"Does it surprise me? No": Members of the SBU community comment on lack of Black memorialization – The Statesman
ERIKA FRANCO/THE STATESMAN 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. As sociology professor Dr. Crystal Fleming explains, Stony Brook University’s lack of Black memorialization shows a much deeper insight into racial inequality on campus. “When we look at the underrepresenta...
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