Students from a variety of majors sat in the Grand Ballroom Lounge in the Adele H. Stamp building as the University of Maryland’s Black Honors Caucus (BHC) hosted a panel titled “Black and Bold” to highlight five of UMD’s Black alumni.
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Black-owned and operated, Sensational Beauty Center in Laurel, Maryland provides a variety of different products.
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UMD alumna, Regina Holbert, opened a new beauty bar in late October dedicated to servicing all women of all different hair types.
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The University of Maryland Student Government Association partnered with numerous organizations to hold Reclaim the Red: Moving Forward on Thursday evening, an event geared towards finding ways to prevent sexual misconduct on campus.
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Peter found out about the organization in 2018 during UMD’s “First Look Fair.” With an interest in the environment, she knew she wanted to help their mission to combat poverty in Africa through sustainable agriculture. (Photo courtesy of Edwin Remsburg)
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UMD’s African Student Association has been celebrating their Africa Week for five years now.This year, they decided to spice things up and start the week off with a movie night.
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College Park’s student chapters of the NAACP and Maryland Public Interest Research Group (Mary-PIRG) came together on Nov. 19 to host a voter registration drive in front of the Stamp Student Union.
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UMD’S S.T.E.P.P., Students Towards Educational Progress and Philanthropy, has been stomping the yard since 2010 and they don’t plan to stop anytime soon.
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The conference, sponsored by the Ignatian Solidarity Network, takes place each November in Washington, D.C. and draws more than 2,000 attendees each year.
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The counseling center partnered with the Office of Multicultural Involvement & Community Advocacy to provide students ways to better navigate anxiety, microaggressions, anxiety and imposter syndrome.
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NAACP’s University of Maryland, College Park chapter, provided students with a different way to make their voices heard Thursday evening in a paint and sip at Nyumburu Cultural Center dedicated to activism.
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The Makeup Society held their second annual Beauty and Fashion Expo on Nov. 15, 2019 in the Stamp Student Union.
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University of Maryland, College Park chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People’s Student Activist Awareness Week kicked off with a “chill sesh,” where pressing issues presented in the news were discussed.
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“I can't wait to get started on fulfilling my platform. I think missing women and girls along with human sex trafficking is gaining a lot more attention on social media. I want to work in a space that helps to protect and heal survivors and ensures no one has to go through that again,” Green said.
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Jones curated “Voices Unheard: Celebrating Diverse Composers” in 2018 because her and fellow University of Maryland School of Music students felt a need to play more diverse music to accurately reflect the diverse student population.
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The University of Maryland named Georgina Dodge the new Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion on March 25, 2019. Dodge previously worked in a similar position at three universities, including Bucknell University, University of Iowa and Ohio State University.
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The first day in a two-part showcase began Tuesday evening on Nov. 5 in the Gildenhorn Recital Hall of the Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center.
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The opening reception for the autumn exhibit “Still Here: Art on HIV/AIDS” in the Stamp Gallery on Oct. 29 commemorated artwork from previous years.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, but not much attention had been given to men affected by breast cancer until Beyoncé’s father, Matthew Knowles, revealed on “Good Morning America” with Michael Strahan he’d been diagnosed with breast cancer.
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Black women from the University of Maryland stormed TerpZone and tackled their inner sexy while dancing to Summer Walker’s “Stretch You Out” in heels.
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