Maryland Humanities

Join Maryland Humanities for our first Annual Meeting as we explore one of the most pressing questions of our time: 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺 𝘪𝘯 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘺?

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗕𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

When authoritarian movements rise, they target the same things: archives, libraries, universities, curriculum, public memory, and the people who ask hard questions about power. What is happening right now in the U.S is not unprecedented. It has happened before, and the humanities give us the tools to recognize it, name it, and resist it.

Humanities education is not a cultural nicety. It is a survival skill for democracy. And the question before us is not only how we protect it, but how we teach and engage differently going forward.

📅 Thursday, July 9
🕟 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
📍 UMBC Performing Arts & Humanities Building, Room 102
🎟️ Free; no registration required to attend

Lindsey Baker, CEO of Maryland Humanities, will be in conversation with featured panelists:

• Michelle Coles – Commissioner, Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission
• Ashley Minner Jones – Community-Based Visual Artist and Folklorist from Baltimore, MD
• Dr. Kimberly R. Moffitt – Dean, Cathy Hughes School of Communications, Howard University

Whether you're attending our statewide humanities conference that same day or joining us just for the Annual Meeting, we invite you to be part of this important conversation.

Learn more: https://www.mdhumanities.org/event/annual-meeting-maryland-humanities/

As millions of fans tune in to the FIFA World Cup and look back on another unforgettable NBA Finals, we're reminded that sports are about more than wins and losses. Sports are also about identity, history, culture, leadership, and connection.

That's where the humanities come in.

Join Maryland Humanities for our next Bringing the Humanities to Life webinar as we explore how literature, history, philosophy, and sociology shape our understanding of sports as a reflection of societal values, identity, and competition.🏏⚽

📆 Wednesday, July 8
🕑 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.
📍 Zoom

Register here: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_i_nGYOumTvO75lRC7U9tMA

𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:

• Derrick Nelson – Maryland Humanities Board Member and a former College and Pro Football player.

• Niall Swan – built the company, Soccer Resort, which is the largest network of Adult Soccer tournaments in North America.

• Yaritza Velez – from Tola’s Room and has been deeply involved in the research, development, and storytelling of their new exhibit, From Borinquen to Baltimore: Puerto Rican Players of the Baltimore Elite Giants.

• Dhiraj Malhorta – Chief Executive Officer of the Major League Cricket (MLC) franchise Washington Freedom, and a member of the Board of Directors for The Hundred, and a part of the leadership team at Welsh Fire in The Hundred, he is at the forefront of expanding cricket’s global footprint and building sustainable, high-performing franchise ecosystems across international markets.