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DCPS Investigating Altercation With Professor’s Grandson

By Riley Rogerson May 15, 2019

D.C. Public Schools is currently investigating an incident of verbal harassment directed at the 6-year-old grandson of social activist and Georgetown University professor Michael Eric Dyson, who was verbally...

MPD, DCPS Launches Academy

By Marina Pitofsky September 23, 2016

Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced the launch of the Anacostia Public Safety Academy, an institution aimed at helping District of Columbia Public Schools high school students pursue a career in criminal...

Defined by Truth

By The Editorial Board December 8, 2015

The 2015 fall semester has been marked by powerful examples of student activism and a campus-wide commitment to social justice in a myriad of forms. Over the past few months, passionate students and student...

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U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his retirement in September and will likely step down in the next two weeks.

Holder Talks Race, Drug War in Reflection on Tenure

By Lucy Pash March 6, 2015

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced his resignation in September after six years in the administration of President Barack Obama, during which time Holder presided over the response to the...

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In light of events in Ferguson, Cleveland and Staten Island, FBI Director James Comey delivered remarks on race relations and law enforcement in an unprecedented address in Gaston Hall on Thursday.

In Rare Move, FBI Head Addresses Race Relations

By Molly Simio February 13, 2015

Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey spoke about the subconscious racial biases present in law enforcement officers, disproportionate challenges faced by young men of color and other...

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Tunnel Vision: The Post-Ferguson American Morale

By Joshua Dostal December 30, 2014

I was riding a subway in New York City at the same time that Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, two New York City police officers, were shot to death in Brooklyn for merely being police officers. When...

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Sociology professor Michael Eric Dyson drew national attention for his appearance to discuss police and race on Meet the Press Sunday morning.

Dyson and Giuliani Debate Race Relations

By Kshithij Shrinath November 24, 2014

Michael Eric Dyson, professor of sociology at Georgetown, engaged in a heated debate about police brutality and race relations with former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani on the Sunday-morning talk...

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