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    Black History Month 2021

    Staff picks: Our Black heroes

    Steven Keehner, Sam Lauria, Cindy Mizaku & Fanni FranklFebruary 20, 2021
    #OPINION: The opinions editors at The Statesman describe Black figures who inspire them.

    Campus NAACP chapter president focuses on supporting her Black peers

    Maya BrownFebruary 18, 2021February 18, 2021
    To Oreoluwa Adewale, Black Lives Matter is more than another hashtag or a movement. It is about being allowed to be Black without exception. 

    Whitewashed history inhibits us from learning about the past

    Matt VeneziaFebruary 17, 2021
    #OPINION: One of my favorite subjects in high school was history... Looking back now, it was very obvious from the textbooks I read or lessons I learned that “American” meant…

    The fight for equality inspires ‘champions of change’ in the sports community

    Amaya McDonaldFebruary 16, 2021February 18, 2021
    Following the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement in the summer of 2020, athletes have become noticeably more vocal when it comes to addressing systematic and systemic racism in…

    Defund the police because society should reassess our values if Black lives really matter

    Maya BrownFebruary 16, 2021March 16, 2021
    #OPINION: Every time I see a blue lives matter flag wavering in the wake of a cruel Black death, my stomach begins to compress. I cannot help myself from tracing…

    SBU panel delves into mental health barriers for the Black community

    Black History Month 2021FacultyNewsSpecial IssuesFebruary 15, 2021February 16, 2021

    Stony Brook University’s School of Health Technology and Management hosted a panel discussing the stigmatization of mental illness in the Black community on Feb. 11. 

    “Does it surprise me? No”: Members of the SBU community comment on lack of Black memorialization

    Black History Month 2021FacultyNewsSpecial IssuesTop StoryFebruary 13, 2021February 19, 2021

    Of Stony Brook University’s 64 named buildings and spaces, only four Black historical figures; Arturo Alfonso Schomburg, Jimi Hendrix, Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman are memorialized, according to a list compiled by the university’s archivist.

    Instagram account features Black student narratives to show that Black Lives Matter

    Black History Month 2021FeaturesNewsSpecial IssuesStudent LifeFebruary 13, 2021February 19, 2021

    2020 was a milestone year for racial unrest and protests. During the resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement, one student at Stony Brook University made it their mission to show the racial unrest within the campus community. 

    Stony Brook USG reckons with the passing of Black icons during Black History Month initiative

    ArtsBlack History Month 2021CultureSpecial IssuesFebruary 13, 2021February 18, 2021

    As the Assistant to the Vice President of Student Life, Maia Gomis is one of the brains behind the Stony Brook Undergraduate Student Government’s new Instagram series, which is posting tributes to Black icons who have passed away recently.

    Rap continues to empower and push discourse around race relations in America

    Black History Month 2021Op-edsOpinionsSpecial IssuesFebruary 13, 2021February 18, 2021

    Rap music today reflects the messages of both Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X. Rappers have used their platforms and lyrical talent to express to their audiences that the fight for equal rights for the Black community is not over. 

    What it really means to be an ally

    Black History Month 2021Op-edsOpinionsSpecial IssuesFebruary 13, 2021February 19, 2021

    When we break it down, productive allyship is a continuous process of three qualities: perspective, learning and action.

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