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UMD Geology’s Affirmation that Black Lives Matter and an Anti-Racist Pledge with Action Items to Remedy the Racial Disparity in Geosciences among Black and Brown Communities UMD Geology Department condemns the oppression of Black and brown communities, police brutality and profiling, and explicit and implicit racial discrimination. We affirm that Black Lives Matter, and we stand in solidarity with those targeted and victimized by hate crimes, prejudice, and ignorance. This letter openly denounces these and all other acts of racial persecution, and proposes how we at UMD Geology Department can use our position of privilege to combat social injustice, together with the broader university, geosciences, and (inter)national communities. We recognize that this country was built on the systemic oppression of African Americans and other communities of color, but we have the power to transform our society by acknowledging our history and committing ourselves to change through both bottom-up and top-down approaches. To help remedy institutional racism present within the geosciences and further an inclusive culture within our own department, UMD Geology Department pledges to enact the following categorical changes to how we operate, and pursue specific initiatives that will be tracked for accountability: Foster an inclusive, supportive, safe environment, in…
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Tracey Centorbi
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February 19, 2025