The American judicial system must stop protecting white vigilantes like Kyle Rittenhouse By broadly allowing self-defense claims, courts let white fear turn into legal violence Malcolm Ferguson December 5, 2021
College Park, UMD religious leaders join vigil to honor Black lives The event followed an eight-hour-and-46-minute prayer chain. Madison Peek June 24, 2020
The DC Black Lives Matter mural is performative, not radical D.C. residents deserve more from their mayor than an empty gesture of solidarity. Caterina Ieronimo June 16, 2020
UMD professors discuss racism on campus, consider policing reform at town hall “Stop writing statements and sending out ‘thoughts and prayers,’” one asked of the university. Diamondback Staff June 11, 2020
UMD to offer leave Monday to employees who wish to take time to mourn George Floyd George Floyd was remembered Thursday at a Minneapolis memorial service. Angela Roberts June 5, 2020
“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. Diamondback Staff June 4, 2020
Prince George’s County leaders discuss protests, police accountability at town hall The meeting took place less than 24 hours after the county's police department suspended three officers. Lyna Bentahar June 4, 2020
How #BlackLivesMatter was hijacked by black squares and selfies Black squares clogged the tag's feed, defeating its original purpose. Daryl Perry June 3, 2020
UMD needs to act on its commitment to the black community OUR VIEW: This editorial board stands with the black community and with those protesting systemic racism. Diamondback Editorial Board June 2, 2020
Another black person is now a martyr. I’m tired of it. Shootings of unarmed black men have become all too familiar. David Suggs May 8, 2020