Articles tagged: Racism

Halftime Sports

Hate in sports: dangerous and cyclical

On Oct. 30, 2022, the sports world got another reminder of how sports, at their lowest, can bring out the worst in players, coaches, and especially fans. After falling to... Read more

By March 23, 2023

Features

GUASFCU intern highlights institutional anti-Blackness, calls for change in open letter

Joel Bossous (CAS ’23) is calling for structural and cultural change to Georgetown University Alumni and Student Federal Credit Union.

By February 18, 2023

Editorials

Georgetown, serve justice for LaHannah now—and restructure your institutions so this does not happen again

The university must develop comprehensive institutional mechanisms to achieve justice for survivors of hate crimes.

By the January 20, 2023

Features

“This is what community looks like”: Student activists receive university response to hate crime, ending sit-in

After the fourth consecutive day of the GU Protects Racists sit-in, university administrators publicly responded to the demands of LaHannah Giles on Dec. 8. On Dec. 9, organizers decided to end the sit-in. 

By , and December 9, 2022

Features

#GeorgetownProtectsRacists sit-in demands accountability for hate crime

Students are occupying Healy Hall to demand accountability and justice for LaHannah Giles (COL ’23), the survivor of a racist hate crime on Georgetown Day this year.

By December 6, 2022

News

Following racist tweets and internal investigation, GULC professor and administrator resigns

Ilya Shapiro resigned from his role at the Georgetown University Law Center after a university investigation into a series of racist tweets.

By June 7, 2022

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Protesters call for Nellie’s Sports Bar to close after bar security dragged a Black woman down the stairs

Protesters gathered in front of Nellie’s Sports Bar, calling for the local community to boycott the well-known gay bar after a viral video.

By June 17, 2021

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Is it enough? Georgetown’s diversity requirement comes under scrutiny

Representatives from academic councils and student groups have worked to compile research on what a revamped requirement could look like. 

By May 2, 2021

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Students petition to appeal tenure rejection of Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi

Hundreds of Georgetown students are supporting a petition demanding the university reconsider its tenure rejection of Dr. Mubbashir Rizvi.

By and April 22, 2021

Halftime Leisure

Race & Roses–What The Bachelor franchise’s racial controversy has to say about the role of race and representation in the media 

ABC’s The Bachelor has long been criticized for its fast-tracked television love stories and, more importantly, its lack of racial diversity. As the first Black Bachelor, Matt James’ role as... Read more

By April 20, 2021

Halftime Sports

Oklahoma’s Lady Tigers are taking the fight against racism to the court—and their community

Content Warning: This article discusses racism and references racial slurs.   They aren’t pro athletes aglow on a field surrounded by cameras. They aren’t NCAA champions or national stars shipping... Read more

By April 16, 2021

News

Georgetown Law professor terminated after “reprehensible” racist remarks 

Adjunct professor Sandra Sellers was terminated on March 11 after a video of her making disparaging remarks about Black students.

By and March 11, 2021

Voices

What foreign policymakers can learn from racial justice advocates

American foreign policy needs to adopt the same theory of change and progressive ideology as American racial justice activism.

By February 19, 2021

Editorials

White supremacists attacked Washington. Georgetown must protect its students.

On Jan. 6, while a joint session of Congress gathered to certify the results of the 2020 presidential election, a mob of supporters of President Donald Trump breached the Capitol... Read more

By the January 19, 2021

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Patrick Healy Fellows resign, citing racism and mistreatment in the fellowship

The resignation comes after years of attempted reform, according to fellows.

By December 6, 2020

Voices

How affordable housing segregates D.C.

Affordable housing programs have done little to integrate communities, instead propagating racial difference. It's time that changes.

By November 2, 2020

News

University investigates racist comments by sociology professor

Content warning: This article references offensive statements made by the professor.  Four Black students reported Associate Professor Timothy Wickham-Crowley in April 2019 for numerous offensive and discriminatory comments he made... Read more

By August 10, 2020

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Social unrest prompts Georgetown’s first Black student-athlete coalition

As a wave of protests against police brutality and racial injustice continue and Georgetown grapples with instances of racism on its own campus, Georgetown Black student-athletes have virtually united through... Read more

By July 21, 2020

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Dear PWI: Students use social media to share stories of racism and bias on campus

CW: Racism When Tara Ravishankar (COL ‘22) came across various Instagram accounts telling the stories of marginalized students at predominantly white institutions (PWIs) across the country, she immediately thought of... Read more

By July 20, 2020

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Students petition to end legacy admissions at Georgetown

A long-accepted part of the college admissions process, legacy admissions, which prioritizes applicants with familial ties to a school, have come under renewed scrutiny for their prioritization of wealthy, predominately... Read more

By July 15, 2020