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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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Black History Month Events Nearly Double for 2020

Black History Month Events Nearly Double for 2020

By Ashley Zhao February 14, 2020

Black student affinity groups and Georgetown University have scheduled almost 50 events celebrating Black history and culture, nearly double the number of events held last year, in observation of Black...

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The title of Black Movement Dance Theater’s spring show “Defiance” was chosen to reflect the current state of the black community in the United States, and to emphasize the importance of empowerment. Student directors hope the show will facilitate dialogue.

BMDT Breaks Barriers Through Dance

By Dani Guerrero February 17, 2017

In celebration of its 35th anniversary, Georgetown’s Black Movements Dance Theater presents “Defiance,” the company’s final production for the 2016-17 season. The dance concert, “an exploratory...

Naming the Fire that Defines Me

Naming the Fire that Defines Me

By Alexis Oni - Eseleh January 22, 2015

The first time I ever had to speak as the voice of my entire race, I was four. It was during a kindergarten lesson about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Lucas, a fellow classmate and fashion victim of the...

First Black Undergraduate Dies

By Elizabeth Garbitelli March 28, 2012

Samuel Halsey Jr. (SFS ’53), who died last month at the age of 87, left behind three siblings, four children and more than a dozen grandchildren and great-grandchildren. But he also left an enduring...

Male Empowerment Week Unites Black, Latino Students

By Matt Joseloff April 16, 2010

Celebrating the similarities between the university's black and Latino communities, students took part this week in symposia to examine how men of color fit in at Georgetown and in the broader world. Male...

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