Connections

East Mississippi Community College - Scooba Campus 1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MS

Mr. Terry Cherry, Humanities Teacher of the Year for East Mississippi Community College, presents his public lecture: In his presentation, Cherry focuses on three concepts: The art he creates stands […]

One Woman’s Fight Against the Butcher of Lyon

Northwest Mississippi Community College 4975 Hwy 51 N, Senatobia, 38668

Ms. Carla Townsend, Humanities Teacher Awardee for Northwest Mississippi Community College, presents her public lecture: Townsend will be discussing the resistance movement in France during World War II. The focus […]

50th Recollection of Gibbs-Green: Survivors Exhibition

Jackson State University 1400 J.R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS

    In the spring of 1970, college and university students across the country protested against the Vietnam War, racism, gender oppression, and a host of other issues, at times […]

“Back in the Day” Black History Celebration

New Hope Baptist Church 5202 Watkins Dr., Jackson, MS

A month-long series of programs honoring African American history in Mississippi, culminating in the keynote address from Hon. Constance Slaughter-Harvey on February 27. After serving as student body president and […]

SB: Parallels of Southern Storytelling & Folktales from Around the World

William Carey University 710 William Carey Parkway, Hattiesburg, MS

Diane uses the art of storytelling to uncover folktales from the south, oral history from Mississippi, often paralleling these story motifs with folktales from around the world. Speakers Expertise: Diane […]

Corinth Contraband Experience

Corinth Coliseum 404 Taylor St., Corinth, MS

          Northeast Mississippi Community College has partnered with the National Park Service to create augmented reality to provide interpretation for existing statues and reliefs at the […]

The Global South and the Black Diaspora–From Mississippi to the Caribbean

Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States

A two-day event with keynote presentations by Dr. Jarvis McInnis, the Cordelia and William Laverack Assistant Professor of English at Duke University. A graduate of Tougaloo College, Dr. McInnis’s upcoming […]