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10/30/2026 | Volume 2 | Issue 7
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Welcome back to the Aftershock, The Black Explosion's weekly newsletter.
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Happy Halloweekend! Before starting your three-day bender, read about the impact federal loan restrictions have on UMD students and a Black student town hall in response to the racist imagery incident earlier this month.
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-Razak Diallo, Editor-in-Chief
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Black students demand accountability, consequences at town hall
By Bryce Wilson | Photo: Jayden Romero
At the end of last week, dozens of Black students gathered in an ESJ lecture hall to openly express grievances and next steps after the UMD Club Tennis team sent racial imagery to 13 other universities, including Howard University.
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The town hall culminated with the hosts soliciting feedback on a new list of demands for the university to address anti-Black racism.
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The forum was hosted by the newly formed Black Council, comprised of several Black organizations including SSLC, NPHC, Nyumburu Student Ambassadors and BSU, among others.
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Mind the gap: Students grapple with loan loss
By Sophia Parkins | Photo: Sophia Parkins
Although the 2026 midterms will determine the composition of Congress in the second half of the second Trump administration, the ramifications of legislation passed by the 119th Congress will not change overnight.
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Sophia Parkins continues her coverage of the One Big Beautiful Bill by detailing how loan restrictions have impacted UMD students.
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