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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 ...

Stone Center Writer’s Discussion Series highlights innovative research

By Valeria Cloës | March 31

“We also wanted to let folks know that this is a vibrant and active part of the scholarly community,” Stone Center Director Joseph Jordan said. “UNC ...

Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film goes virtual

By Chloe Joseph | September 21

Stone Center Director Joseph Jordan hopes the short films selected will inspire conversations about the cultures and challenges of the African diaspora. ...

1619 Collective Memory(ies) Symposium projects the past into the present and future

By Alicia Robbins | November 10

The Collective Memory(ies) Symposium aims to explore conversations about freedom and history, this Monday.

Stone Center kicks off Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film

By Maddie Singleton | September 26

The opening film, "Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart," is an independent documentary about award-winning playwright Lorraine Hansberry, known for her activism ...

Stone Center exhibit aims to reframe Black existence

By Maddie Ellis | September 22

Fahamu Pecou's exhibit at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center explores Black resiliency through a combination of West African tradition and hip hop culture. ...

Discussion on Black-owned bookstores to be held at Sonja Haynes Stone Center

By Montia Daniels | March 26

Black-owned bookstores, which serve a vital function in Black communities, have declined as corporations like Amazon and Barnes and Noble are on the rise. ...

TaKeia N. Anthony explores the African diaspora in Writer's Discussion series

By Alec Critser | February 25

A lecture series is coming to UNC to talk about the lesser-known details of the African diaspora.

Morehead Planetarium trained astronaut Charlie Duke, celebrating 50 years since moon walk

By Maydha Devarajan | February 24

“It's a human being going to another place and coming back to tell you what they found, to tell you how they felt, to tell you things that no other ...

Race, sexuality and the South intersect in Stone Center's Writer's Discussion Series

By Maydha Devarajan | February 10

“There's also something about bearing witness to the story with others that makes things really powerful. Having people share their stories is a way ...

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi African American Heritage Month Lecture

How do you define a racist idea? Here’s what the Office for Diversity and Inclusion's latest lecturer says

By Brandon Gianikos | February 7

Award-winning historian and New York Times best-selling author Ibram X. Kendi gave a lecture on the history of racism in America at the Sonja Haynes Stone ...

Celebrate Black History Month at UNC with a jam-packed schedule of events

By Kyle Arendas | February 3

Feb. 1 marked the kickoff of Black History Month, and the Black Student Movement at UNC celebrated with a ceremony. BSM President Qieara Lesesne said ...

Stone Center to host 15th annual "He Was a Song, He Was a Poem" for MLK Day

By Maydha Devarajan | January 20

Charles E. Williams, an artist based out of Greensboro, N.C., explores the family relationship, forgiveness and transformation in his exhibit.The exhibit ...

Look back at the history of UNC’s Black Student Movement this MLK day

By Cynthia Dong | January 20

The UNC Black Student Movement emerged in the fall of 1967, changing the path of UNC while giving a voice to Black students.

Sonja Haynes Stone Center celebrates 30th anniversary at UNC

By Hannah McClellan | November 5

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center is celebrating its history of being a special spot on campus for Black inclusion, culture and conversation.

Nnenna Freelon encourages students to appreciate life at Sonja Haynes Stone Memorial Lecture

By Ellie Heffernan | October 2

“We were dreamed here, for a reason. By people who had little reason to believe that dreams could come true."

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Stone Center film festival celebrates new aspects of the African diaspora

By A.J. OLeary | September 24

The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film is coming to Franklin Street to screen films that celebrate diversity. If you're a film buff, or even ...

Aswarm With the Spirits of All Ages Here

Spirits tell their story through Toni Scott exhibit in the Stone Center

By Rebecca Fiely | January 25

The Stone Center’s new exhibition, “Aswarm With the Spirits of All Ages Here: Inconceivable Spaces of Slavery and Freedom,” opens Jan. 25 at 7 p.m. ...

John Lewis Brandon, one of the first African-American students at UNC, dies

By Myah Ward | January 25

John Lewis Brandon, a key challenger of racial segregation at UNC, died on Jan. 22, in Houston after complications from cancer. He was 80 years old. His ...

LeRoy Frasier, one of the UNC's first African American undergraduates, dies

By Leah Asmelash | January 3

LeRoy Frasier, a Durham native who was one of the first black undergraduate students to attend UNC, died on Dec. 29, in New York City due to heart failure. ...