Alicia Garza, the co-creator of #BlackLivesMatter (BLM) and Black Lives Matter Global Network, discussed the history and victories of the BLM movement as well as the need to continue making progress in...
Three protesters are suing the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (D.C. MPD) alleging use of non-lethal weapons against racial justice protesters in the summer of 2020.
The three protesters,...
The bold yellow letters that make up Black Lives Matter Plaza are now permanently part of the Washington, D.C. cityscape.
The permanent installation, spanning two blocks of 16th Street NW in...
From the recent surge in popularity of Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion to the lasting fame of Tupac and Biggie Smalls, hip-hop’s influence goes far beyond its auditory and visual appeal; since its creation,...
Panelists reflected on the common threads between Frederick Douglass’ quest for freedom in the 19th century and the global fight for racial equality in modern times during a virtual event commemorating...
Georgetown College introduced new courses designed to educate first-year students on racial inequities in the United States and ways Georgetown University can address racial injustice.
The 19...
The Georgetown University Student Association passed a resolution condemning the “racist and ignorant rhetoric” of an article written by a Georgetown University student during a heated meeting July...
The department of African American studies at Georgetown University issued a statement calling on the university to take concrete steps to dismantle systemic racism and better support its students of...
The Song of Songs is one of my favorite books in the Hebrew Bible, with an empowered female narrator speaking openly about sexuality and love in a poetic style unseen in the rest of the Scripture. However,...
As protests and calls for racial justice consumed Washington, D.C., local artist and educator Keyonna Jones received a call from a friend about a secret city project.
“One of the artists that...
Georgetown University student activists have renewed their effort to implement a reconciliation fee for descendants of the GU272 as the university commemorated its first official Juneteenth observance.
University...
As a queer Black person, I come from a long line of freedom fighters. From the abolitionist Maroons of my family’s home country of Jamaica to movement leaders like Gloria Richardson and Marsha P. Johnson...
