Black House residents will host an online Twitter and Facebook protest, denoted through the tag #BBGU, which stands for “Being Black at Georgetown University,” today.
The protest is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. and last until 11 p.m. Organizers of the event hope to address on-campus issues such as racial bias and profiling, the lack of funding for black student groups, and the lack of faculty and administrators of color. The protest was inspired by the University of Michigan’s viral campaign, which gained over 10,000 tweets with #BBUM and publicized concerns over insufficient racial diversity in the wake of Michigan’s statewide ban on affirmative action.
“Black students here and black students at the University of Michigan are attending a predominantly white institution with similar issues and concerns. We want to … join the University of Michigan in solidarity,” said Aya Waller-Bey (COL ‘14), organizer of the campaign and president of Black House.
