Charles Sumner “Chuck” Stone Jr., former journalism professor at UNC, was awarded a special citation from the Pulitzer Prizes on May 5, 2025, for his groundbreaking work as a journalist covering the Civil Rights Movement, his pioneering role as the first Black columnist at the Philadelphia Daily News and for co-founding the National Association of Black Journalists 50 years ago.
UNC Hussman School of Journalism and Media, May 6, 2025. See also the May 13th
article in the Daily Tar Heel by Alli Pardue.