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Co-Founder of Black Lives Matter Discusses Movement’s Success, Optimism for Social Justice

By Maren Fagan November 3, 2023

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...

Protesters Sue DC Police for Use of Force in 2020 Racial Justice Protests

Protesters Sue DC Police for Use of Force in 2020 Racial Justice Protests

By Ranee Brady March 3, 2023

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,...

Black Lives Matter Plaza Now Permanently Installed in DC

Black Lives Matter Plaza Now Permanently Installed in DC

By Laetitia Haddad November 4, 2021

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...

Activism, Protest Are Central to Hip-Hop as Artists Continue to Fight the Power

Activism, Protest Are Central to Hip-Hop as Artists Continue to ‘Fight the Power’

By Sara Roberts November 6, 2020

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,...

GU Irish Studies Celebrates Anniversary of Little-Known Frederick Douglass Ireland Tour

GU Irish Studies Celebrates Anniversary of Little-Known Frederick Douglass Ireland Tour

By Katie Bootsma October 9, 2020

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...

KIRK ZIESER/THE HOYA | The summer semester at Georgetown is split into two 6-week sessions, with the first having begun on May 18 and the second set to begin June 29.

College Creates New First-Year Courses Focused on Racial Injustice

By Giulia Testa July 22, 2020

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...

Community Members, GUSA Condemn Article Written by Georgetown Student

Community Members, GUSA Condemn Article Written by Georgetown Student

By Jemima Denham and Liana Hardy July 11, 2020

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...

African American Studies Department Urges GU To Pursue Anti-Racist Agenda

African American Studies Department Urges GU To Pursue Anti-Racist Agenda

By Hansen Lian July 1, 2020

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...

STEKOL: Reimagine Justice

STEKOL: Reimagine Justice

By Rebecca Stekol June 30, 2020

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,...

Keyonna Jones Reflects on the Role of Art in DC BLM Protests

Keyonna Jones Reflects on the Role of Art in DC BLM Protests

By Jemima Denham June 27, 2020

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...

AMBER GILLETTE/THE HOYA | The GU272 referendum, which passed with 66 percent of students voting in favor of a reconciliation fee, awaits university approval.

Georgetown Students Renew Push for Reconciliation Fee as University Commemorates Juneteenth

By Liana Hardy, Moira Ritter, and Kelly Anderson June 24, 2020

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...

VIEWPOINT: Embrace Radical Love

VIEWPOINT: Embrace Radical Love

By Jordan Brown June 23, 2020

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...

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