Residents in Greenbelt, Maryland voted to start a reparations commission for African Americans and Native Americans on Tuesday after the City of Greenbelt election.
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A new University of Maryland study revealed that anti-Black racism fell only temporarily following the murder of Floyd. The study used Twitter data to investigate race-related sentiments and found that changes in anti-Black sentiment were short-lived following the high-profile killings of Black people in early 2020.
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One of the highlights of the University of Maryland’s Homecoming Week was Nyumburu’s Homecoming Juke Joint. The annual event was held in STAMP’s Grand Ballroom and was hosted by alumni Jason Reynolds ‘05 and Opeyemi Owoeye ‘16 and senior information science major Joshua Adjei.
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Jimmy O. Yang had the University of Maryland community laughing till the last joke with his homecoming comedy performance hosted by SEE on Thursday.
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The Center for Literary and Comparative Studies at the University of Maryland hosted an online roundtable on how teachers can combat anti-Blackness in English education on Friday.
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As celebrations kicked off for Nyumburu Cultural Center’s 50th anniversary on Oct. 23 with a night of music and history, many reflected on the impact that the cultural center had on their lives.
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In light of recent news surrounding sexual assault incidents in the university’s Greek life, students banded together to demonstrate their frustrations with the administration’s handling of sexual assault. The student organization Prevent Sexual Assult, or PSA, hosted the “Slut Walk” across campus to condemn sexual assault with chants, posters, and firsthand testimony from student victims.
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The Diversity Training and Education through the University of Maryland’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted the first panel of the Jewish Identity Program on Monday. The panel discussed the multifaceted nature of Jewish identity and the range of experiences.
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Jan-Micheal Archer, a doctoral student and protest organizer, stepped up to a podium in front of McKeldin Library on Friday to make one thing clear: the interest of wanting affordable graduate student housing was not mutually exclusive with opposing the destruction of Guilford Woods.
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Track-and-field runners Caleb Dean and Kamari Trotz came to the University of Maryland as student-athletes but because of the new NCAA policy, they'll be leaving as entrepreneurs too.
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University of Maryland’s first-year book author, Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, joined the university on Thursday for a discussion about her book “What the Eyes Don’t See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City.”
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Nikole Hannah-Jones made a guest appearance at the annual literary festival Books in Bloom to talk about journalism, race and the 1619 Project in front of hundreds of audience members.
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Inflatables, therapy dogs, Play-Doh and games lined along McKeldin Mall Friday at the Terps Take Care Fair as a part of the University of Maryland’s Mental Health Awareness Week.
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University of Maryland student protesters marched from Mckeldin Library to Fraternity Row on Friday, to promote action against sexual assault on campus.
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When society thinks of what the future will look like in mankind’s technological advancements, race may not be the first thing that comes to mind.
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Students gathered in front of the Stamp Student Union to protest against the conservative speaker and PragerU affiliate Will Witt during a book signing on Tuesday.
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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Equity Center (LGBTQ+ Equity Center) hosted Quelcome 2021 Thursday afternoon in the Grand Ballroom housed in the Adele H. Stamp Student Union.
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Students, speakers, musicians and a state delegate gathered this Friday in front of McKeldin Library to raise awareness and make a rallying cry for the ongoing global climate crisis.
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By: Mario Morais and Taylor Edwards
Many thought the invisible enemy would disappear as the vaccines started to roll out, however, COVID-19 has slowly crept back onto campus as the university returns to in-person learning.
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“Pose” star Dominique Jackson gave a message of pride and resilience during her Back-to-School Lecture in the Grand Ballroom in Stamp Student Union on Tuesday.
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