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Don’t stay silent, here are my thoughts. Before coronavirus, there was already a virus that has been around since the beginning of the country and that is racism. Racism is structured into this country and into the criminal justice system. For there to be change, it needs to happen systematically, otherwise injustice seems infinite. ThereContinue reading “Black Lives Matter Reflection”

Monday morning of March 9 I was excited for this week to pass by so it could be spring break. That afternoon everything changed. Rumors spread by conversations between students and emails between faculty/staff and students started to spread on the campus of Stony Brook University, regarding the switch to online classes after spring break.Continue reading “How the coronavirus was handled at Stony Brook University”

I was so honored to have had the opportunity to meet Spike Lee, an award-winning filmmaker, on Wednesday, Feb. 5 as part of the opening of Black History Month. In his lecture he spoke about the lies that we are told in education regarding Black culture and how it’s up to us to teach ourselvesContinue reading “Spike Lee Reflection”

Loved sharing my thoughts on what Black History Month means to me and how important it is to be and show who you truly are. Stony Brook’s Black History Month committee explains what Black History Month means to them and discusses this year’s theme of “Owning Your Own Narrative.” Watch here.

This past fall semester was my first semester on the editorial board of The Statesman, the Stony Brook University’s campus newspaper, as Assistant News Editor and it has been such an amazing experience thus far. Moving to Stony Brook University, I immediately began writing for The Statesman and moved my way up from Contributing WriterContinue reading “Assistant News Editor Reflection”

As part of my affiliation with the Stony Brook Career Center, I was given the opportunity to showcase my accomplishments through a Digital Technology Digital Credential. Digital credentials recognize skills, abilities and knowledge gained through experiences verified by a university authority. Gaining this credential now shows I have the skills to leverage existing digital technologiesContinue reading “Digital Technology Credential”

As I grew up in the town of Freeport on Long Island, I always knew it was a predominantly Hispanic and Black community. I always wondered why other surrounding communities had a drastically different racial makeup. As a child, you immediately start to realize what towns on Long Island are predominantly white and which onesContinue reading “Growing Up Divided”