Demonstrations across the globe occur in response to Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd being murdered within a three-month span. Protestors demanded justice for the families of the victims, as well as changes to federal and state policing laws. The Black Lives Matter movement would become the largest movement in United States history. 

Kamala Harris becomes the first Black woman to become Vice President of the United States. 

President Mary Finger initiaties the Task Force on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, which leads to the development of student program Project HOME and efforts to increase DEI on campus. 

Josephine Baker becomes the first Black woman to be interred in Paris at the Panthéon.

President Joe Biden signs the Juneteenth National Independence Day Act. This officially recognizes Juneteenth as a federal holiday. 

Wes Moore becomes the first Black governor of the state of Maryland.

Yusef Salaam gains a seat on the New York City Council. This is significant considering he was one of the "Central Park 5", five Black and Latino teenagers who were wrongfully and intentionally convicted of raping a white woman in Central Park. The boys spent between 6 and 13 years in prison before exoneration.