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Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Black Culture and History

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150 South Road, Hitchcock Multipurpose Room
Chapel Hill, NC 27599 United States Get Directions
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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 the same time usher in hope?" DO or DIE: Affect, Ritual, Resistance features the work of visual artist Fahamu Pecou, who elevates and re-contextualizes Black... Read More →

Maness Lecture moderated by Tift Merritt

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

Spring 2019 Maness Lecture, Department of American Studies

Free

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 →

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 →

A Conversation with Amy Sherald, Hosted by Ackland Art Museum, UNC-Chapel Hill

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

Curator Dorothy Moss interviews 2016 Outwin Boochever Portrait Competition winner and former First Lady Michelle Obama's portraitist, artist Amy Sherald. Free and open to the public, but RSVP required.

Free