Mar 17, 2023
How would you like to major in white supremacy? In school, that is. The University of Maryland (UMD) is nearly offering the opportunity. In 2020, the institution launched its Anti-Black Racism Initiative (ABRI). From the official introduction: In response to the recent tragic killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, and other African Americans - in many of these cases at the hands of law enforcement - the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS)…formed The Anti-Black Racism Initiative to further coordinate, publicize, and enhance our efforts to identify, disrupt, and prevent anti-Black racism. The project's mission is to "promote long-term change in the college and on the campus, and beyond," as well as to "elevate the status and experience of African Americans." [W]e are self-examining and promoting changes in how we engage antiracism; how we teach undergraduate and graduate levels; and how we hire, mentor, support, and retain fac