Racial Unrest of 2020: Experiences from the Stony Brook University Community
The Stony Brook University Libraries' Anti-Racism Task Force, along with student workers and personnel from the Africana Studies department documented racial encounters, experiences, and perceptions around racial injustice that members of the Stony Brook University (SBU) Community experienced related to the murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The focus of this project was to document the resurgence in the fight for racial and social justice that precipitated from the events of May 25, 2020.
ABOUT
This collection, created by the Anti-Racism Task Force of Stony Brook University Libraries, is composed of interviews narrated by students, staff, and faculty from the SBU Community. Interviews were conducted virtually by student workers and faculty of the SBU Libraries.
Each interview in this collection includes two files: the recording and the transcription. Unlike a written narrative, the transcription is of the spoken word. A member of the digital project team reviewed and edited the initial transcription provided by transcription software.
Funding for this project was provided by a grant from the Stony Brook University Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Intercultural Initiatives.
TERMS OF USE
All materials in this collection are copyrighted in the United States. Release forms to make this oral history collection accessible as an educational resource have been signed by the narrators. The narrator retains rights to their history; thus, each item in the collection has been given the rights statement IN COPYRIGHT. Visit RightsStatements.org for further information on correct usage of items in this collection.
All narrators signed a release form assigning Stony Brook University Libraries the rights to publication, usage, and disposition of the submission(s). It grants Stony Brook University Libraries the right to organize the materials, to create metadata and full-text search interfaces required for the preservation and discovery of the material, and to make the materials accessible to researchers.
Please contact the administrator of this repository at openaccess@stonybrook.edu for any requests regarding this collection.
Header Image Attribution: Image is adapted with modifications from the original by Taymaz Valley from Ottawa, Canada, at the Wikimedia Commons, and is reused under the terms of a CC BY 2.0 license.
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Oral History Interview with Jennasia Otway
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Jennasia Otway was a senior at Stony Brook University studying Health Science and worked at the Libraries Dean's Office at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Aruna Balasubramanian
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Aruna Balasubramanian is an Associate Professor in the Department of Computer Science. She has been teaching and doing research at Stony Brook University since 2015. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Barbara Selvin
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Barbara Selvin is an Associate Professor of Journalism in the School of Communication and Journalism. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Carol Hernandez
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Carol Hernandez is a Senior Instructional Designer in the Center for Excellence and Learning and Teaching. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Chelsea Mawugbe
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Chelsea Mawugbe was a Stony Brook University senior student majoring in respiratory care, worked in the Libraries' Dean's office, and was the President of the Cadence Step Team at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Joseph Pierce
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Joseph Pierce is an Associate Professor in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature, the Director of Undergraduate Studies, and the Diversity Officer for the Stony Brook chapter of United University Professions. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Tiffany Friedman
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Tiffany Friedman is a Senior Academic Advisor and counselor in the Educational Opportunity Program. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Stefan Judex
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Stefan Judex is a professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering. Judex came to Stony Brook University in 1999 starting as a Post-Doctorate after receiving their PhD at the University of Calgary. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Inel Lewis
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Inel Lewis is the Director of Diversity Initiatives for the School of Medicine. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Lynn Toscano
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Lynn Toscano is the Assistant Head of Special Collections and University Archives. Lynn started in the Stony Brook University Libraries Cataloging Department in 1987 and in 2011 started working in Special Collections. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Elena Davidiak
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Elena Davidiak has been a full-time, non-contingent faculty for about 13 years in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Mei Lin (Ete) Chan
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Mei Lin (Ete) Chan teaches in the Biomedical Engineering Department. Chan has been part of the Stony Brook University community for over 20 years having received a post-doctoral degree there. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Nancee Moes
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Nancee Moes is a Professor of Practice Lecturer at the School of Communication in Journalism. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Aaron Das
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Aaron Das was a sophomore student at Stony Brook University with jobs on campus in the Libraries Dean's office and the Intro to Bio labs at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Kiara Arias
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Kiara Arias was a senior at Stony Brook University majoring in political science and minoring in journalism and media at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Dejeuné Davis
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Dejeuné Davis attended Stony Brook University for three years and graduated May 2021.
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Oral History Interview with Chiagoziem Okolo
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Chiagoziem Okolo was a third year student at Stony Brook University majoring in business management at the time of their interview.
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Oral History Interview with Victoria Sarita
Mona Ramonetti and Victoria Pilato
Victoria Sarita was a junior at Stony Brook University majoring in Psychology at the time of their interview.