Archive: African American Studies
36 Articles
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Young Alumnus Continues Fight for LGBTQ, Civil Rights During Pandemic
LGBTQ youth advocate Trevor O’Connor (C’20) believes fighting for civil rights in the time of COVID-19 is more important than ever, no matter how it is done. “A great…
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…
June 16, 2020
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University Holds Racial Justice Dialogue in Wake of Recent, Past Police Brutality
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’s black…
June 15, 2020
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College Alumnus Hopes to Amplify Stories of Black Life in New Role at Theater
Creating space and amplifying voices of Black experience is a paramount element of Reginald Douglas’ (C’09) mission as Studio Theatre’s newly named associate artistic…
June 10, 2020
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College Hosts Virtual Teach-In, From COVID to Minneapolis: Structural Racism in America
“It pains me that we gather under the context of COVID-19 and the ongoing structural violence of anti-black racism,” says Soyica Colbert, moderator of the panel, Vice Dean of…
June 4, 2020
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Nadia Brown Appointed as New Director of Women and Gender Studies Program
Georgetown College is thrilled to announce that Nadia Brown, associate professor of Political Science and African American Studies at Purdue University, has been appointed as the…
May 4, 2020
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James Baldwin Play Marks New Trend in Classical Theater, Panelists Say
“It’s a huge-scale drama that requires a lot of economic resources,” said panelist Soyica Colbert, Idol Family Professor and professor of African American studies and…
February 27, 2020
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Department of African American Studies hosts lecture on Black Resistance in the Digital Age
The Georgetown College Department of African American Studies hosted a lecture on Thursday on how black activism can utilize the digital tools to promote their message and…
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. …
February 14, 2020
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New Book Examines Relationship Between R&B Culture, Black Aspirations
A new book by Robert Patterson (C’02), chair of the Department of African American Studies, examines how post-Civil Rights era rhythm and blues culture articulates competing…
June 18, 2019