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Howard University demands accountability after UMD tennis team shares racist graphic
Howard University calls for accountability after UMD club tennis team shares racist graphic.
In brief
Howard University calls for accountability after UMD club tennis team shares racist graphic. Howard University's president and club tennis team demand accountability for a University of Maryland club tennis team's racist graphic that targeted Black people, suspending the team and requiring sensitivity training…
Howard University president condemns racist graphic
Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick condemned a racist graphic shared by the University of Maryland club tennis team.
“The imagery evoked a painful history of racial terror and exclusion that has no place in an environment dedicated to learning, personal development and mutual respect”
UMD club tennis team suspended
The University of Maryland club tennis team was suspended indefinitely after sharing racist programming targeting Black people.
“A graphic in a Google document emailed to other college tennis clubs depicted the Maryland state flag with Ku Klux Klan pointed hood masks in the top right and lower left quadrants”
Howard club team reports incident
Howard University's club tennis team reported the incident to UMD after confronting the team's executive board.
“The president of Howard’s club tennis team, Toni Rachal, wrote in a statement that she confronted the UMD team’s executive board last week about the graphic and reported the incident to the University of Maryland”
UMD expresses regret and apology
UMD expressed regret and apologized for the harm caused by the racist graphic shared with other schools.
“Rebecca Aloisi, senior director for university communications, wrote in a statement that UMD is horrified and expresses its regret and sincere apology for the harm that this has caused”
Howard demands sensitivity training and donations
Howard University's club tennis team called for UMD club leaders to receive sensitivity training and donate tournament funds to the National Museum of African American History and Culture.
“Howard’s club is also calling for UMD club leaders and advisers to receive sensitivity training and donate funds from the tournament to the National Museum of African American History and Culture”
Howard team achieves semi-final result
Howard University's tennis club reached the semi-finals of the tournament despite the incident.
“The HU Tennis Club team achieved their best result since the Club’s founding in 2021”
The one thing
Howard University's president and club tennis team demand accountability for a University of Maryland club tennis team's racist graphic that targeted Black people, suspending the team and requiring sensitivity training.
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