Virtual Black History Month Closing Ceremony will feature speakers, musical selections, spoken word, recognition of students Warriors, Black History Trivia, and Door Prizes. Email carswell@umd.edu for more details. Learn more.

Join the School of Public Policy for a conversation with Chloe Schwenke (SPP) and Jay Gilliam (USAID) about the connections between racial justice and equality for LGBTQ+ persons and where the work intersects, diverges, and supports values of universal human dignity for all. The two discussants will share their expertise and experiences from the U.S. and around the world of being part of intersectionally marginalized groups and explore the struggle for equality and justice.

Join the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Nyumburu Cultural Center, Judge Alexander Williams Jr. Center, Robert H. Smith School of Business and partners for a book talk presented by Shawn D. Rochester on The Black Tax: The Cost of Being Black in America. Rochester lays out an extraordinarily compelling case that documents the enormous financial cost of current and past anti-black discrimination on African American households.

Open discussion with participants about the challenges and issues they face in the retail industry.

Facilitated by: Jie Zhang

Join ss for a Virtual Event Data Utilization for the LGBTQ+ Community A panel discussion with several different sectors represented by Jay Davis, Stephanie Lampkin, and M Pease about how data is utilized for advocacy and allyship within the LGBTQ+ community.

Racial and other identity-based trauma is deeply felt, even to the core of our bodies. This month's Circle from Bias Incident Support Services (BISS) will focus on centering our bodies as we continue to manage the layered pandemics and stress encountered at this time. Miya Walker and Brian Medina will co-facilitate the Circle. The Circle is a restorative space meant to engage individual and collective healing. This session will not be recorded.

Japanese Latin Americans (JLA) just won a major victory at the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and are seeking redress for World War II-era injustices. African Americans and the diverse Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement made major advances last year in their efforts to redress over 400 years of injustices. How can these groups and others work together to achieve their goals? Join civil rights attorney Dr.

Join Victor Mullins, associate dean of undergraduate programs and diversity officer, and Jeanette Snider, associate director of undergraduate programs, in an interactive, engaging and timely book club. Divided into the seven sections of A Promised Land by former President Barack Obama, we will meet throughout the Spring 2021 semester to discuss the Obama presidency in today's context. Join Smith faculty, staff, students and alumni as we take this journey together!

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Join Victor Mullins, associate dean of undergraduate programs and diversity officer, and Jeanette Snider, associate director of undergraduate programs, in an interactive, engaging and timely book club. Divided into the seven sections of A Promised Land by former President Barack Obama, we will meet throughout the Spring 2021 semester to discuss the Obama presidency in today's context. Join Smith faculty, staff, students and alumni as we take this journey together!

PART THREE | RENEGADE
Page 203-330

Black Business Association (BBA) will be hosting a panel of black professionals in entrepreneurship, investment banking, and fashion. Want to learn more about these industries? Or hear from successful individuals working in them? Join us for this intimate conversation on how to be successful in one of these industries.