During the spring term 2023 the Stone Center will explore the phenomenon of physical resistance by African captives caught up in the grip of European slavery. Using information, images, and […]
Read MoreCategory: Stone Center News & Events
UNC Prepares for the University-Wide Celebration of the Inaugural Dr. Genna Rae McNeil Endowed Black History Month Lecture
The inaugural lecture will take place on 22 February at 6:30 pm in the Stone Center Auditorium with guest speaker Dr. Vincent Brown, a noted scholar, historian and film maker […]
Read MoreStone Center Spring (2023) Gallery Exhibit Speaker Series – “If We Must Die … We’ll Fight to the End!: Resistance and Revolt Aboard the Slave Ship”
Spring Exhibition Opening – 2 Feb. @6:00pm | “If We Must Die … We’ll Fight to the End!: Resistance and Revolt Aboard the Slave Ship” Click HERE to RSVP […]
Read MoreThe Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film (Fall 2022)
The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film (Fall 2022) Since its inception in its current format in 2004, the annual Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film at the […]
Read MoreTamara Lanier, the Connecticut Woman Leading (and Winning) the Legal Fight for Redress for Her Enslaved Ancestors, to Deliver the 2022 Stone Memorial Lecture
2022 Dr. Sonja Haynes Stone Memorial Lecture | Thursday, October 27th | 7:00p.m The 2022 Sonja Haynes Stone Memorial Lecture will feature a presentation by Tamara Lanier, the great-great-great granddaughter […]
Read MoreMixed Media Artist Anike Robinson Brings ‘Gris Gris Gurlz’ to Brown Gallery and Museum
Mixed media artist Anike Robinson will bring her imaginative Gri Gris Gurlz exhibition to the Stone Center’s Robert and Sallie Brown Gallery and Museum during the Fall 2022. Robinson is […]
Read MoreThe 2022 Diaspora Film Festival Kickoff Features UNC-Chapel Hill Alum, Resita Cox’s Acclaimed Documentary
Thursday, September 29, 6:00PM at the Varsity Theater , 123 E Franklin Street, Chapel Hill The film FREEDOM HILL spotlights the oldest town incorporated by freed, formerly enslaved people in […]
Read MoreIn Conversation with Howard N Lee, U.S. Army Veteran, Social Worker, Public Servant & Educator
Please join us on October 19, at 12 noon for a discussion with former Chapel Hill mayor, Howard N Lee, on a lifetime of public service and community engagement with […]
Read MoreThe Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film
Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film (Fall 2021) The Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film is the Stone Center’s annual series spotlighting films from all corners of the African […]
Read MoreThe Stone Center’s Writers’ Discussion Series — Terza Lima-Neves
Title: Cabo Verdean Women Writing Remembrance, Resistance, and Revolution — Kriolas Poderozas; EDITED BY TERZA A. SILVA LIMA-NEVES AND AMINAH N. PILGRIM Terza A. Silva Lima-Neves will deliver a book […]
Read More