Nyumburu, Black faculty host town hall to discuss racism at UMD and police brutality
Tuesday's town hall was meant to foster a “cathartic and therapeutic medium.”
College Park, PG County officials talk community-police relations at virtual town hall
Council members Fazlul Kabir and Denise Mitchell hosted the Zoom town hall.
Systemic racism has plagued this College Park neighborhood. Now, the council apologizes.
The council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday night acknowledging the systemic and structural racism in the city.
Seven books to add to your anti-racist reading list that UMD students can access for free
McKeldin Library hosts a collection of e-books that students can read at no cost.
College Park church holds vigil to unite community in wake of nationwide protests
150 community members attended the event.
At town hall, UMD black community members vent anger after George Floyd’s death
The Nyumburu Cultural Center and Black Faculty and Staff Association led the event.
UMD students and alumni organize supply drive for D.C. protesters
The team is collecting items such as first aid kits, goggles, hand sanitizer and bottled water.
“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.
College Park City Council discusses sustainable building for new apartment construction
The complex, called The Standard, will include 283 apartment units.
UMD President Wallace Loh announces preliminary plans to “de-densify” campus in the fall
The statement comes as Prince George's County gears up to reopen on June 1.