"It's police brutality since even after my father identifies himself, he's either further detained or at best, released without apology," she wrote.
"We lived five minutes from Stanford University," Zellner-Sawyer continued. "My dad was a lecturer there. That shouldn't make a difference, but maybe it does to the people reading this."
Alderman said she felt the impact of Zellner-Sawyer's story.
"Even if it's something that doesn't affect you personally, it helps to see it through someone else's eyes who you know and go to class with," she said.
Cohen said that promoting such awareness is the central purpose of the campaign.
"We're hoping to put a face to the [Diallo] story so it can hit home a little more on campus," she said.
Lewis has compiled 20 stories and plans to continue the campaign with a new story each day as long as students are willing to share them.
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