150 South Road
Chapel Hill, NC 27514
Building Number: 095
Year Built: 2004
Departments: Institute of African American Research, Sonja H. Stone Center 
, Women's Center
Initially known as the Black Cultural Center, the Stone Center was renamed in honor of beloved faculty member Dr. Sonja Haynes Stone. The Stone Center raises awareness and appreciation of African American culture within the UNC-Chapel Hill community and is one of the preeminent sites in the nation for the critical examination of African and African American diaspora culture. The center houses classrooms, a library, an art gallery and museum, an auditorium, a dance studio, and space for visiting scholars and artists. Sonja Haynes Stone, head of Carolina's African and Afro-American Studies curriculum from 1974 to 1979, was the leading advocate for a free-standing black cultural center.
Over time, the Stone Center evolved into a dynamic academic and community engagement space, including the work of the Institute of African American Research (IAAR). The IAAR was conceived in the early 1990s and founded in 1995 by UNC-Chapel Hill faculty who believed it was essential to have a center devoted to research on African American studies.
Building Features:
- Lactation Room: Suite 101, Room 101B (Convenience room. Available 9am-5pm. Call 919-962-8305 for details)