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A new art display at the Driskell Center.
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Black History Month 2026 Events
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Join us as we celebrate Black History Month 2026! The UMD community has curated an engaging and exciting array of programs and events for Black History Month - BHM 2026! Visit this page regularly to stay updated on newly promoted programs.
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5 Frederick Douglass Artifacts You Never Knew Were at UMD
Among the Frederick Douglass works in Special Collections and University Archives at UMD Libraries are an early edition of “Life and Times of Frederick Douglass," left, and a handwritten poem and signature in a Marylander's memory book, right.
Stephanie Shonekan on Fela Anikulapo-Kuti's Sorrow Tears and Blood
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College of Arts and Humanities
Tuesday, February 24, 2026 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
ARHU Dean Stephanie Shonekan will discuss her book Sorrow, Tears and Blood at People's Book in Takoma Park. This is an opportunity to learn more about Nigerian musician and activist Fela Kuti and Shonekan's scholarship. Fela Kuti's album Sorrow, Tears and Blood offers a glimpse into the complicated social, cultural and political phenomenon that is Nigeria.
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To Protect Rhinos, Researchers Turn to New AI Tech
UMD researchers helped create a rhino-detection system that pairs satellite data with AI to boost conservation efforts.
At Douglass Center Talk, Influential Civil Rights Lawyer Urges Audience to ‘Reimagine Next Iteration of This Democracy’
Sherrilyn Ifill argued the 14th Amendment provides a template to reimagine democracy.