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SBU panel delves into mental health barriers for the Black community

Niki NassiriBlack History Month 2021 Faculty News Special 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.

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

Maya BrownBlack History Month 2021 Features News Special Issues Student 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.

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

Catalina BenavidesBlack History Month 2021 Op-eds Opinions Special 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.

“Black” or “African American?” Black Americans discuss the difference

Amaya McDonaldArts CultureJanuary 21, 2021January 22, 2021

The resurgence of the Black Lives Matter movement has made non-Black Americans more aware of an ongoing discussion within the Black community regarding the use of the terms “Black” versus “African American.”

Vigil held on Staller Steps for Breonna Taylor and other victims of police violence

Sam RowlandArtsNovember 14, 2020

“It’s not a fancy hashtag. It’s not a publicity stunt. This is not a call for attention,” Figeroux said. “This is a call for action, justice, and call for our basic rights and an end to police brutality.”

SBU professors debate the role of monuments in the age of Black Lives Matter

Steven KeehnerFaculty NewsNovember 7, 2020

Amid rising social conflict, a panel of Stony Brook experts debated the future of controversial monuments in America in “How Do We Decide? Monuments in the Era of Black Lives Matter” on Oct. 28.

President Trump’s recent executive order wrongfully condemns diversity

Sam LauriaOp-edsNovember 2, 2020

#OPINION On Sept. 22, Trump reversed the progress of diversity by issuing another executive order that combats racial and sexual stereotyping. Under a façade of “equality”, this executive order risks amplifying racism, sexism and homophobia.

Stony Brook University artists address injustice in RECKONING: Student Digital Mural

Amaya McDonaldArts CultureNovember 1, 2020November 2, 2020

Recently submitted to be displayed as part of Stony Brook’s RECKONING: Student Digital Mural, Mazza created “Untitled 14” in 2014 following the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown Jr., who was shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri.

VIDEO: SBU students host protest and rally for Black Lives Matter

Rabia GursoyMultimedia VideosOctober 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Two organizations, the Stony Brook Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Black Student Athlete Huddle, organized a Black Lives Matter rally on Wednesday, Oct. 21.

Black Lives Matter, financial issues hot topics as Stony Brook Athletics gears for return

Ethan TamSportsOctober 26, 2020October 26, 2020

On Nov. 25, the men’s and women’s basketball teams will begin their season, marking the first official competition for a Stony Brook team since the NCAA halted all college sports in March.