Maryland removes statue honoring Roger B. Taney from State House grounds overnight
Another statue of Taney in Baltimore was removed just days earlier.
All four of Baltimore’s Confederate monuments were removed overnight
The statues’ removal comes just days after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, that left one woman dead and several injured.
Five years after the DACA program was born, UMD students join DC protest to defend it
Twenty-seven people, including Maryland gubernatorial candidate Ben Jealous, were arrested Tuesday afternoon in front of the White House at a rally in support of DACA.
UMD students join DC protest to condemn white supremacists in Charlottesville
Students joined hundreds of demonstrators Monday to condemn white supremacists in response to a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Saturday.
Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank says he’s stepping down from Trump’s manufacturing council
Plank is the second CEO to resign from the council this week.
President Loh speaks out against “supremacist ideology” of Charlottesville protesters
Loh affirmed his commitment to the “values of diversity, inclusion, and mutual respect” after violence erupted at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville Virginia Saturday.
Maryland denies Trump commission’s request for sensitive voter information
Maryland joins dozens of states in refusing to comply with the request.
UMD employee receives nation’s first gender-neutral driver’s license
The LGBT Equity Center associate director’s new driver’s license features a ‘X’ gender-neutral marker.
Kevin Plank is stepping down as Under Armour’s president but will remain CEO
The University of Maryland alumnus founded Under Armour in 1996.
Loh, Wojahn among hundreds of leaders criticizing Trump’s Paris agreement withdrawal
Hundreds of mayors, governors, college and university leaders, businesses and investors across the country have formed a coalition committed to honoring the Paris agreement’s goals.