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Headshot photo of Howard Lee wearing a suit and blue tie

In 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...

The 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 diaspora.  Many of the screenings...

The 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...

Genna Rae McNeil

Genna Rae McNeil to Deliver the Stone Center’s Annual Dr Sonja Haynes Stone Memorial Lecture

Genna Rae McNeil, Professor Emerita of History at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill and a scholar of African-American and U.S. Constitutional history,...

Genna Rae McNeil stands on a stage beside Colin A. Palmer during the 14th annual African-American History Month Lecture at the Sonja Haynes Stone Center at UNC-Chapel Hill

Genna Rae McNeil retires after 36 years at UNC

Genna Rae McNeil will retire this spring after a remarkable thirty-six-year career at UNC-Chapel Hill. McNeil is the first Black tenure-track faculty member in the...

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GiveUNC 2021

What difference can one day make?  GiveUNC is Tuesday, March 30. GiveUNC is Carolina's university-wide day of giving-a day when alumni, friends, faculty/staff and other...

Announcing the 2021 Sean Douglas Leadership Fellows

The Sonja Haynes Stone Center is proud to announce the 2021 Sean Douglas Leadership Fellows! Jailyn Neville is a sophomore Media & Journalism student from Greensboro,...

Charlie Cobb to deliver the 2021 African American History Month Lecture

Distinguished journalist, educator and activist Charles E. Cobb will deliver the 2021 African American History Month Lecture on Tuesday, February 23 at 6:30 pm via...

Register for the 2021 Writer’s Discussion Series

Join us this semester via Zoom teleconference for the 2021 edition of our Writer's Discussion Series. All discussions are free and open to the public...

Joe Trotter to deliver the 2021 Diaspora Lecture

Joe W. Trotter, Jr. will deliver the 2021 Diaspora Lecture on Thursday, February 4 at 3:30 pm EST via Zoom. He will discuss his latest...