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Department of Black Studies Announces Name Change
This month, Georgetown’s board of directors approved a name change: The Department of African American Studies is now known as the Department of Black Studies. “As knowledge…
February 29, 2024
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Dayo F. Gore Named 2023 Freedom Scholar
Dayo F. Gore, an associate professor in the Department of African American Studies, has been named a 2023 Freedom Scholar by the Marguerite Casey Foundation. The prize, which…
September 27, 2023
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Anita Gonzalez Elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Dr. Gonzalez is a professor of performing arts and African American studies and a widely respected scholar and thinker. Gonzalez co-founded and co-leads Georgetown’s Racial…
April 20, 2023
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Soyica Colbert Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship
Soyica Colbert, former interim dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in theatre arts and performance studies, which will support the…
April 12, 2023
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Did the Suffragist Movement Rely on Racism? New Play Explores Hidden History
“Once I read the script, I saw that Jennifer had included these puppeteered hats, which functioned as a Greek chorus commenting on each side of the debate that Ida B. Wells…
November 4, 2022
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Professor Amani Morrison Conducting New Research on the Kitchenettes of Great Migration-Era Chicago
Amani Morrison, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of English, is bringing attention to a crucial part of Black history: the significance of the kitchenette…
April 14, 2022
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Ta-Nehisi Coates Discusses Race and U.S. Politics with Georgetown Professor
Award-winning writer Ta-Nehisi Coates recently visited Georgetown and spoke to students in Gaston Hall. The screenwriter, novelist, essayist and journalist reflected on his body…
April 5, 2022
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Georgetown Alumna Selected to Host Washington Week
From Miami, FL, Alcindor majored in English and government and minored African American studies while at Georgetown. She was also actively involved in the Baker Scholars Program,…
July 15, 2021
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Alumnus Accepted to Inaugural Cohort That Will Train Next Generation of Civil Rights Lawyers
Kendell Long (C’19) was chosen as part of the Legal Defense and Educational Fund’s (LDF) inaugural 10-person cohort of the Marshall-Motley Scholars Program ). …
June 4, 2021
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Book by African American Studies Professor Selected for Prestigious Choice Reviews Award
Black Cultural Production After Civil Rights, edited by Department of African American Studies professor Robert Patterson, Ph.D., was recently selected as a Choice Reviews…
February 26, 2021