Sonja Haynes Stone Center - The Daily Tar Heel

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 ...

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 ...