News & Politics National Cathedral Will Unveil New Stained Glass Windows on September 23 The racial-justice-themed windows replace the Confederate-themed stained glass that was removed in 2017. Washington National Cathedral, African American History | Sep 14, 2023
News & Politics What It’s Like Inside a Hidden Old Cemetery That’s Threatened by the Beltway Expansion The graveyard is included on a list of the country’s most threatened historic sites. Maryland, African American History, cemetery, Black history | Aug 5, 2021
News & Politics Black Broadway in DC: A New Book Explores the Undeniable Influence of U Street’s History Bustling nightlife, thriving Black-owned businesses, and brilliant minds. DC History, U Street, African American History, Black Broadway | Feb 22, 2021
News & Politics How Sidwell Friends Is Grappling With Its Campus’s Slave History Bettye Howe Saunders is a descendant of enslaved people who lived and worked on land that's now part of Sidwell Friends. History, DC History, Georgetown University, Washington National Cathedral | Jun 10, 2020
News & Politics Want to Know More About Your City? Two recent books offer insight into DC’s complex history. Books, DC History, H Street, African American History | Mar 13, 2020
News & Politics Her Relatives Were Enslaved in a Georgetown Hotel. Tonight She’ll Return to That Building to Speak About Their Lives Yvette LaGonterie's research about her family has brought her all over the world. Tonight, it brings her close to home. Georgetown, History, African American History | Feb 27, 2020
News & Politics There Will Be Commemorations of Slavery’s Anniversary All Over DC this Weekend Here's where to see them. African American History, Old Post Office, Georgetown Waterfront | Aug 23, 2019
News & Politics This Juneteenth, Check Out These Powerful Images from the NMAAHC Collection Some of the most compelling items in the museum’s Slavery and Freedom collection. Smithsonian, National Museum of African American History and Culture, African American History, Juneteenth | Jun 19, 2019
Things to Do What Was it Like Being a Black Washingtonian in the 1940s? Gordon Parks Captured it Beautifully in 7 Photos "Gordon Parks: The New Tide, Early Work 1940-1950" opens at the National Gallery of Art this weekend. Art, National Gallery of Art, DC History, Photography | Nov 2, 2018
Food Make the African American History Museum’s Best Dishes at Home With This New Cookbook The "Sweet Home Cafe Cookbook" was released Tuesday. Food & Drink, African American History, cookbooks, Sweet Home Cafe | Oct 23, 2018
