UMD and Phillips Collection partner for anti-racism series
The semester-long series talked about how to be anti-racist in response to the Black Lives Matter movement.
Prince George’s County nonprofits and churches launch homelessness community initiatives
A wide network of churches, nonprofits and religious organizations in Prince George's County combat homelessness.
By acting reactively, corporations fail to truly stand for social justice
Corporations have significant economic power. It’s time they use it the right way.
Black History Month has been commodified and corporatized. Here’s why that’s problematic.
Without structural change, these corporate gestures amount to nothing at all.
What do white women gain from Blackfishing?
Performing a stereotype of Blackness helped Jessica Krug, Rachel Dolezal and more gain access to Black spaces.
UMD students push for anti-racist action from theatre and dance school
Students have expressed frustration with the school after pushing for anti-racist initiatives.
Why didn’t the NBA strike work?
Hashtags, jerseys and voting centers from the NBA aren’t enough.
Don’t normalize extreme weather
Hurricane Laura and other extreme weather events aren't natural, but there's still hope.
UMD professor Jonathan England remembered as loving father, fierce ally to black community
He continued to speak out against racism up until his death.
“Still fighting”: Black UMD students add their voices to protests against police brutality
“I’m exhausted that in the year 2020, black people, we’re still fighting to prove that our lives matter,” one student said.