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The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

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With Us Comes the Parallax Exhibition Opening

Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History 150 South Road, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

The Stone Center will kick off its 30th anniversary with the opening of the exhibition With Us Comes the Parallax. This show will feature works by past Stone Center visiting artists, dating back to 2004. The opening will also include talks by some of the participating artists, including Toni Scott, Arturo Lindsay, Lucia Mendez, Michael... Read More →

Strange Fruit Documentary Screening

Varsity Theater

Dir.: Joel Katz, USA 57 min. Join us at Chapel Hill landmark, Varsity Theatre, for a screening of Strange Fruit, the first documentary exploring the history and legacy of the Billie Holiday classic. The song’s evolution tells a dramatic story of America’s radical past using one of the most influential protest songs ever written as... Read More →

Black-Owned Bookstores: Their Struggle of

Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History 150 South Road, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

Join us for the 2019 Diaspora Lecture as we examine the pioneering role of Black bookstores, an often-overlooked element in the story of Black community development and Black empowerment in the United States. The event will feature a presentation by Professor Joshua C. Davis whose recent book, From Head Shops to Whole Foods: The Rise... Read More →

DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, Resistance

Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History 150 South Road, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room, Chapel Hill, NC, United States

"Under the looming threat of death, how might we inspire life? Through what mechanisms could we resist the psychological violence and despair inspired by the threat of violence while at... Read More →

2019 Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film Kickoff

Varsity Theater

Join us as we kick off the 2019 Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film with a screening of Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart. LORRAINE HANSBERRY: SIGHTED EYES / FEELING HEART Dir.: Tracy Heather Strain | USA | 2017 | |118 Min | Documentary A documentary feature about Lorraine Hansberry, whose play A RAISIN IN THE SUN... Read More →