Anne Reese Carswell, Nyumburu Associate Director, introducing the event and her staff at the cultural center's annual homecoming tailgate on Saturday Oct. 17, 2026. (Gabrielle Moore Brooks/The Black Explosion)
Alumni, students and staff members of the Nyumburu Cultural Center break bread and interact with each other at their annual homecoming tailgate on Saturday Oct. 17 on the University of Maryland campus. (Gabrielle Moore Brooks/The Black Explosion)Volunteers hand out food to attendees at the Nyumburu Cultural Center annual tailgate on Oct. 17 in College Park, Md. (Gabrielle Moore Brooks/The Black Explosion)Alumni, students and staff members of the Nyumburu Cultural Center break bread and interact with each other at their annual homecoming tailgate on Saturday Oct. 17. Behind them is the Homecoming game against Rutgers University, a school in New Jersey. The Terrapins lost 30 to 37 on home turf. (Gabrielle Moore Brooks/The Black Explosion)Four men engage in conversation during the Homecoming Tailgate at the Nyumburu Cultural Center in College Park, Md., on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026. (Gabrielle Moore Brooks/The Black Explosion)A Testudo cutout stands guard of a table at the Nyumburu Cultural Center annual tailgate on Saturday, Oct, 17. Testudo is the University of Maryland’s mascot. (Gabrielle Moore Brooks/The Black Explosion)Dr. Latoya Jenkins and Dr. Takisha Brown have a conversation at the Nyumburu Cultural Center annual Tailgate on Oct, 17, 2026. They wear attire representing Alpha Kappa Alpha Inc., a Divine Nine organization. Also known as “AKAs,” members are widely recognized for their pink and green colors, they were established at the university in 1974. (Gabrielle Moore Brooks/The Black Explosion)
