See our previous statements → · The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) has terminated the general operating grants of all 56 state and territorial humanities councils for the current 2025 […]
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Dear Friends, The Mississippi Humanities Council received notice April 2, 2025 from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that our federal funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) […]
Continue ReadingThe Hancock County Library System and Harrison County Library System will present the third HOMEGROWN literary arts program in the Fleming Education Center at the University of Southern Mississippi’s Gulf […]
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The Mississippi Humanities Council announced the winners of its 2025 Public Humanities Awards, recognizing outstanding work in preserving and sharing Mississippi’s unique history and culture. The ceremony takes place Friday, […]
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Vicksburg, MS – The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation will host a public symposium titled “Shaping the Cultural Environment…A Window on the World,” October 25-25 honoring the life and […]
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The Mississippi Freedom Trail continues its mission to commemorate the pivotal moments, places, and courageous figures of the state’s civil rights movement by adding to its collection of historical landmarks […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 19, 2023) —The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded $15,663 in emergency supplemental funding to NEH’s state affiliate, Mississippi Humanities, to help replace cultural heritage […]
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GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi has announced it will debut a new, major exhibit on Friday, Aug. 11 titled Highway 61: Traveling America’s Music Highway. Presented by Eutaw Construction, in collaboration with […]
Continue ReadingMississippi Humanities Council Awards Alex Foundation Landmarks A Humanities Grant Greenville, Mississippi (June 19, 2023) – Alex Foundation is pleased to announce a recent grant award from the Mississippi Humanities […]
Continue ReadingJune 6, 2023 (Bay St. Louis, MS) The Friends of Valena C. Jones School are delighted to announce that they have received a grant from the Mississippi Humanities Council to […]
Continue ReadingJackson, MS (June 4, 2023) – On June 4, the historic M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge will be added to the Mississippi Freedom Trail. Visit Jackson, Visit Mississippi, and the Mississippi […]
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