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Sonja Haynes Stone Center

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Premiere of the Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film takes audiences on an international journey

By Morgan Perry | September 30

On Sept. 26, the Stone Center hosted the premiere of the Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film at Varsity Theatre. The premiere included showings ...

Column: UNC should call off classes on Election Day

By Cooper Hall | September 24

Stone Center's past remains relevant today

By Dania Al Hadeethi | September 16

Southern Student Action Coalition files complaint against UNC System, says students were denied access to public meeting

By Lauren Rhodes | April 22

The Sonja Hayes Stone Center for Black Culture and History was established in 1988. It is the mission of the center to raise awareness and appreciation for African-American culture in the community and around campus. The 44,500 square-foot building first opened its doors in 2004.

The Stone Center was named after the late faculty member Sonja Hayes Stone, who passed away in 1991. She was an advisor to the Black Student Movement. She was also active in promoting Afro-American studies and expanding the curriculum.

Stone Memorial Lecture shares 'forgotten' voices of history

By Celia Funderburk | November 19

Speaker Erica Edwards, professor of African American studies and English at Yale, discussed her book "Open Air." The novel aims to share the underrepresented ...

Blair LM Kelley discusses the history of the Black working class in new book

By Grace Gao | November 9

Her book, "Black Folk: The Roots of the Black Working Class," presents a personal, researched-based perspective on the experience of Black workers that ...

Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film celebrates diverse filmmakers

By Celia Funderburk | November 5

Hosted by the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, the festival celebrates and promotes the work of Black and independent filmmakers. ...

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Landback Abolition Project reflects on historical enslaved labor at UNC

By Lucy Kraus | October 5

The Landback Abolition Project is based in the UNC geography department and facilitates public-facing primary research centered around how UNC has benefitted ...

Tours of UNC's campus and community shed light on University history, traditions

By Akash Bhowmik | June 27

“Our job, our goal, our mission is to welcome these guests to campus,” Rhonda Beatty, director of the UNC Visitors Center, said. "We want them to ...

UNC on-campus resources promote accessibility, community for students

By Mary Mungai | May 22

UNC students can access a variety of wellness and identity-based resources through and around the University. The Daily Tar Heel spoke to members of some ...

'Close to heart': Stone Center hosts first community book walk

By Brianna Atkinson | February 28

For the first time, the UNC Alliance is hosting a Community Book Walk, which focuses on different cultures for different centers. These book walks will ...

LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant joins UNC as the new Stone Center director

By Stella Griffin | February 21

LeRhonda Manigault-Bryant joined UNC as the new director of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. "What I liked about this job ...

Stone Center releases spring exhibit, focuses on slavery and the past

By Mary Mungai | February 14

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History has begun its spring exhibit and speaker series for the semester. The collection offers a ...

Community reflects on Joseph Jordan's time as director of Sonja Haynes Stone Center

By Stella Griffin | January 31

Joseph Jordan will step down as the director of UNC's Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History. His friends and colleagues were there to ...

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Anike Robinson brings her exhibit 'Gris Gris Gurlz' to the Stone Center

By Brooke Elliott | September 22

Multimedia artist Anike Robinson will present "Gris Gris Gurlz" — her unique collection of collages, paintings, videos and dolls — in the Brown Gallery ...

UNC Alliance hosts first event on Tuesday

By Madi Kirkman | September 14

This Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Stone Center Theater, the Alliance — a collaborative entity among the four academic and community engagement centers ...

'Tarred Healing' photo story on Black history at UNC pulled from display

By Jade Neptune | March 2

In June, photographer Cornell Watson was offered an artist residency at the Stone Center to create a body of work that captured spaces of memory for ...

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Professor Emeritus Genna Rae McNeil gives 29th annual Stone Center lecture

By Lia Salvatierra | November 11

During the lecture, the professor emeritus of history at UNC and a scholar of African American and U.S. constitutional history spoke about the lessons ...

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Former Mayor Howard Lee speaks on public service at UNC Stone Center

By Willow Taylor Chiang Yang | October 25

At an Oct. 19 conversation with The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History, Lee discussed his experience in public service and his hopes ...

Your guide to UNC's identity-based resources and organizations

By Maydha Devarajan and Allie Kelly | August 25

University and student organizations are a big part of life at UNC. From the Asian American Center to the Carolina Women’s Center, The Daily Tar Heel ...