Stone Mims is a writer and educator whose work examines the complexities of Black history and life in America. He has taught courses on The Harlem Renaissance, The Black Arts Movement, and Afrofuturism. He has served as a writer in residence at Chateu D'orquevaux in France and Mud House in Greece. His nonfiction manuscript Just Another Native Son was a category winner for Memoir Magazine’s 2025 memoir contest and he has been nominated for Best American Essays and the Pushcart Prize. He currently serves as senior editor for Political Commentary at Lenox & Parker Magazine.