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Maryland Suspends Club Tennis After KKK Graphic

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 PM UTC · How we work

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UMD Suspends Tennis

University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team after it sent a Ku Klux Klan graphic.
Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick condemned the image and demanded an apology.
The Maryland club posted an Instagram apology and pledged anti-racism education.
The team forfeited its matches while the tournament continued for other schools.
UMD announced it would donate funds to the Museum of African American History & Culture after Howard’s request.

Summary

Howard President Flags Graphic

Howard University club tennis president found a racist KKK-hood graphic in a Google document and alerted Maryland officials.
The graphic was embedded alongside tournament scheduling and a campus map within the same document.
Brent Flynn, director of Recreation and Wellness, oversees 48 club sports, and the tennis club’s mission stresses inclusive programming.

History

Historical Context

The 2015 University of Missouri protests, triggered by racist incidents and a hunger strike, forced President Timothy Wolfe to resign on November 9 and inspired actions on over 80 campuses. That activist surge set a precedent for responses, such as the 2024 Maryland tennis scandal reported by Howard President Wayne A. Frederick, which led to suspensions and a pledge to fund the African American History Museum.

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UMD Suspends Tennis

University of Maryland suspended its club tennis team after it sent a Ku Klux Klan graphic.
Howard University President Wayne A.I. Frederick condemned the image and demanded an apology.
The Maryland club posted an Instagram apology and pledged anti-racism education.
The team forfeited its matches while the tournament continued for other schools.
UMD announced it would donate funds to the Museum of African American History & Culture after Howard’s request.

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