The Statesman

A conversation on race with Shimelis Gulema, an Africana studies professor

Gary Ghayrat • February 29, 2020

Race is very integral, very key to the American fabric. You cannot talk about exploitation, oppression and segregation in this country without injecting the notion of race because many of these things are race-based.

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Stony Brook professor tackles biracialism in Black History Month lecture

Matthew Yan • February 23, 2020

Miletsky, who identifies as half-Jewish and half-black, hosted a lecture called “Interracialism: Biracials Learning About African American Culture” to tackle the storied history of what it means to be African American and biracial, Wednesday evening in the Frank Melville Jr. Memorial Library’s Central Reading Room.

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House of SHADE president reflects on his intersectionality and root of confidence

Maya Brown • February 23, 2020

Carine Green grew up looking at the struggles that come with his different identities — black and queer — separately. When he walked into a House of SHADE meeting, “an organization that aims to provide educational outreach and information to the black and queer community” according to SB Engaged, everything changed.

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Stony Brook recognized for diversity commitment

Deidre Redhead • December 6, 2019

The Faculty Student Association (FSA) office located in East Side Dining. In November, the FSA won the National Association of College Auxiliary Services Edwin R. Golden Award for Inclusive Excellence...

Department of Africana Studies hosts discussion on Toxic Masculinity

Cindy Mizaku • April 25, 2019

The Center for the Study of Men and Masculinities and the Department of Africana Studies at Stony Brook University invited two South Bronx natives, Mark Anthony Neal and Joan Morgan, to discuss their relationship with feminism while navigating the realms of toxic masculinity.

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House of Shade provides safe space for black LGBTQ* students

Rebecca Liebson and Elisha Asif • February 13, 2019

“We are here and whether or not you like us, we are here to stay,” they said. “We’re a prominent force to be reckoned with.”

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The results are in: 2019 Sex Survey

The Statesman • February 11, 2019

For the first time in four years, we asked our readers to spill their guts and partake in an anonymous sex survey.

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White people, all of us, elected Donald Trump

Genie Ruzicka • November 27, 2016

Be there for your marginalized friends to listen and be a shoulder to cry or scream on.

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Sanders revisits the failed War on Drugs

Nick Zararis • April 19, 2016

It should be the accepted view that the War on Drugs was both a failure and founded on false pretenses.

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Limiting offensive comedy isn’t funny anymore

Nick Zararis • December 1, 2015

The culture today has been so geared to avoid offending anyone that there is a total unwillingness to make certain jokes.

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Exploring BlaxploItalian in Italian cinema

Tom Cullen • November 4, 2015

Born, raised and schooled in Italy, Fred Kuwornu, who is also Ghanaian, wanted to show the history and mistreatment of black actors in his home country.

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