The Sunflower County Freedom Project youth drama will present Baltimore, a play by Kirsten Greenridge. Baltimore focuses on a group of college students whose lives are shaken when someone draws an offensive picture of the wall of their residence hall. The play shines light on issues of equality, racism, community, and the question of who gets to belong […]
Humanities Teacher Award winner Dr. Alisea McLeod (Rust College) will present her public lecture titled, "Sharp Bargainers: John Eaton, Jr's 63rd VSCT." Reception to follow.
For 75 years, children have been captivated by “Curious George.” Much is known about “George,” but little is know about his creators. The lived of Margret and H.A. Rey are as interesting as the little monkey they created-if not more so. This presentation will examine their lived- telling of their lives in Hamburg, Germany, as […]
On February 19, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for the first in a two-part series on criminal justice in Mississippi. The February 19 program, "Locked Up: Criminal Justice in Mississippi" will examine the state of the criminal justice system in Mississippi, existing laws, and ongoing reform efforts. Hear from panelists Jennifer Riley-Collins (ACLU of Mississippi), […]
Miz Bob (known as Bob Hunter to friends and family) learned to cook from her mother and her grandmother. Her mental catalogue includes over 500 recipes and follows the art of cooking from the slave kitchen to her great-grandmother’s table. Miz Bob began teaching her daughter, Kathy Starr, all 500 recipes at about age 5, […]
In mid-February 2019, the first solo photography exhibit of Rory Doyle will open at the Delta Arts Alliance. The public exhibit will feature work from over two years of documenting the African-American cowboy and cowgirl subculture in the Mississippi Delta. On opening night, February 19, Dr. Shalando Jones of Delta State University will present a […]
In 2018, the Hancock Performing Arts Center received a grant for a series of lectures entitled, "The Struggle and the Music It Created." The purpose of the project was to address race in Mississippi and to discuss the relevance of the music that defined the movement. The majority of the audience attending was students. After […]
On February 19, the Tenn-Tom Waterway Transportation Museum will host Dr. Jim Giesen of the MHC’s Speakers Bureau to present his free program, “Ebbs and Flows of Mississippi History.” The free program will take place in conjunction with the Smithsonian traveling exhibit Water/Ways, on display at the Tenn-Tom Waterway Transportation Museum through March 8. There are […]
Humanities Teacher Award winner Sheila Hailey (Hinds Community College) will present her public lecture, "The Interesting Question that History Can Answer." Reception to follow. "This presentation will focus on unusual and off-beat questions that students have asked me in my years as a teacher. These questions range from when did we start using forks to […]
"Democratic Faith in Dark Times" will be a meditation on piety, faith, and the transformative potential of self and society. Melvin Rogers grew up in the Bronx and was educated at Amherst College, Cambridge, and Yale University. After holding professorships at University of Virginia in Political Science, Emory University in Philosophy, and the UCLA in […]
THURSDAY CINEMA EVENT: February 21, 2019 6:00-7:15p.m.: Mark Brockway and Tim Givens present: Mississippi Madam: The Life of Nellie Jackson 7:30 p.m.: Beverly Adams and Mark LaFrancis present: Making the Film—Women of the Struggle FRIDAY FEBRUARY 22, 2019 8:30 a.m. Opening Ceremony, Recognition of William Winter Award Winners—Dr. Jane Hulon, Mayor Darryl Grennell, and Vice […]
Humanities Teacher Award winner Rev. Dr. Jo Baldwin (Mississippi Valley State University) will present her public lecture, "Introductions and the Social Trinity." Reception to follow "Introductions and My Social Trinity" shows how Dr. Baldwin connects with students the first day of class and inspire them to learn the art of maintaining good relationships, doing intentional […]
