Mississippi State University will host this conference intended to bring together the artist who created Nashville Ballet's "Lucy Negro Redux" with both senior and junior scholars in academic fields important for thinking through different aspects of it. Featured Events include: A Roundtable Discussion with poet, Caroline Randall Williams, choreographer Paul Vasterling, and originator of the […]

A historical marker commemorating the tragic lynching and torture deaths of Robert “Bootjack” McDaniels and Roosevelt “Red” Townes will be unveiled in Duck Hill, Mississippi on April 13, 2023. The story of the murders of Bootjack and Red is among the unsung history of Blacks living in Mississippi.

Mississippi College presents a series of talks entitled, “What We Can Learn From _____.” This talk features Dr. Christopher Snyder presenting "Never Laugh at Dragons," What We Can Learn from J.R.R. Tolkien and Mythology. Check it out, 4/13 at the Chapel (Building A)- FBC Clinton. Each presentation is followed by a reception with live music. The […]

On Monday, April 24th, ICC Fulton campus library will have a Humanities Showcase from 2 to 4. It is the final event in our year-long series "Reflecting Mississippi: Finding Yourself in Mississippi's Reflection." The showcase will be broken into four segments of twenty minutes each: (2:00-2:10 -- Welcome and Overview) 2:10-2:30 -- Philosophy and Ethics […]

- 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 Humanities Council are organizing the unveiling ceremony that will be a part of the M.W. Stringer Grand Lodge Homecoming activities that day. The historic site served as a sanctuary for […]

The Mississippi Humanities Council and The Southern Poverty Law Center are co-sponsoring the Jackson premiere screening of the Mississippi-based documentary, IN THE BONES, directed by Kelly Duane de la Vega and produced by Jessica Anthony.  The Screening is at the Capri Theatre June 15th at 6:30pm. Having previously screened at the New Orleans, Atlanta, Nashville, […]