Shepherd Thomas News Today

>> reporter: melisande is pushing to make the institution the first institution in the country to make payments for reparation. recently they got one step closer to their goal. an overwhelming majority of students voted to increase their own tuition by $27.20 per semester. thats 10 cents for each of the persons the university sold. the money will go to a louisiana community where many of the descendants live, a community that lacks basic services like a hospital and secondary school. >> were not...

And maryland, if youre put in a community that doesnt have a lot of social mobility and resource, thats directly the result of georgetown selling your ancestors to individuals in this location. >> reporter: shepherd thomas is one of the many descendants of those 272 people. he still has relatives in that community in louisiana. >> treat this as justice. so even though like you could say justice is -- it is fairness for all. equality is one thing but equity is another. >> reporter: what do you ho...