Living
The (Georgetown) Dog Days of Summer
Performance
Onstage, Georgetown: September
Featured
JazzFest Underway; Meet the Artists at Arena Stage
Weekend Roundup
Weekend Roundup, August 29 through September 2
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City Tavern Club to Close Aug. 31, Will Sell Historic Building
Tudor Place’s ‘Ancestral Spaces’ Pays Homage to Its Black History
February 29, 2024
•By Hailey Wharram Tudor Place opened an exhibition entitled, “Ancestral Spaces: People of African Descent at Tudor Place,” on Feb. 6, timed for Black History Month. It is proving so […]
Emancipation Day Weekend Celebrates D.C.
April 17, 2023
•Today, Washingtonians observe a unique American holiday that’s part of their history but affects the rest of the country, too. D.C. Emancipation Day honors the day, April 16, when President […]
Profs & Pints DC: The Fight Against Slavery in Washington
June 27, 2022
•Profs and Pints DC presents: “The Fight Against Slavery in Washington,” with Adam Rothman, professor of History and American Studies at Georgetown University and principal curator of the Georgetown Slavery […]
‘Rich Soil’: A Must-See at Hillwood Gardens
December 30, 2021
•Looking for a splendid and thought-provoking outdoor sculpture walk in the nation’s capital during these cabin fever times? Through Jan. 9, the Hillwood Estate, Museum and Gardens’ “Rich Soil” exhibit […]
In Defense of ‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
September 14, 2020
•A slave owner, Francis Scott Key was conflicted about slavery. As D.C. attorney general, he prosecuted slaves, but also represented them in lawsuits to obtain their freedom.
Remember Us
February 26, 2020
•GU272 MEMORY PROJECTS — GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY CONFRONTS ITS LEGACY OF SLAVERY “The affair gave many here a reason for speaking badly about us. No one does this but bad people, […]
Our Black History … in Georgetown
February 20, 2019
•To the surprise of some, Georgetown can tell the story of early and contemporary America from a black perspective.