georgetown. “God has blessed Mt. […]

Harlem Renaissance in DC Walking Tour
• August 9, 2022

This walking tour will take you on a winding journey through an era in which the U Street neighborhood of Washington, DC was the center of a rise in African […]

Profs & Pints DC: Black Barber Shops—a Social History
• April 25, 2022

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Black Barber Shops—a Social History,” an exploration of the shifting and vital roles such institutions have played in American civil society, with Quincy T. Mills, […]