On April 21 at the Timefor22 rally students, faculty, staff and onlookers called for a higher minimum wage and the right for University of Maryland employees to unionize.
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University of Maryland community members gathered on McKeldin Mall on Friday for a candlelit vigil for victims of the recent Michigan State University shooting.
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People of all ages came together, at Bowie State University, for the Maryland Election Day Eve Rally. featuring President Joe Biden and Maryland Governor-elect Wes Moore
A quiet, creative girl born in Oklahoma and raised in Kansas, a young Brown didn’t foresee a career in journalism, but she has taken on a role that is far from how she would self describe. She spent her childhood playing in the Oklahoma red dirt and now spends her adulthood digging to uncover the truth of one of the worst acts of racial terror in American history that happened on that same soil.
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When it comes to representation, Dr. Lisa Williams has made it her life goal for little girls and boys of color to see their true authentic selves through her doll company, the World of Entertainment, Publishing and Inspiration (EPI). She received the Rising Star Manufacturer at the Women in Toys Wonder Women Awards for advocating authenticity in her dolls on March 1, 2022.
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Maryland Public Television correspondent Charles Robinson hosted a CIAA Reception in Baltimore to raise funds for the Karson Institute on Feb. 25th.
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The trial for the three men that killed Ahmaud Arbery concluded with felony murder convictions for all three on Wednesday. It was a 14-day trial concluded with 11 hours of jury deliberations over a two-day span.
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Day two of testimonies in the murder trial of three white Georgia men accused of chasing down and killing Ahmaud Arbery went underway Monday morning.
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DMX, a New York rap legend, responsible for iconic hip-hop songs such as “X Gon’ Give It To Ya” and “Party Up (Up In Here),” died on April 9, at a hospital in White Plains, N.Y., according to a statement released by his family.
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The one-year anniversary of COVID-19’s emergence in the United States is marked not only by an increase in deaths, an increase in pandemic fatigue, and increased public health measures but also by an increase in hate crimes towards Asian communities worldwide.
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As there are more than 200,000 current coronavirus deaths in the U.S., the pharmaceutical company Pfizer and the biotechnology company BioNTech have found a vaccine candidate proven to be 90% effective in preventing symptomatic illnesses, according to Pfizer News.
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The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election was not a regular election day for Americans. This year, the country knew that the results would not be confirmed that night, and no one knew when the winner would be declared. The nature of the election aligned with the nature of 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic has created unknowns for the nation and the rest of the world for the past several months.
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President-elect Joe Biden denounces “all acts of violence” in a statement to Fox News after anti-Trump protests clashed with supporters of the president during the Million MAGA March in Washington D.C. on Saturday. One person was stabbed and 20 were arrested after hundreds of Trump supporters gathered near Freedom Plaza, according to the Washington Post.
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Emotions ran high as University of Maryland students waited for the results of the 2020 U.S. presidential election on Saturday. After four days of anticipation, Democratic nominee Joe Biden and his running mate, Kamala Harris declared victory for president-elect and vice-president-elect, respectively.
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With the presidential election on Tuesday, it’s critical for voters to know how each candidate’s plans could affect their lives. As voters continue to make their way to the polls, there are a variety of different reasons why they’re voting for a certain candidate. One of these reasons should include each candidate’s educational reform plans.
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For the past two weeks, Nigerians have taken to the streets to protest the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), a unit of the Nigerian Police Force that was designed to handle crimes like robbery and theft. However, they have been abusing their power by using violence, extortion, and targeting young people and women. Because of this, the #EndSARS movement was created to protest against police brutality and reform the police force.
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A panel led by the Hispanic Heritage Foundation (HHF) analyzed how the Latinx community can be a better ally to the Black community through the personal narratives of several Black panelists on Tuesday afternoon on Zoom.
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