Emancipation Day Weekend Roundup, April 13 – 16
• April 13, 2023

Emancipation Day weekend is upon us, with a District holiday on Monday (putting off those taxes just a bit). We’re in full-on spring events and activities mode now. Here’s your […]

The Juneteenth Federal Holiday: A Backgrounder
• June 16, 2022

This Monday, June 20, is a U.S. national holiday commemorating “Juneteenth,” which falls this year on a Sunday, June 19. Many Americans are unsure, however, about the origins and significance […]

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 […]

Emancipation Day Events Will Focus on Freedom and Citizenship
• April 15, 2021

The holiday celebrates the passage of the DC Compensated Emancipation Act of 1862, signed by President Lincoln on April 16.

A Socially Distanced Emancipation Day
• April 16, 2020

The Compensated Emancipation Act was signed by President Abraham Lincoln on April 16, 1862, more than eight months before he issued the Emancipation Proclamation, on Jan. 1, 1863.

Weekend Round Up April 12, 2018
• April 12, 2018

Today through Sunday: the Washington Ballet’s “Mixed Masters” program and the second half of the Shift Festival of American Orchestras. Also on Sunday: the Gay Men’s Chorus small ensembles at the Barns.