Between 1865 and 1950, more than 4,000 black Americans were lynched in the United States; at least 40 were in Maryland. The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission (MLTRC), established by state legislation in 2019, is the first of its kind in the nation and is tasked with researching, acknowledging, and commemorating these violent historical events. Commissioners Dr. David Fakunle, Maya Davis, and David Armenti join Will Schwarz, filmmaker and founder of the Maryland Lynching Memorial Project, to discuss the commission’s ongoing charge to find truth and reconciliation.

UMBC's Center for Innovation, Research and Creativity in the Arts (CIRCA) presents Alternative Venues in the Visual and Performing Arts: Innovative ways to bring art to audiences.

The Covid-19 pandemic has been devastating for the arts in many ways, leading to postponements, cancellations, and the closing of arts venues. But it has also inspired ingenious alternative ways to bring art to audiences. This panel brings together the people behind four compelling examples, encompassing dance, music, theatre, and the visual arts.

Produced in partnership with the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Parkway Theatre/Maryland Film Festival

This series will offer current information and practical strategies for promoting mental wellness in faith communities. Participants will be empowered to help their communities end the stigma surrounding mental health conditions. We encourage participants to attend each presentation in the series. However, participants can find webinar recordings on our website following each session.

Series topics include:

Nic Sheff’s heartbreaking and inspiring struggle with substance use disorder is the story of Beautiful Boy, a major motion picture starring Timothée Chalamet as Nic and Steve Carell as his father, David. The film, which earned Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Chalamet, is based on Nic’s New York Times bestselling memoir, Tweak: Growing Up on Methamphetamines and David’s bestseller, which shares its title with the movie.

Thank you for your interest in joining our Facebook Live event with Sheppard Pratt on May 6th from 12pm - 1pm to learn about Parenting During a Pandemic: Strategies for Coping and Thriving.

During the event, you'll hear from:

Abby Potter, MEd, Life Space, Crisis Intervention Master Trainer, Senior Coordinator of Educational Program
Development and Training at Sheppard Pratt

Chontey Copeland, NAMI Peer Support Volunteer, Mental Health Coach/Advocate with GreenHeart Community

Thank you for your interest in joining our Facebook Live event with Sheppard Pratt on May 6th from 12pm - 1pm to learn about Parenting During a Pandemic: Strategies for Coping and Thriving.

During the event, you'll hear from:

Abby Potter, MEd, Life Space, Crisis Intervention Master Trainer, Senior Coordinator of Educational Program
Development and Training at Sheppard Pratt

Chontey Copeland, NAMI Peer Support Volunteer, Mental Health Coach/Advocate with GreenHeart Community

Join us in celebrating the 100th anniversary of Eubie Blake’s 1921 musical Shuffle Along. Co-authors Richard Carlin and Ken Bloom, with Martina Kado, PhD, the Maryland Center for History and Culture's Director of Publications, explore how they used Baltimore-born composer and pianist James Herbert “Eubie” Blake’s personal collections—housed in the MCHC’s H. Furlong Baldwin Library—to write their biography, Eubie Blake: Rags, Rhythm, and Race.