Remembering ‘Mississippi in Africa’

Prospect Hill

Remembering ‘Mississippi in Africa’ – A Multidisciplinary Approach to Understanding Prospect Hill and Liberian Colonization is a groundbreaking project that will allow the public to learn about oral histories, uncover […]

Sunday Screening: OK, Mr. Ray!

TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States

The Mississippi Humanities Council and the Two Mississippi Museums will host a Sunday Screening of two short films, “Okay, Mr. Ray!” and “Ray Lum: Mule Trader” from 2 p.m. to […]

Free

Reading the Room

Friendly City Books 118 N 5th St., Columbus, Missississippi

The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the Mississippi Book Festival and Friendly City Books to present our next “Reading the Room” event. If you love reading, socializing […]

Free

Reel Insights: Perspectives on Mental Health in Cinema

MindFrame: Exploring Mental Health Through Film This three-part film series focuses on the depiction of mental health in cinema and Mississippians’ access to mental health resources. In July, we will […]

Free

Speakers Bureau: “Mississippi Telling”

Dr. Rebecca Jernigan provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich […]

“SING SING” Jackson Preview Screening

Capri Theatre 3023 N State St,, Jackson, United States

SING SING is based on the true story of John “Divine G” Whitfield (Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo), who’s imprisoned at Sing Sing Correctional Facility for a crime he didn’t […]

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Folkloric Workshops

Nuestro Arte Gallery 100 W 4th St, #30, Hattiesburg, MS, United States

Artists Hector Soldo and Jacqueline Gonzalez Wooton will be partnering with anthropologists from the University of Mississippi and the University of Memphis to host the four free workshops, which will […]

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MS John Hurt Blues Festival Symposium

Mississippi John Hurt Museum 1969-2099 Co Rd 109, Carrollton, ms

The Mt Zion Memorial Fund for Blues, Music, and Justice (MZMF) will partner with the Mississippi John Hurt Foundation (MJHF) to present a two-day celebration of the life and musical […]

We Are the Promised Land

We Are the Promised Land is an altar to Black land legacies in the Mississippi Hill Country that centers the Hollowells and Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, Mississippi. With all the […]

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Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration

Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

Please come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]

Free

Speakers Bureau: The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow

South Mississippi Genealogy & Historical Society 307 2nd Ave , Hattiesburg , MS

Dr. Robert Luckett will present a lecture about The Mississippi Plan. After the Civil War, African Americans in the South, newly freed, expressed a tangible optimism that led to the […]

Free

Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration

Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

Please come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]

Free