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Protests of the Israel-Hamas conflict at Stony Brook University resumed after the winter break on Thursday, Jan. 25, when a group of pro-Palestinian students and faculty gathered at the Administration building to protest the ongoing conflict and loss of life in Gaza.
RABIA GURSOY/THE STATESMAN To Oreoluwa Adewale, Black Lives Matter is more than another hashtag or a movement. It is about being allowed to be Black without exception. Adewale is a senior political science and Africana studies major, and president of the Stony Brook Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The NAACP promotes diversity and inclusion and aims to educate about the marginalization of people, while providing a safe space for discussion. “A lot of people in our community are raised to survive, instead of being raised to be successf...