Racial Justice at Georgetown

Building to Be Renamed for Pioneer Black Educator Anne Marie Becraft

The 19th-century free woman of color for whom Georgetown’s Anne Marie Becraft Hall will be named April 18 founded one of the first schools for black girls in Georgetown and later became one of America’s first black nuns.

Georgetown to Rename Building for Isaac Hawkins, One of 272 Enslaved in 1838 Sale

Dedication of Isaac Hawkins Hall honors the lives of the 272 enslaved children, women and men who were sold by the Maryland Province of Jesuits in 1838 to benefit the university.

Bioethics Showcase Features New Play, Undergraduate Scholarship

A play about a white woman who contemplates donating a liver to a black woman with whom she has a common, slave-owning ancestor, was part of the third-annual Undergraduate Bioethics Research Showcase last week.

United Nations Slavery Remembrance Event Includes Georgetown Delegation

A university delegation accepts an invitation to visit the United Nations to commemorate the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade as Georgetown explores its own historical relationship to slavery.

Georgetown Continues Engagement with Descendants, Historical Relationship to Slavery

Georgetown's steady engagement with its historical ties to slavery has included teach-ins, forums and meetings that involve descendants, university leaders and faculty members.

Law Center Honors New Congressional Black Caucus Members At Black History Month Event

New members to the Congressional Black Caucus share the historical significance of their elections to office and what it means to serve in the House of Representatives during a Black History Month event at Georgetown's Law Center.

Mellon Grant Helps University Advance Racial Justice Recommendations

Georgetown uses a $1.5 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to help carry out its commitment to produce scholarship that helps the nation better understand and address its legacies of slavery, racism and discrimination.

Smithsonian African American Museum’s Founding Director Gets Honorary Degree

Georgetown bestows an honorary degree upon Lonnie Bunch, founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Berkley Center Examines Religion, Race and the Art of Storytelling

Georgetown's Berkley Center for Religion, Peace, and World Affairs hosts an event encouraging informal dialogue on the intersection of faith and race as part of the American Pilgrimage Project, a university partnership with StoryCorp.

Professor: McDonald’s Franchises Mixed Blessing for Black Communities

African Americans benefitted and suffered from fast food’s infiltration into their communities since the late 1960s, according to Georgetown history professor Marcia Chatelain, who holds an NEH grant for a book project on the topic.