Black Monologues Project

The Black Monologues is designed to give students, staff, and faculty an opportunity to share their stories through the performance of original monologues, while educating the broader campus community on institutional issues and experiences affecting (or not affecting) Black* members of the University of Maryland community. The program will give people an opportunity to think critically and challenge their individual biases, while dispelling stereotypes and hopefully stimulating important dialogue surrounding critical issues of identity, equity, retention, and social justice.

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“I am a spirit, wild and free, a traveler without a destination, a lover of the mind and purveyor of truth"

Ashley Evangelista

UMD Senior ‘13

Baltimore County, MD

 

 


“I think about him when I read the bible even though we do not by the bible things."

Jestina Spaine

      UMD Sophomore ‘15

         Silver Spring, MD

 

 


                          “What story will my hands tell”            

Salimatu Jollah

UMD Senior '13


 


"They are African. You are African. Do not be ashamed"

Andrew Mulinge

UMD Junior ‘14

Clarksburg, MD





 

 

 


 "We turned the lights on in the Audubon, but didn’t make it brighter."

Akeel Alleyne

UMD Sophomore ‘15

Perry Hall, MD

 

 

 


 

 "I love it [Black History Month] because as a little girl I dreamed about one day being celebrated during black history month… but now I know that when I am successful, my achievements can be celebrated every month of the year."

Jatara McGee

      UMD Sophomore ‘15

            Pittsburgh, PA

 

 

 

 


“As an African American woman, this didn’t feel like my campus, and every evening, I relished jumping into my car and driving back to Northeast DC where I lived.”

  Dr. Kumea Shorter-Gooden

Chief Diversity Officer and Associate Vice President 

Washington, DC

 




“We don't need your approval to feel beautiful”

 Camille Michelle Gray

UMD Senior '13 

Laurel, MD
     

 

If you have any questions about the show, please contact Aurin Agramonte at aagramo1@umd.edu or 301-314-8341.

 

*While one's racial identity is subjective, for the purposes of this program, Black refers to those who identify as African, Black, Afro-Latino, African American, Multiracial, and Caribbean.