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History of Black Georgetown Walking Tour
May 2, 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 […]
Previewed at Mount Zion: ‘DC Emancipation & The Right to Vote’
April 10, 2024
•A preview of an original work-in-development, the opera “DC Emancipation & The Right to Vote,” was staged in Georgetown at Mount Zion United Methodist Church on March 14. “DC Emancipation […]
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 […]
History of Black Georgetown Walking Tour
June 26, 2023
•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 […]
Georgetown History Alive at Mt. Zion Cemetery on Juneteenth
June 19, 2023
•Mount Zion Cemetery-Female Union Band Society Cemetery, located at 27th Street NW and Mill Road NW, was very much alive on a most appropriate day, Juneteenth, June 19. Hundreds of […]
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. […]
Poplar St. Residents Protest Absentee Neighbor’s Plans
August 1, 2022
•Georgetown’s residential streets are a constant buzz of service and construction projects, causing parking and street congestion, months if not years of having a dumpster parked in front of homes, […]
An Irishman and a Moor Walk into a Bar: John Kennedy, Yarrow Mamout and the City Tavern
June 21, 2022
•Join us in welcoming writer, lawyer and lecturer Jim Johnston to discuss his books and their connection to the City Tavern Club ABOUT Senator John Kennedy rented the house directly […]
Weekend Round Up, March 31 – April 3
March 31, 2022
•Happy Friday! April Fools’! It’s unfortunately only Thursday but consider it a warning because tomorrow’s indeed April 1. For those who aren’t too foolish, so many great options await you […]
Mapping Georgetown: Reclaiming Sacred Grounds of African American History
October 18, 2021
•Mysterious and sacred, cemeteries hold dear the souls of the dead but are often legendary beyond our fathoming. In Washington, D.C., our fraught social and racial histories are often lost […]