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The Mississippi Humanities Council announces several important changes to its grants program. Beginning Jan. 1, 2009, minigrant applications will be accepted four times per year rather than six. The deadlines will be Jan. 15, April 15, July 15 and Oct. 15.
Due to current budget constrictions, the maximum amount that may be requested for minigrants will be $1,500. Regular grants will have a maximum of $7,500 for applications submitted during 2009. The two annual deadlines will remain unchanged: April 15 and Sept. 15.
Minor changes have been made in guidelines related to the MHC Speakers Bureau program, as well. Mississippi nonprofit organizations may request a maximum of three speakers per year, and speakers may accept a maximum of six MHC-funded engagements per year.
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The Mississippi Humanities Council invites applications for its next Smithsonian Traveling Exhibit, New Harmonies: Celebrating American Roots Music, offering a fascinating, inspiring and toe-tapping presentation of American music, creativity, ingenuity and multicultural exchange. Please contact the Mississippi Humanities Council at 601-432-6752 for further information on how to apply. Applications are due by Wednesday, March 24. |
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Dr. Cora Norman, executive director of the Mississippi Humanities Council from 1972 to 1996, was among six individuals recently recognized by the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy. Norman received a Fannie Lou Hamer Humanitarian Award for her efforts, as director of the Mississippi Humanities Council, to create and maintain a statewide dialogue on race and gender. Norman built an extensive statewide and national network and established the Council as a leader in forging an ongoing liberal arts community in the state. Under her guidance, the board took on the most difficult issues of the day, including the closely-related topics of race relations, integration and public education. During her tenure as director, the council organized public meetings in far reaches of the state that brought whites and blacks together for the first time in the same place to |
Dr. Barbara Carpenter, left, executive director of the Mississippi Humanities Council, was among those who celebrated with Dr. Cora Norman, founding director of the Council, at the recent Fannie Lou Hamer Humanitarian Awards ceremony at Jackson State University.
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| discuss issues together. As the Council grew and matured, other programming developed and the focus on such issues as education, civil rights, women’s rights and the Constitution expanded into other traditional liberal arts emphases, but Norman continued to insist on full and equal input and participation from minorities in all projects. Her influence continues to this day in MHC deliberations and support of public programs. |
The Fannie Lou Hamer Humanitarian Awards were created to recognize and honor leaders who encouraged positive social change. Other honorees include Dr. L.C. Dorsey, Dr. Marvin Hogan, Alderman Hattie Robinson Jordan, Dr. Aaron Shirley and the Rev. Dr. Keith Tonkel. The awards were presented at the 3rd Annual Fannie Lou Hamer Humanitarian Awards Luncheon April 17 at Jackson State University. For more information about the Fannie Lou Hamer National Institute on Citizenship and Democracy, visit www.jsums.edu/hamer.institute. |
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| MHC is a private nonprofit corporation funded by Congress through the National Endowment for the Humanities to provide public programs in traditional liberal arts disciplines to serve nonprofit groups in Mississippi.
MHC sponsors, supports, and conducts a wide range of programs designed to promote understanding of our cultural heritage, interpret our own experience, foster critical thinking, encourage reasonable public discourse, strengthen our sense of community, and thus empower Mississippi's people with a vision for the future. |
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