From The Banner · Ellie Wolfe · · 1m 20s
Maryland club tennis team suspended after racist graphic
University of Maryland club tennis team suspended indefinitely after sending racist graphic to other schools.
In brief
University of Maryland club tennis team suspended indefinitely after sending racist graphic to other schools. University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team for distributing racist imagery targeting Black people, which was discovered by Howard University's team president. Originally reported by The Banner.
University of Maryland club tennis team suspended
University of Maryland College Park’s club tennis team suspended indefinitely after players distributed racist programming material.
Racist graphic sent to other schools
The graphic containing racist imagery targeting Black people was sent as part of programming material emailed to other university tennis clubs.
Graphic depicted Ku Klux Klan hoods
The graphic, discovered by Howard University club tennis president, reportedly depicted Ku Klux Klan hoods in a Google document with tournament scheduling and campus map.
University apologizes for harm
University communications director Rebecca Aloisi expressed regret and apologized for the harm caused by the racist graphic.
Team suspended pending investigation
The entire club suspended pending investigation after the incident may have directly involved only a few student team members.
Forfeited tournament matches
The team forfeited its matches in the tournament and met with other team captains to take responsibility and apologize.
No impact on varsity team
The incident does not affect the university’s varsity tennis team, which requires players to try out for a spot.
What it means
University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team for distributing racist imagery targeting Black people, which was discovered by Howard University's team president.
