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BHM Closing to Include Keynote, Performances and Awards

Stony Brook University's Black History Month closing will be on Monday, Feb. 27, featuring student performances, awards presentations, and a keynote address

February 21, 2023

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Alumni Panel to Explore Black Student History and Africana Studies at SBU

"Revisiting 5+1: An Alumni Panel of the ‘60s & ‘70s" will be held Tuesday, February 7 at 5:30 p.m., part of Stony Brook University's Black History Month events

February 3, 2023

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‘Writing Beyond the Prison’ Amplifies Voice of the Incarcerated and Their Families

When shared with the wider world, writing moves beyond an act of individual consciousness and self-expression to become a communal exchange that creates knowledge, compassion, empathy, recognition of shared conditions...

December 5, 2022

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Student Turns Fashion Sense into a Business Aimed at Inclusivity

When the COVID-19 pandemic interrupted the 2020 Spring semester with a lockdown and a campus closure, it gave Rebecca Alexis ’23 an unexpected opportunity to pursue her first love — fashion. “I always wanted to be...

September 8, 2022

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First Georges E. Fouron Education Legacy Scholarship Awarded to Juliacie Dieuvel

The scholarship was established by Fouron's children to support Stony Brook students who have a passion for teaching underserved, immigrant and at-risk communities.

February 25, 2022

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Black History Month Celebration Begins with Opening Ceremony, Alumni Keynote

In his uplifting keynote address, SBU alum Franck D. Joseph II ’12 told the audience, "You can be that social activist, that Black activist. You can be that great ally."

February 3, 2022

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Wallace Selected to Present at United Nations Conference on Africa

Adryan Wallace, assistant professor in the Department of Africana Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, was recently selected by the United Nations Office of the Special Adviser on Africa (OSAA) to present at an...

February 3, 2022

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Sociology Professor Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí Wins 2021 Distinguished Africanist Award

The African Studies Association has selected Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí, professor in the College of Arts and Sciences Department of Sociology, as the winner of the 2021 Distinguished Africanist Award, which recognizes and...

November 9, 2021

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The Meaning of Juneteenth as a National Independence Day

Professor Mark Chambers, Africana Studies and Department of History, shares the significance of Juneteenth after it is finally recognized as a federal holiday.

June 22, 2021

3 min read

Tag: Africana Studies

BHM Closing to Include Keynote, Performances and Awards

Alumni Panel to Explore Black Student History and Africana Studies at SBU

‘Writing Beyond the Prison’ Amplifies Voice of the Incarcerated and Their Families

Student Turns Fashion Sense into a Business Aimed at Inclusivity

First Georges E. Fouron Education Legacy Scholarship Awarded to Juliacie Dieuvel

Black History Month Celebration Begins with Opening Ceremony, Alumni Keynote

Wallace Selected to Present at United Nations Conference on Africa

Sociology Professor Oyèrónkẹ́ Oyěwùmí Wins 2021 Distinguished Africanist Award

The Meaning of Juneteenth as a National Independence Day

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