Mira Varghese The University System of Maryland (USM) has taken a significant step in recognizing the past and present oppression of Black Americans with Chancellor Jay Perman’s announcement March 31 that Juneteenth will now be recognized as a holiday across all its institutions.  The holiday commemorates the emancipation of the last enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865. Because Juneteenth falls on … Continue reading University System of Maryland institutions to recognize Juneteenth as holiday