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Georgetown students vote overwhelming in favor of $27 fee for slavery reparations
If you ask yourself “How can I contribute to reparations for slavery, Jim Crow, mass incarceration, etc.?”, look to these Georgetown University students for an example and listen to the counter-proposal by William A. Darity, Jr., leading scholar on reparations. …
Read MoreDescendant of Enslaved Attends Georgetown University
Mélisande Short-Colomb, whose ancestors were among the 272 slaves Georgetown priests had sold in 1838 to help pay off the university’s debts, is now enrolled as a student at the university. Read the full article by clicking here.
Read MoreGeorgetown University, Jesuits formally apologize for role in slavery
In a special ceremony Tuesday morning, the Jesuit order that founded Georgetown University formally apologized to the descendants of 272 slaves sold in 1838 to pay off the university’s debts.
Read MoreGeorgetown to Rename Building for Isaac Hawkins, One of 272 Enslaved in 1838 Sale
Georgetown University announced the renaming of a building, which comes with input from the descendant community and at the recommendation of Georgetown’s Working Group on Slavery, Memory, and Reconciliation to honor the lives of the 272 enslaved women, children and…
Read MoreGeorgetown to Offer Edge in Admissions to Slave Descendants
According to the New York Times article, “The university’s president, John J. DeGioia, who will discuss steps to atone for its past in a speech on Thursday afternoon, also plans to offer a formal apology, create an institute for the…
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