Historic Alleyways
• September 15, 2025

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 […]

Black History Month Celebrated, Explored in Holy Trinity, Citizens Association Event 
• February 7, 2024

In honor of Black History Month, Holy Trinity Church at 3513 N St. NW and the Citizens Association of Georgetown presented “Black Georgetown: The Story of a Proud Community with […]

Knowing and Celebrating Georgetown’s Black History  
• February 9, 2022

Thirty years ago, The Georgetowner hosted a reception for a book that helped the town rediscover part of its past. “Black Georgetown Remembered” is now a classic of Black history […]

3 Georgetown Lives: Catherine Bowman, Joseph Khashab, Marston Luce
• January 27, 2022

We bear sad news about three well-known Georgetowners — one nonagenarian who contributed to “Black Georgetown Remembered,” another who greeted everyone at a private dining club for more than two […]

Mapping Georgetown: Six Generations of Local Family History
• January 18, 2022

As a tribute to the late Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and our local Black history, Mapping Georgetown is pleased to share this particular Georgetown mapping story from Neville […]

Panel on Racism’s Legacy in Georgetown, Sept. 1
• August 31, 2020

Admission to the online panel discussion and Q&A, “Reckoning the Legacy of Race and Racism in Georgetown,” on Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., is free.

Half Virtual Arts Round Up, August 27, 2020
• August 27, 2020

Tomorrow is the last day to view the Ida B. Wells mural. Live and in person: a Haggadah program at the Museum of the Bible, storytelling and cemetery tours at Lincoln’s Cottage and comedy at the Birchmere.

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.