Karran Harper Royal

@KHRoyal

Col-Host of Nurturing Our Roots Genealogy TV Program on , Executive Director of the GU272 Descendants Association & Sp. Ed. Parent Advocate

NewOrleans, LA
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Tilmeldt april 2009
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    6. maj

    Just got Slavery's Descendants: new edited book by & Jill Strauss by (I reviewed the book proposal). Title is smart because descendants of slavery are not only descendants of slaves but also descendants of slave owners & slave merchants

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    4. maj

    Weather Update Due to weather conditions, Jazz Fest opening will be delayed. Stay tuned for the exact time the gates will open.

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    4. maj

    Gladys Knight makes our day! 2nd Friday—Jazz Fest 50. Photo Credit: Joshua Brasted

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    15. apr.

    “We don’t get to liberation if we don’t acknowledge what we’ve done.” - wise words spoken by Bryan Stevenson of . Part Two of airs tomorrow night at 9/8c on ! Don’t miss it!

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    16. apr.

    My Latest piece for the NY Times. "When Slaveowners Got Reparations"

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    16. apr.

    Under the terms of his previous owner’s will, Edmonson was to be freed at age 35. Instead, he was freed by the Emanciption Act at 30. Edmonson was likely the last enslaved person to work at the school.

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    16. apr.

    In Spring 1861, Edmonson likely tended to Union soldiers who boarded at the College. In June 1862, his enslaver, Ann Green, petitioned the government for $500 under the terms of the act. 5 months after emancipation, Georgetown paid her nearly $40 in back wages for his work.

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    16. apr.

    1. In honor of , we share the story of Aaron Edmonson. Edmonson was hired by his enslaver to Georgetown in 1859 to work in the dorms. He worked there until March 1862, one month before the Compensated Emancipation Act.

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    12. apr.

    Georgetown Students Vote to Pay Reparations to Descendants of School’s Slaves via

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    12. apr.

    Students at Georgetown University overwhelmingly voted to increase their tuition to pay reparations to the descendants of slaves once owned by the school.

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    12. apr.

    Georgetown students endorse slavery reparations fund in vote

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    12. apr.

    Proud of the students at my alma mater who organized to make this happen.

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    12. apr.

    Georgetown students have voted overwhelmingly for reparations to the descendants of slaves sold to fund the school. If officials approve, it would become one of the first major U.S. institutions to provide financial restitution for its role in slavery.

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    11. apr.

    Thanks for inviting me on your show to talk the 's referendum. I only regret I didn't get to amplify the students sitting in as part of the . What a time to think about universities and inequality.

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    12. apr.

    Georgetown students vote in favor of reparations for slaves

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    12. apr.

    Georgetown University students vote reparations for the descendants of enslaved people who were sold to save the school in 1838.

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    12. apr.

    Georgetown students vote in favor of a referendum seeking the establishment of a fund benefiting the descendants of enslaved people sold to pay off the school's debts.

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    11. apr.

    Thread: Georgetown students vote today on raising their own tuition by $27.20 to compensate descendants of an 1838 slave sale, led by . It could be the first actionable reparations plan for slavery in America.

    How Georgetown students plan to give reparations
    Georgetown University’s reckoning with owning slaves isn’t new. Now, students are pushing for reparations. https://politi.co/2UsZjo7
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    12. apr.

    I am SO PROUD of my son Kai and his fellow students at who took a bold and moral step to vote to fund reparations for slavery. As explains, anti-racism requires more than apologies, it requires taking responsibility.

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    12. apr.

    Students voted in favor of a referendum proposing a semesterly fee of $27.20 toward a fund to benefit descendants of the GU272 on Thursday night. The university has not yet indicated whether it will enact the proposed fee.

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