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University of Maryland says club tennis team suspended over racist imagery

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The University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team due to racist imagery found in materials distributed to other regional tennis clubs ahead of a recent tournament. The material, which contained a graphic targeting Black or African American individuals, was sent by members of the Maryland Club Tennis student organization and came to light on Saturday when it was reported to university officials.

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University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team indefinitely on October 12 after racist imagery targeting Black individuals was distributed to other university tennis clubs ahead of a regional tournament. The offensive material included a graphic featuring Ku Klux Klan imagery and was circulated via a Google document sent to participating schools before last weekend’s event. Toni Rachal, president of the Howard University club tennis team, discovered the image in a shared document and reported it to UMD. The university’s Recreation and Wellness department suspended the entire Maryland Club Tennis organization pending an investigation by the office of student conduct. Bryant Reed, president of the Black Student Union at UMD, expressed that Black students are "extremely disturbed" by this incident, which he believes is part of a larger pattern of racism faced by Black students on campus.

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The University of Maryland says it suspended its club tennis team after learning of racist imagery in material sent to other tennis clubs. asserted

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“On Saturday, UMD Recreation and Wellness (RecWell) staff learned that members of the Maryland Club Tennis student organization distributed programming material with a graphic containing racist imagery targeting people who are Black or African American,” the school said Monday. asserted

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“They emailed this information to other university tennis clubs in the region about this weekend’s fall tournament at College Park.” asserted

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