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Sy Stokes, who graduated from UCLA in March, released a spoken word video, &quot;The Black Bruins,&quot; that garnered national attention. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)

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Q&amp;A: UCLA alum Sy Stokes talks life post &quot;Black Bruins&quot; video - Daily Bruin

Q&#038;A: UCLA alum Sy Stokes talks life post &#8220;Black Bruins&#8221; video

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In 2013, Sy Stokes released a spoken word video, “The Black Bruins,” that garnered national attention. The video featured Stokes and members of the Black Male Institute, an organization dedicated to researching educational opportunities for black men, who cited statistics about the number of black students at UCLA.

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Q&A: UCLA alum Sy Stokes talks life post “Black Bruins” video

By Kiera Kosciolek

Nov. 9, 2015 12:31 a.m.