The Sit Down Episode One: Black Women & Reality Dating Television

Rebranding the Community Roundtable, The Sit Down is our new series where we talk together on different cultural topics. In this first episode, we discuss how Black women are represented in Reality Dating TV and it’s up NOW on YouTube! Check out the link below to watch a group convo between Katherine, Julio, Tunmise, Anthoni, and Ashani! đŸŽ„đŸŽ„đŸŽ„

General Club Podcast – Episode Two

In this episode, Tunmise, Cam, and Esther talk about inmate slavery in the prison industrial complex and SUNY’s connection and contribution to it. Sources for more detailed information: http://sbpress.com/2020/06/if-stony-b… https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2… https://www.sbstatesman.com/2020/07/1… https://www.nyclu.org/en/news/why-we-… https://nypost.com/2022/02/22/65-perc…

Jonestown Terror in the Jungle Review

By Anthoni Haynes This past weekend I re-watched the documentary, Jonestown: Terror in the Jungle. The documentary was a four-part mini-series that covers the Reverend Jim Jones, his cult the Peoples’ Temple and the tragedy that is known as the Jonestown Massacre, a mass murder suicide which left over 918 people dead at the temple’s remote settlement in the rainforest […]

A Hero for Leeds United: David Somma

By: Fernando Acevedo Davide Somma, a former professional soccer player who was forced into an early retirement, now finds himself in Stony Brook, New York working towards a career in professional coaching.  Somma never became a global superstar, but certainly became a hero for Leeds United, one of the biggest clubs in England, but now finds himself coaching amateur teams […]

A Tribute to Walter Mercado

By: Victor Piccini-Ventura Walter Mercado was a household staple through his astrology readings, which touched the hearts of Latinos in a segment in Primer Impacto. His flashy attire had people inspired to be a star burning bright, he will be missed. The Puerto Rican native passed away at 87 due to kidney failure on Nov. 2. Buenas Vibras Familia viene […]

From MĂ©rida, Mexico to Stony Brook University: Yamil Montenegro’s Journey

By Fernando Acevedo In MĂ©rida, Mexico during recess, Yamil SinuhĂ© Montenegro HernĂĄndez followed his routine of playing soccer on a fenced court with boys older than him. “We were third graders and we played against the fifth grade or sixth grade and we would never beat them,” Montenegro said. On this particular day, the third graders beat the odds, winning […]