People, Politics and the Press is an unprecedented collaboration between the Mississippi Humanities Council, Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Mississippi Press Association Education Foundation, Clarion Ledger and Mississippi Today. This one-day civic engagement summit at the Two Mississippi Museums features nationally recognized names in media, as well as the region’s best reporters for panel discussions, lectures and open […]

On Saturday, July 14, the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibit Water/Ways will officially open at the Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum in Meridian. The grand opening event will be the first time for the Meridian community to come out and visit the exciting new exhibit, which will be on display at the Industrial Heritage Museum through August […]

Presenting Princess Shaw will be screened for free on Monday, July 16 at 630 pm at the Burns Belfry Museum and Multicultural Center. The Burns Belfry is located at 710 Jackson Avenue East in Oxford. Living Music Resource will present after the screening. Samantha Montgomery lives two lives. One in which she takes care of […]

This Saturday, the campers of Girls Write the World will host a community day writing retreat for friends, family, classmates and the larger Greenville community. This retreat will feature campers' favorite curriculum of the week's program, and will be designed and facilitated by our campers. It will give participants an insight into the real GWTW […]

Join the Mississippi Humanities Council at the The Flamingo on July 31 for the second installment in our summer series "Ideas on Tour." On July 31, we'll explore the idea of truth. Does absolute truth exist? Do museums tell the truth? Is journalism the truth? To tackle these--and other--questions, we'll hear from a variety of angles: Steve Smith (Millsaps College) will […]

Rebecca Moore Jernigan is an internationally recognized scholar and professional storyteller who resides in Oxford.

Anne McKee is recognized statewide as a passionate teacher of Mississippi history. Through the art of storytelling, Anne McKee uplifts the accomplishments of famous Mississippians and shares explores the history of a land and a people like no other. Native to the state, McKee’s love and support for Mississippi began in childhood as she sat […]