We celebrate the contributions of Black students, alumni, faculty and staff to Georgetown and beyond, recognizing the range of teaching, scholarship and advocacy aimed at advancing Black heritage and history.
Georgetown marked the launch of an interdisciplinary center that examines the history of slavery and its legacies through a live musical performance composed by a university professor.
Georgetown has appointed McCourt School Professor Evelyn Patterson as the fourth faculty director of its Racial Justice Institute, a multidisciplinary research hub focused on race, equity and action.
First-year medical students learned about the social construction of race and societal structures that have led to disparities and inequities in health.
The effort, led by fellow Madeline Meth (L‘17) and director Brian Wolfman, is part of the Appellate Courts Immersion Clinic’s focus on advancing racial justice in the courts and society.
Students in the Black Georgetown Rediscovered course toured the Mount Zion - Female Union Band Society cemeteries and helped document the estimated 9,000 Black residents of Georgetown buried at the site.
Georgetown hosted plenaries examining Universal Apostolic Preferences, Ignatian spirituality, racial justice, immigration, women in leadership and environmental justice with Jesuit university faculty, staff, administrators and board members.
As we honor Juneteenth – “June” plus “nineteenth” – and celebrate independence, we also recognize the struggle – historically and today – to achieve true freedom and justice for all.
Professor Chatelain is an expert in the fields of Black life and culture. The Pulitzer Prize is given annually to 21 individuals who display excellence in journalism and the arts.
Kendell Long (C’19) is part of the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program, which provides training, scholarships and career support to the next generation of civil rights lawyers in the South.
