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START/SELECT: Press Pause, Seek Out Black Voices

START/SELECT: Press Pause, Seek Out Black Voices

By Mac Riga June 22, 2020

Given the recent murder of George Floyd among many others, it feels inappropriate to divert any attention whatsoever from the urgent and important work of protest and activism that has been both brought...

DCPOLICEDEPT/TWITTER | Although passed unanimously, the bill does not seek to limit MPD funding, a popular demand among protestors.

DC Council Unanimously Approves Bill Banning Police Chokeholds and the Purchase of Federal Military Equipment

By Clara Grudberg June 19, 2020

The Council of the District of Columbia unanimously passed emergency police reform legislation amid nationwide protests for racial justice sparked after a Minneapolis law enforcement officer killed George...

Students Petition To Make Georgetown Campuses a Sanctuary for Protesters

Students Petition To Make Georgetown Campuses a Sanctuary for Protesters

By Moira Ritter and Kelly Anderson June 18, 2020

Hundreds of Georgetown University students signed a petition calling on the university to use its campus spaces as a sanctuary for protesters amid ongoing nationwide demonstrations against police brutality...

Klobuchar, Former AG Holder Call for Policing Reform in GU Politics Forum

Klobuchar, Former AG Holder Call for Policing Reform in GU Politics Forum

By Samantha Sinutko June 14, 2020

Public officials have the responsibility to respond to popular unrest at every level of government with broad and tangible criminal justice and policing reform, former Attorney General Eric Holder and...

GEORGETOWNBUTCHER/FACEBOOK | Wendell Allsbrook (second from left), having worked previously at The Organic Butcher of McLean, opened Georgetown Butcher March 9 across the C&O Canal at 3210 Grace St. NW.

How to Support Washington, DC Black-Owned Businesses

By Grace Buono June 10, 2020

Our list is still incomplete. Know a business we missed? Let us know at [email protected]. Amid protests focusing the nation’s attention on systemic racism, Black-owned small businesses will have...

STEKOL: Find Justice in Holy Texts

STEKOL: Find Justice in Holy Texts

By Rebecca Stekol June 9, 2020

As I scrolled through Twitter, filled with rage at recent events, I came across a tweet that quoted chapter 31 of the book of Jeremiah: “A cry is heard in Ramah — Wailing, bitter weeping — Rachel...

GUSA Voices Solidarity With Black Lives Matter Protests

GUSA Voices Solidarity With Black Lives Matter Protests

By Liana Hardy June 4, 2020

The Georgetown University Student Association Senate unanimously passed a resolution voicing solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests during an emergency meeting Monday evening.  The resolution...

VIEWPOINT: Make Yourself Uncomfortable

VIEWPOINT: Make Yourself Uncomfortable

By Alexis Smith June 3, 2020

Since 1619, Black Americans have been an afterthought while the white appetite rages constantly for more. Black Americans have been left alone to break the perpetual cycle of lack of opportunity that...

Michelle Xu/The Hoya | Black Lives Matter April Goggans sued the Metropolitan Police Department in order to obtain police documents due to suspicions of unlawful police surveillance.

Black Lives Matter Activist Sues MPD for Release of Surveillance Documents

By Afua Nyantakyi February 22, 2019

A Black Lives Matter activist is awaiting a final judgment for her lawsuit against the Metropolitan Police Department to obtain documents to prove unlawful police surveillance after a Feb. 8 hearing. April...

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National Law Enforcement Museum Opened to the Public on Saturday

By Maxwell Sheremeta October 15, 2018

The National Law Enforcement Museum in Judiciary Square opened to the public Saturday, featuring interactive exhibits on the history of law enforcement and current police initiatives. Opening 18...

NAACP CEO Promotes Cooperation in Activism

By Ben Goodman April 21, 2017

Joint activism between blacks and Jews is critical to maintain a long-standing relationship, according to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People CEO and President Cornell Brooks at...

Panelists Urge Focus on Role of Women in Black Lives Matter Movement

By Quinn Coleman March 28, 2017

The Black Lives Matter movement often excludes women and girls, according to the #BlackLivesMatter panel at the second annual BRAVE Summit in Lohrfink Auditorium on Saturday. The panel featured Erika...

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