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The Washington Informer African American Heritage Tour on the campus of Georgetown University at Dahlgren Chapel of the Sacred Heart, which was built in 1893 (Shevry Lassiter/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Black History

Black Georgetown Overflows with History

by James Wright Jr. March 6, 2019October 31, 2020

Roumania and Margaret Peters at Tuskegee Institute (University), c. 1937 – 1941 (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History

Black Georgetown Remembered: Serving Up Talent

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 27, 2019October 31, 2020

Thalia Nash-Mwaipaja revisited her Old Georgetown home recently with Washington Informer staff to discuss the love she maintains for the people and its history. (Shantella Y. Sherman/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience, Black History

Notes and Footnotes to a Life in Georgetown

by WI Guest Author February 20, 2019October 31, 2020

Zionette Circle, arm of the Women's Society, social club at Mount Zion United Methodist Church, in the 1940s (Courtesy of Mount Zion United Methodist Church Archives)

Black Experience, Black History

To Recover, Recognize & Commemorate

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 13, 2019October 31, 2020

African-American barge workers navigating the canals of Georgetown (Courtesy photo)

Black Experience, Black History

Hidden in Plain View: The Overlooked History of Black Georgetown

by Dr. Shantella Y. Sherman February 6, 2019October 31, 2020

The universal church taught that slavery enjoyed the sanction of Scripture and natural law. (iStockphoto/NNPA)

Black Experience, Black History

The Major Role the Catholic Church Played in Slavery

by WI Guest Author September 18, 2018October 31, 2020

Mary Wilson (Courtesy of marywilson.com)

Motown Legend Mary Wilson Still Reigns ‘Supreme’

by D. Kevin McNeir – Senior Editor February 22, 2017October 30, 2020

Dozens came out to Georgetown on Oct. 2 for a 200th anniversary celebration of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, including Bernice McCants, a member of Mt. Zion UMC for more than 60 years, WJLA reporter Sam Ford, the master of ceremonies for the anniversary celebration, and Mertine Moore Brown, who came with members of her family because her mother served as one of the church musicians for many years. /Photo by Hamil R. Harris

Black History, Faith, Religion

Historic Black Church Celebrates 200th Anniversary

by Hamil R. Harris October 5, 2016October 30, 2020

Suspected Racial Profiling Results in GroupMe App to be Shut Down

by WI Webstaff October 28, 2015October 30, 2020

Florida, Georgetown To Battle on U.S. Naval Ship

by Washington Informer June 15, 2012October 30, 2020