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Maia Gomis, the Assistant to the Vice President of Student Life, is one of the brains behind the Stony Brook Undergraduate Student Government’s new Instagram series, which, in honor of Black History Month, is posting tributes to Black icons who have recently passed away.
“Black History is not just for one month, it’s forever,” Gomis, a senior biology major and Africana studies minor, said.
Over the last year, many Black people of prominence have died. From Cicely Tyson, MF DOOM, Andre Harrell to Mary Wilson, the point remains the same the Black community especially is dealing with the loss of powerful icons. Members of USG, aware of this, decided to act. With the Instagram initiative, the hope was to give space for reflection, a space many students of color need during this tumultuous time.