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History Club holds “After Trump” roundtable discussion

Tim GiorlandoFaculty NewsApril 3, 2021

After the capital riots on Jan. 6, the history department is debating and discussing the outcomes of the Trump presidency and its impact on the American public.

Black and Asian Stony Brook students work to answer the question, “Are we allies?”

Amaya McDonaldArts CultureMarch 14, 2021

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, violence and blatant racism toward Asian people has skyrocketed. While people are becoming more aware of the issue, many are left wondering what can be done to support the Asian community.

Black campus leaders discuss Black History Month at SBU

Amber LewisMultimedia VideosFebruary 23, 2021April 5, 2021

Oreoluwa Adewale, president of the Stony Brook chapter of the NAACP, and Sarah Beckford, Black Student Union historian, discuss Black History Month at Stony Brook University and the Black Lives Matter movement.

The Weekly Wrap Up Ep. 18: Black History Month Special Issue

Juliana SlocumMultimedia PodcastsFebruary 20, 2021February 23, 2021

Editors at The Statesman describe articles from the Black History Month special issue in this podcast from the Weekly Wrap Up.

Campus NAACP chapter president focuses on supporting her Black peers

Maya BrownBlack History Month 2021 News Special Issues Top StoryFebruary 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.

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

Amaya McDonaldArts Black History Month 2021 Culture Special IssuesFebruary 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 the United States.

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

Maya BrownBlack History Month 2021 Op-eds Opinions Special IssuesFebruary 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 down the complicated, yet broken system that is law enforcement in this country.

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.

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

Steven KeehnerBlack History Month 2021 Faculty News Special Issues Top 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.

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.