University offers minor in "anti-Black racism"

The University of Maryland (UMD) will offer a minor in anti-black racism starting in the fall 2023 semester.

The minor belongs to a larger grant-funded project, the “Anti-Black Racism Initiative,” which “build[s] upon the state of Maryland’s legacy of racial equity and social justice.”

Grand Challenge Grants, the funding program, oversees “$30 million dollars in institutional investments” for “projects designed to impact enduring and emerging societal issues,” according to the university’s website.