This annual public event will honor civil rights activists who  played a vital role in the movement but did not receive the attention or recognition that was given to other more prominent participants. The activists will be honored with a plaque that lists each of their names. During the program, the activists will be asked […]

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Part of the Black History Month Lecture Series presented by The Mississippi University for Women. Zoom Details located on the flyer.

Humanities Teacher Award winner Jenni Hargett (Mississippi Delta Community College) will present her public lecture, “The Case for Code-Meshing in the Community College Classroom.” This Presentation will be held on the MDCC Moorhead Campus, Fine Arts Auditorium. Reception to follow.

Mississippi’s African American school buildings still occupy the center of their communities, recalling the struggles of segregation but also the attempts to overcome it. African American attempts to gain parity with white schools in the 1920s with assistance from the Julius Rosenwald Fund gave way to stagnation during the Great Depression, when many consolidated white […]

Humanities Teacher Award winner Chris Tingle (Northwest Mississippi Community College) will present his public lecture, “Unvexed to the Sea: The Impact of the Siege of Vicksburg on the Civil War and Mississippi.” This presentation will take place at the Haraway Center on the NWMCC Senatobia Campus and also be streamed via Zoom. Reception to follow. […]

Humanities Teacher Award winner Will Bowlin (Northeast MS Community College) will present his public lecture, “Controlling the Message: How Historical Narratives Affect Our Perceptions.” This presentation will take place at the Anderson Auditorium on NEMCC's Booneville campus. Reception to follow. This presentation will discuss how framing affects the interpretation of historical events.  It will use […]

Humanities Teacher Award winner Shanelle Frazier (Coahoma Community College) will present her public lecture, “Effective Communication Amongst the College Campus Community by Generational Breakdown: A How-To Guide.” This presentation will take place at the Whiteside Hall Lecture Room on Coahoma's Clarksdale campus. Reception to follow.  

Join us for this Ideas on Tap program titled "Reflecting Mississippi in Monuments". This program will discuss in a broader sense: who has been represented in Mississippi’s monuments? Who hasn’t been? How can we use monuments to tell a fuller, more accurate history of our state? Sue Mobley of Monument Lab, Kathleen Bond of the […]

Humanities Teacher Award winner Lashonda Levy (Holmes Community College) will present her public lecture, “Beauty and Poise: Women Writers of the Harlem Renaissance.” This presentation will take place at the McMorrough Library on Holmes' Goodman Campus. Reception to follow. The toxicity of the culture of display is not a new revelation. Shakespeare deals with it […]

Part of the Black History Month Lecture Series presented by The Mississippi University for Women. Zoom Details located on the flyer.

Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Brandy Wilson (Mississippi University for Women) will present her public lecture, “Perfectly Queer.” This presentation will take place on MUW's campus in Columbus. Reception to follow. For decades surrounding the 1950s, queer characters were portrayed as sick, murderous, alcoholic, and dangerous--and those were the most sympathetic characters. Since the Stonewall […]