Black Is Beautiful: Govinda Gallery Live Spotlights LaMonte McLemore’s Portrait Photography 
• January 13, 2026

By Tom Turco      While it is self-evident that “Black is beautiful,” it was once necessary to assert that notion vigorously to drive it home for a mass U.S. audience. […]

Black Luminaries of Georgetown
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As we begin to celebrate Georgetown’s 275th birthday and our nation’s 250th, let us honor America’s Black luminaries, especially those connected to Georgetown.      We can start by remembering Martin Luther King Jr., just in time for MLK Day on Monday, Jan. 19.  Here in Washington, D.C., we recall […]

Illuminating Tales of Black Music and History
• February 13, 2025

An evening of Black history and music returned to Holy Trinity on 36th Street for its third annual gathering, headlined as “Rhythms of Resistance and Resilience: How Black Washingtonians Used […]

Celebrating Black History Month in D.C.
• February 3, 2025

By Zoe Howard-Barr There are plenty of options for things to do to honor Black History Month this February from visiting museum exhibits to seeing comedy shows and taking in […]

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 […]

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 […]

Profs & Pints DC: Washington’s Black Vaudeville
• October 23, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Washington’s Black Vaudeville,” a look at race relations on stage in D.C. in the Roaring Twenties, with Michelle R. Scott, historian and professor of African […]

Profs & Pints DC: When the NBA Became Black
• July 28, 2023

Profs and Pints DC presents: “When the NBA Became Black,” with Theresa Runstedtler, associate professor in the departments of history and of critical race, gender, and culture studies at American […]

Rex Carnegie: Putting Together the Ideal Learning Experience on the C&O Canal
• June 1, 2023

Imagine the perfect learning experience. All the senses engaged in hands-on activities. A sense of awe and wonder nurtured in deep discussions with critical thinking skills sharpened. Deep social historical […]

The Lesser-Known Smithsonian Everyone Should Visit
• March 2, 2023

The Smithsonian’s Anacostia Community Museum at 1901 Fort Place SE is a beautiful home to rotating exhibits on the history of vital social justice issues affecting our city and nation. […]