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Descendants of slave Isaac Hawkins and officials gather at the National Press Club in D.C. for a meeting to discuss reparations on Jan. 17. (Roy Lewis/The Washington Informer)

Black Experience

Slave Descendants Call Out Georgetown U. for Reparations

by Lauren M. Poteat January 24, 2018October 31, 2020

An Abraham Lincoln actor participates in the Emancipation Day Parade on Saturday, April 16, 2016 in Northwest. /Photo by Patricia Little @5feet2

Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: Remember, Rekindle the Spirit of Emancipation Proclamation

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. January 3, 2018October 31, 2020

Mélisande Short-Colomb takes the Georgetown College banner as she becomes a member of the Class of 2021 during a convocation ceremony on Aug. 27. (Courtesy of Georgetown University)

Black Experience

Woman, 63, Attends Georgetown University, Which Enslaved Her Ancestors

by WI Guest Author December 26, 2017October 31, 2020

Rep. John Conyers, a civil rights activist and longtime congressman, co-sponsored the Emmett Till Unsolved Civil Rights Crimes Reauthorization Act. (Courtesy photo)

Business, Columnists, William Reed

BUSINESS EXCHANGE: Why Are Blacks Reluctant to Pursue Reparations?

by William Reed December 13, 2017October 31, 2020

CBC Calls for Action Against Libya Slave Trade

by Lauren M. Poteat December 10, 2017October 31, 2020

The national landmark of the first recorded arrival of Africans to the New World in 1619 (Sarafina Wright/The Washington Informer)

Black History, WI Bridge

The Road to 2019: Commemoration of 400 Years of African-American History

by Sarafina Wright –Washington Informer Staff Writer August 30, 2017October 31, 2020

C. Anthony Muse

Black Experience, Community

Muse Calls Out Fellow Senator for Defending Pro-Slavery Judge

by William J. Ford August 23, 2017October 31, 2020

Georgetown University's president and others have formally apologized for the school's role in the slave trade. (Courtesy photo)

Black History, National

Georgetown University Offers Repentance for Slave Trade

by Stacy M. Brown May 3, 2017October 30, 2020

About 25 descendants of Peyton Skipwith attend an April 13 naming ceremony on the University of Virginia campus. (Courtesy of U.Va.)

Black Experience

UVA Names Building for Former Slave

by WI Guest Author April 14, 2017October 30, 2020

Black Experience, Black History, Community

Georgetown U. Events to Reflect on School’s Ties to Slavery

by WI Guest Author April 11, 2017October 30, 2020