SB: Delta Epiphany: RFK in the Mississippi Delta
In 1967, while visiting Mississippi as part of the Senate subcommittee on poverty, Robert Kennedy cradled hungry children, talked with mothers about how they fed their families and examined empty […]
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SB: From the Fields to the Factories
In this presentation, Dr. Brinda Willis will explore the Great Migration of African Americans from the rural South to the urban North in the 20th century. Virtual program: Visit […]
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HumBox: The MAX (Meridian)
The MAX 2118 Front St, Meridian, MS, United StatesHumBox, the Mississippi Humanities Council’s newest virtual program, allows communities to come together for relevant, humanities-based conversations in the safety of their own homes. HumBox is a digital resource box curated and compiled by […]
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MHC Virtual Grantwriting Workshop-Registration Required
Join the Mississippi Humanities Council program staff Thursday, August 6 from 10-11am for a Zoom webinar exploring grant opportunities with the Council. The webinar will include basic guidelines for planning […]
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Ideas on Tap: Systemic Racism in America, Part II–Education and Housing
VirtualOn August 11, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the second program in a multi-part series on systemic racism in America. The August program will address how racism exists at […]
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“Crossroads” Exhibit in Senatobia
Northwest Mississippi Community College Learning Resource Center 4975 Highway 51 N, Senatobia, MS, United StatesNorthwest Mississippi Community College will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from September 14 through October 22. The exhibit is open to the public Mondays-Thursdays from […]
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Oxford to the Ballot Box: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Elections
A series of online, public programs focused on voter engagement in Mississippi. Public programs TBA.
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Crossroads @ Senatobia: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies
VirtualOn September 25, the Learning Resource Center at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, […]
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Ideas on Tap: Don’t Tread On…Us? Individual Rights and the Common Good
On September 29, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for a conversation on individual rights and the common good in the COVID-19 era. The program will address how individual rights and […]
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Crossroads @ Senatobia: Mississippi Foodways
Northwest Mississippi Community College Learning Resource Center 4975 Highway 51 N, Senatobia, MS, United StatesOn September 29, the Learning Resource Center at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia will host MHC Speakers Bureau member Malcolm White to present his free program "Mississippi Foodways." The […]
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Crossroads @ Senatobia: Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter Book Discussion
VirtualOn October 6 at 2pm, the Learning Resource Center at Northwest Mississippi Community College in Senatobia will host a virtual book discussion of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter featuring the book's […]
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Mississippi Hispanic Heritage Month & Indigenous People’s Day: A Night of Art and Storytelling
Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MSThere are three components to our project: a short film, a panel discussion, and an art exhibit. On October 13, the MS Museum of Art will premier a short film, […]