Past Events

Join us for REVERENCE: Hair Memory Through Images by Jamaica Gilmer Reverence is a photographic testament to Black hair, honoring the stylists and barbers who become

The Stone Center’s Diaspora Festival of Black & Independent Film returns for another powerful celebration of cinema, storytelling, and voices from across the African diaspora. Since

The Stone Center’s Diaspora Festival of Black & Independent Film returns for another powerful celebration of cinema, storytelling, and voices from across the African diaspora. Since

Communiversity Youth Program connects the vision of Dr. Stone and the work and resources of the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

🎬 Join us for a special screening of Under the Hanging Tree. Set against the backdrop of Namibia’s colonial past, Under the Hanging Tree follows police officer Christina Mureti as she investigates a series of mysterious disappearances and murders that uncover painful histories, cultural memory, and the enduring impact of genocide. Following the film, stay for a special Q&A with Director Dr. Perivi John Katjavivi. 📅 Thursday, June 25, 2026 🕖 7 PM 📍 Sonja Haynes Stone Center, UNC–Chapel Hill 🎟️ FREE and open to the public Presented by the Institute for the Arts & Humanities and the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History.

Join us for the 2026 MURAP Conference! Now in its 32nd year, this inspiring two-day conference brings together emerging scholars, mentors, and academic leaders for

Book Talk: The Inner Passage: An Untold Story of Black Resistance Along a Southern Waterway Virginia McGee Richards Co-sponsored with the Center for the Study of the

2026 Writers Discussion Series Jaha Nailah Avery (UNC Law ’13), Lawyer, author and reporter March 26 | 3:30 PM | Stone Center Talk title: Oral History as Liberation