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The National Period Day Rally outside the Capitol on Oct. 19 was sponsored by PERIOD, a global youth non-profit dedicated to combatting period poverty, and focused on eliminating period poverty.

Students March in 1st National Period Day Rally

By Ashley Zhao October 25, 2019

Georgetown University student organizations and clubs protested period poverty at the Washington, D.C. National Period Day Rally on Oct. 19. Period poverty refers to how economic factors can decrease...

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Four Students from Eliot-Hine Middle School in Washington, D.C., travelled to Pasadena, Calif., with their school radio adviser, Mandrell Birks, to cover the 49th annual NAACP Image Awards.

DC Middle Schoolers Report on NAACP Awards

By Bella Avalos and Madeline Charbonneau January 26, 2018

Four middle school students from Ward 6’s Eliot-Hine Middle School radio program covered the 49th Annual NAACP Image Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 15. The students acted as news correspondents...

NAACP CEO Promotes Cooperation in Activism

By Ben Goodman April 21, 2017

Joint activism between blacks and Jews is critical to maintain a long-standing relationship, according to National Association for the Advancement of Colored People CEO and President Cornell Brooks at...

Student Groups Celebrate Black History Month

By Sabrina Fincher February 12, 2016

In commemoration of Black History Month, the Students of Color Alliance and the Georgetown chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People are holding events to raise awareness...

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About 40 students lay down in Red Square on Monday afternoon to draw attention to the 43 Mexican students who went missing in September after clashing with local police in Guerrero.

Laying In for Missing Mexican Students

By Molly Simio October 21, 2014

Around 40 Georgetown students lay on the ground across Red Square on Monday afternoon to raise awareness about 43 students in Mexico who have been missing since clashes with the police Sept. 26. “We...

NAACP President Emphasizes Social Justice

By Drew Cunningham March 13, 2013

Benjamin Todd Jealous, president and CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, called for the Millennial generation to advance the cause of social justice during an event in...

NAACP Revamps Black History Month Events

By Carly Graf February 3, 2012

Hoping to boost awareness of Black History Month on campus after years of low visibility, Georgetown's chapter of the NAACP is planning to dramatically increase the number of events celebrating African-American...

GU NAACP President Discusses Diversity Issues

By Stephen Levy October 19, 2010

The beginning of the semester has been a turbulent time for black students at Georgetown, with racist graffiti and a climbing rope that was initially deemed to be a possible noose found under Healy. The...

University: Rope Found Below Healy Was Not a Noose

By Laura Engshuber October 2, 2010

The knotted rope found hanging in a locked utility area in the sub-basement of Healy Hall earlier this week was not a noose and was likely used for legitimate purposes, according to university spokeswoman...

Possible Noose Found Beneath Healy Hall

By Laura Engshuber October 1, 2010

University employees discovered a possible noose hanging in a locked utility area in the sub-basement of Healy Hall earlier this week, according to a message sent to the campus community by Vice President...

Rally on Mall Supports Jobs, Justice, Education

By Masha Goncharova October 1, 2010

Three weeks ago, Honest Abe watched as Glenn Beck and Sarah Palin led a Tea Party protest on the steps of his Lincoln Memorial. On Saturday, he got to watch another. The One Nation "March on DC" gathered...

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