Sonja Haynes Stone’s legacy lives on at UNC's Stone Center

Posted Apr 21, 2025
The Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History aims to raise awareness of and appreciation for Black culture as one of the preeminent sites in the nation for the critical analysis of African and African American diaspora culture. Founded in 1988, the Black Cultural Center opened as a freestanding center in 2004. (UNC.edu)

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