A Watershed Text Resurfaces
UMD grad discovers draft of MLK’s ‘Letter From Birmingham Jail’
Alumna Strengthens African Immigrant Community With Tastes of Home
Growing Nonprofit Cultivates, Gives Away Indigenous Vegetables Across Maryland and D.C.
UMD community vigil honors victims of genocide in Sudan
Lena Elamin fought back tears on Wednesday evening as she spoke to more than 30 University of Maryland community members who attended the Sudanese Student Organization’s vigil for Sudan at Hornbake Plaza.
‘Things We Imagined’ sheds light on Black higher education experience
The Dance Theatre at The Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center was packed on Friday night for a screening and discussion of the documentary Things We Imagined.
Psychologist Launches App for For Black Youths, by Black Youths
In summer 2024, Department of Psychology Assistant Professor Henry Willis set out to create a free mental health mobile app for Black youths—in collaboration with them. That app, PHNX Mind, is now available for download on the App Store and Google Play.
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To UMD community members, 100 years of Black History Month signifies strength, resilience
This year is the 100th anniversary of the celebration, which the historian Carter Woodson started as “Negro History Week” in February 1926 to honor the accomplishments of Black Americans, resisting the societal pressures of the Jim Crow era. In 1976, the now-Association for the Study of African American Life and History declared February as Black History Month.
Professor Emerita Merle Collins Recovers Overlooked Life of Louise Little
For decades, the story of Malcolm X has been told and retold. But the story of the woman who shaped him has remained largely in the margins.
In her novel “Ocean Stirrings,” Professor Emerita Merle Collins centers on Louise Little, a Grenadian-born activist, community organizer and the mother of Malcolm X. The award-winning 2023 novel reconstructs Little’s world across colonial Grenada, migration and racial terror in North America.
Celebrating Community and Culture at UMD’s Nyumburu Cultural Center
American Studies Professor Psyche Williams-Forson leads the center as it celebrates its 55th year.
UMD community members learn about Black history on campus during walking tour
Behavioral and social sciences college assistant dean Kim Nickerson, who led the tour, said the idea began as a presentation in 2015 before becoming a walking tour two years later.
Driskell Center Exhibition Marks Nation’s 250th by Reflecting on Its Flag
“America Will Be!,” open Feb. 9-May 8, presents artworks that critically engage the image and symbolism of the U.S. flag, inviting audiences to reflect on ongoing struggles over democracy, citizenship and belonging in the United States.