Amid push for reparations, Jesuits and Georgetown to spend $1 billion on racial reconciliation and education The plan was sparked by a reexamination of the school’s 1838 sale of enslaved Black people

If Joseph Stewart were speaking Thursday at the commencement of Georgetown University, the prestigious school saved from bankruptcy two centuries ago by the sale of 272 enslaved Black people, this is what he would tell the new graduates: “Stop now and recognize the privilege that you have. Whether you want to accept it or not, […]