Petula Dvorak in The Post: From Richard Nixon to Donald Trump, Republicans once championed D.C.…
President Richard Nixon knew it.
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Washington Post: Should D.C.’s Woodrow Wilson High change its name?
It is a prestigious name in D.C. education circles: Woodrow Wilson High.
Washington Post: A white couple, a mixed-race baby and a forbidden adoption
In 1966 in the nation’s capital, what Kara and Frank Speltz wanted to do simply wasn’t allowed.
Washington Informer: Black Georgetown Overflows with History
When people think of Georgetown, images of chic stores, restaurants and upscale boutiques often fill their minds. In addition, Georgetown conjures up thoughts of multimillion-dollar mansions where the nation’s elite reside and entertain…
City Paper: Home Rulers: D.C. Natives Speak on Their City
Winners of City Paper's essay contest write about their sweet, beloved, frustrating, evolving, enduring home.
Washington Post: In 1909, it took two days for a car to get from Washington to Richmond
As often happens with even the best-planned road trips, the cars were late to depart.
Thalia Nash-Mwaipaja in The Washington Informer: Notes and Footnotes to a Life in Georgetown
In the early ’80s, my mother, younger sister and I went to live with my uncle Rev. Dr. James K. McCants where he presided in the church clergy house in Old Georgetown. What would become my address, 2902 O Street Northwest, was owned and…
Authors team up for sharp look at history and future of DC jazz scene
You probably know that Duke Ellington was a Washington native. But would the iconic jazzman be the best cover subject for a book about local jazz? The new book Washington, DC, Jazz, by Regennia N. Williams and the Rev. Sandra…
WAMU: See How Washingtonians Lived In The 1940s
Photographer Gordon Parks captured quotidian moments in the lives of the District's working class.
Washington Post: Frederick Douglass died Feb. 20, 1895, just hours after his public makeup with…
When Frederick Douglass got home on the evening of Feb. 20, 1895, he was energized. A voluble storyteller prone to imitating his characters, the great man walked through the double doors at Cedar Hill, his elegant hilltop home in…
Colbert King in The Post: The black men of the Civil War were America’s original ‘dreamers’
Today, a wall looms large in my thoughts. It isn’t the structure President Trump has in mind for our southern border. I’m thinking of the Wall of Honor at the African American Civil War Memorial, located at Vermont Avenue and 10th and U…
Lisa Page in The Post: How Dorothy Butler Gilliam overcame racism and sexism to make her mark on…
If your mother says she loves you, check it out. Every reporter worth his salt knows that adage, and Dorothy Gilliam, no slouch, practically took that quip to heart. As the first African American female reporter ever hired by The…
Norton Celebrates 201st Birthday of Frederick Douglass as Bicentennial Commemoration Continues
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February 14, 2019
Norton Celebrates 201st Birthday of Frederick Douglass as Bicentennial Commemoration Continues
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) urged District of Columbia…
Washington Post: The interracial love story that stunned Washington — twice! — in 1867
When Ely Parker married Minnie Sackett, “the creme de la creme of Washington society” came to gawk
New institute will explore impact of local DC history on wider political milieu
Amid a roomful of local political and education luminaries, Mayor Muriel Bowser and former Mayor Sharon Pratt recently kicked off the Institute of Politics Policy and History (IPPH), a new scholarly endeavor to be housed at the University…
Shantella Sherman in The Washington Informer: Hidden in Plain View: The Overlooked History of Black…
One of my fondest recollections as a native Washingtonian was traipsing the streets of Georgetown in the mid-1980s, as the best buddy of two very distinct friends.
DCist: Ten Facts You May Not Know About Petworth
This Northwest neighborhood in Ward 4 is considered one of the city’s largest, though even long-time residents admit that they are not really sure of the boundaries.
Mayor Bowser and UDC Celebrate New Institute of Policy, Politics, and History
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Mayor Bowser and UDC Celebrate New Institute of Policy, Politics, and History
New Nonpartisan Institute Will…
This Week in DC History: Jan. 22 – 28
America’s capital city hosts so many significant events that it only makes sense that there are notable historical anniversaries every week of the year of local and national renown. Here are some notable occurrences in and around the…
DCist: Ten Facts You May Not Know About Chinatown
Yes, D.C.’s Chinatown is small in comparison to others around the world, but it still has a storied history. Here are ten things we bet you didn’t know.