1924 July 21Born in St. Louis, Mo. to Charles Sumner and Madalene Martha
(Chafin) Stone19421943Attended
Springfield College1943Drafted, commissioned as a navigator in the U.S. Army Air
Corps1948Graduated from
Wesleyan University, A.B. Degree in political
science and economics1951Graduated from the
University of Chicago, M.A. in
sociology19561958Represented
CARE (
Cooperative American Remittances Everywhere)
in Egypt and India1958Began work as a journalist at the
New York Age1958 Oct. 4Married
Georgia Louise Davis1960Became Associate Director of the American Committee on
AfricaBecame White House correspondent and editor of the
Washington Afro-African1963Became Editor-in-Chief and Columnist for the
Chicago Defender1965Television commentator for
WCIU Chicago19641967Press secretary and special assistant for New York
Congressional Representative
Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.1967Published
Tell It Like It Is1968Publication of
Black Political Power in
America1969Commentator for
The Today Show on NBC1970Publication of
King Strut19701972Director of Minority Services for the ETS (
Educational Testing Service)19721991Senior Editor and Columnist at the
Philadelphia Daily News1975First president of the Philadelphia Association of Black
JournalistsFirst president of the National Association of Black
Journalists1981 Nov.Served as negotiator in the Graterford Prison hostage
situation in Graterford, PA1985Became Professor of English at the
University of DelawareCo-founded
FairTest, the
National Center for Fair & Open
Testing19891991Attended
Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary1991Appointed Walter Spearman Professor of Journalism and Mass
Communication at
UNC-Chapel Hill1997Served as readers' advocate for the
St. Louis Post-Dispatch2003Published
Squizzy the Black Squirrel: A Fabulous Tale
of Friendship2005Retired from teachingFrom the guide to the Chuck Stone Papers, 1931-2007 and undated, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)