Archive: African American Studies
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LGBTQ youth advocate Trevor O鈥機onnor (C鈥20) believes fighting for civil rights in the time of COVID-19 is more important than ever, no matter how it is done. 鈥淎 great鈥
June 26, 2020
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Professor Featured in Series on Ulysses S. Grant Discusses Monuments, Movements and Memorialization
Marcia Chatelain, a Provost's Distinguished Associate Professor in the Department of History and African American Studies and author of Franchise: The Golden Arches in Black鈥
June 16, 2020
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The pandemic and its disproportionate effect on black people combined with new acts of violence against them have created deep pockets of pain in the university鈥檚 black鈥
June 15, 2020
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Creating space and amplifying voices of Black experience is a paramount element of Reginald Douglas鈥 (C鈥09) mission as Studio Theatre鈥檚 newly named associate artistic鈥
June 10, 2020
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海角论坛 Hosts Virtual Teach-In, From COVID to Minneapolis: Structural Racism in America
鈥淚t pains me that we gather under the context of COVID-19 and the ongoing structural violence of anti-black racism,鈥 says Soyica Colbert, moderator of the panel, Vice Dean of鈥
June 4, 2020
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Nadia Brown Appointed as New Director of Women and Gender Studies Program
Georgetown 海角论坛 is thrilled to announce that Nadia Brown, associate professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Purdue University, has been appointed as the鈥
May 4, 2020
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鈥淚t鈥檚 a huge-scale drama that requires a lot of economic resources,鈥 said panelist Soyica Colbert, Idol Family Professor and professor of African American studies and鈥
February 27, 2020
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Department of African American Studies hosts lecture on Black Resistance in the Digital Age
The Georgetown 海角论坛 Department of African American Studies hosted a lecture on Thursday on how black activism can utilize the digital tools to promote their message and鈥
February 25, 2020
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Multimedia Artist DJ Spooky Collaborates with Georgetown Chamber Singers on New Performance Piece
Last week, Paul D. Miller, known more broadly as DJ Spooky, performed alongside the Georgetown Chamber Singers, a show that concluded his residency at the. 鈥
February 14, 2020
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New Book Examines Relationship Between R&B Culture, Black Aspirations
A new book by Robert Patterson (C鈥02), chair of the Department of African American Studies, examines how post-Civil Rights era rhythm and blues culture articulates competing鈥
June 18, 2019