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Aug 20, 2025 16 min

S2E1: Building the Future We've Always Deserved

from Stone Written Hosted by Sonja Haynes Stone Center

Stone Center Director Dr. Rhon Manigault-Bryant (@DoctorRMB) opens Stone Written Season 2 on the 21st anniversary of the Stone Center building. Reflecting on the Stone Center's legacy and Toni Morrison’s powerful lessons on centering Black life, Dr. Rhon speaks to the urgent need to secure sustainable funding to expand research programs, fellowships, and student support. Tune in for a pithy, but powerful conversation on creating a future that honors Black scholarship, creativity, and community — and learn how your support can make that vision possible. Join us in building the future we’ve always deserved. Sources: The Sonja Haynes Stone Center website and linktree. Toni Morrison's novel Paradise (1997). Check out the full video and transcript of the 1998 “Toni Morrison Uncensored” Conversation with Morrison and Jana Wendt. Give to the Stone Center!

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S2E1: Building the Future We've Always Deserved

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  1. 0:19 Welcome to Season Two
  2. 2:21 Building the Future We’ve Always Deserved
  3. 4:04 Toni Morrison’s Legacy
  4. 9:34 The Importance of Black Experience
  5. 12:15 Expanding Our Reach
  6. 15:16 A Call to Action

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