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In Solidarity and Allowing Space
by Yoo-Jin Kang Last week was a pivotal and sobering moment for me. Long-standing issues of structural violence and oppression came to a tipping point, and the city of Baltimore was in the...
May 4, 2015 · 6:03 PM
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No Words
by Vanessa Barksdale Riotous. Revolutionary. Uprising. Unseamly uproar. Its amazing how completely different words  can be used to describe the same thing - Baltimore City. Whether we notice...
May 4, 2015 · 12:26 PM
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Weaving our Stories into History of the Baltimore Uprising
by Denise D. Meringolo Too often in the past, the history of protest and civil unrest was shaped by official accounts. They may capture the perspectives of police officers, government leaders,...
May 4, 2015 · 10:06 AM
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Who Were They Protecting?
by Kelsey Donnellan I am prefacing this reflection by recognizing my white, class, and educational privilege. My intent is not to elevate my own voice, but to elevate the community's voice by...
May 3, 2015 · 5:00 PM
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Walking in Solidarity for a Just Cause
by Richard Elliott I participated in Friday’s march along with several thousand other people of all colors and walks of life. I’ve never before seen so many friendly, peaceful people who were...
May 3, 2015 · 1:38 PM
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Non-Traditional but Together
by Carrie Cleveland Yesterday someone told me I was invisible. My first thought was that the word invisible was the best adjective to describe me as a member of this campus community. My...
March 25, 2015 · 1:08 PM
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UMBC BreakingGround Featured in New Publications
by Craig Berger Two new publications are shining a light on the theory, history and cultural practices encompassed in BreakingGround, and exploring its significance for higher education and...
February 24, 2015 · 2:37 PM
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Putting Down New Roots
by Rosa Rada This past summer I had a full-time AmeriCorps position at the International Rescue Committee: a non-profit that resettles refugees and provides humanitarian relief. I worked at...
February 24, 2015 · 9:25 AM
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Learning from Practical Work Against Social Inequality
by Jodi Kelber-Kaye Last spring, I taught an Honors seminar entitled Race, Poverty and Gender in Baltimore. Students often joke that my courses are depressing because, frankly, there isn’t...
February 16, 2015 · 9:55 AM
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A Conversation about Critical Social Justice
by Jess Myers During one of our recent planning meetings for Critical Social Justice (February 16-20, 2015), I asked the planning team to take a pause and discuss how the theme of Creating...
February 9, 2015 · 11:34 AM
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