Fashion brands face backlash for responses to Black Lives Matter movement Reformation and Dolls Kill apologized for not speaking up sooner. Daryl Perry June 11, 2020
UMD students, alumni create resources related to anti-racism and cultural competency “Together, we can do better.” Lexi Gopin June 11, 2020
What questions will leftists have to wrestle with during the Black Lives Matter movement? How radicals can conceptualize the Black Lives Matter protests. Max Foley-Keene June 11, 2020
Even without the festivals, Pride Month marches on How to celebrate Pride in the age of the coronavirus. Nicole Noechel June 11, 2020
It doesn’t matter if ‘defund the police’ is politically wise Don’t ask whether ‘defund the police’ will hurt Democratic politicians. Zachary Jablow June 11, 2020
“Beyond tired”: UMD students organize protest against systemic racism, police brutality Protesters called for Montgomery County to defund its police force, among other demands. Diamondback Photo Staff June 9, 2020
A weekend of protests: What two PG County demonstrations looked like on the ground Protesters marched across the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and drove in a car caravan. Diamondback Photo Staff June 8, 2020
White people need to be listening to black activists, not talking over them It's time for white people to start talking less and listening more. Maya Rosenberg June 6, 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
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