Delta State University will host Ellen Ann Fentress, author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, on September 6th. At 6PM, DSU will screen Eyes on Mississippi, a documentary chronicling the life and work of journalist Bill Minor through his newspaper columns reporting race during the civil rights era. The event will be free and open to the public with refreshments. A panel discussion will occur immediately after the screening. Panelists include Ellen Ann Fentress; Aallyah Wright (DSU alumna in journalism and current reporter for Mississippi Today covering education and the Delta); Woodrow Wilkins (former Delta Democrat Times managing editor and current WXVT assignment manager); and JonMark Nail (DSU Assistant Professor of Digital Media Arts.) The panel will take place on the DSU campus in the Baioni Conference Center.
