College Park, UMD religious leaders join vigil to honor Black lives
The event followed an eight-hour-and-46-minute prayer chain.
The DC Black Lives Matter mural is performative, not radical
D.C. residents deserve more from their mayor than an empty gesture of solidarity.
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.
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.
“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.
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.
How #BlackLivesMatter was hijacked by black squares and selfies
Black squares clogged the tag's feed, defeating its original purpose.
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.
Another black person is now a martyr. I’m tired of it.
Shootings of unarmed black men have become all too familiar.