Tougaloo College – Bennie G. Thompson Academic Center, Jackson, MS It is often easy to overlook or disregard the impact that jazz has on our society. For as long as music has existed, it has served various roles including but not limited to provide entertainment, celebrate, mourn, meditation, etc. This presentation will focus on establishing the […]
Rust College – Doxey Auditorium, Holly Springs, MS The past is always present in the now, driving communal decisions, policymaking, and stories. Perhaps that fact is nowhere near as pressing as it is in locales recovering from war. The City of Holly Springs boasts over 50 Antebellum sites, inclusive of two HBCUs. We could say […]
In the early 19th century, Jewish immigrants from Europe began to arrive in the Magnolia State, settling initially in towns along the Mississippi River. Concentrating in retail trade, these Jews became visible symbols of economic modernity and market capitalism in Mississippi. Throughout much of their history, Mississippi Jews have worked to lessen the cultural differences […]
Mississippi College – Leland Speed Library Discovery Room, Clinton, MS Borrowing its title from one of Kodak’s early advertising slogans, this lecture explores how vernacular photography has responded to the immense technological changes in the ways images are made, distributed, and consumed. It also looks at how these changes impact the teaching of both photography […]
The Mississippi Humanities Council is delighted to announce recipients for its 2022 Public Humanities Awards, which recognize outstanding work by Mississippians in bringing the insights of the humanities to public audiences. These recipients will be honored at a public ceremony and reception Friday evening, March 25, at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. Dr. William […]
The Library of Hattiesburg, Petal, and Forrest County will host Voices and Votes: Democracy in America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from March 28 through May 14. The exhibit is open to the public Monday-Thursday 9:00 am-5:30 pm, and Friday-Saturday 9:00 am-3:00 pm. Voices and Votes is a traveling exhibit offered by the Museum on Main […]
Itawamba Community College – Fine Arts Center, Fulton, MS Mr. Morris will focus on the importance of finding purpose in creating.
The Oxford Conference for the Book is returning to Oxford and the University of Mississippi campus on March 30, 31, and April 1, 2022, as an in-person event, with special partnerships with the Willie Morris Awards in Southern Writing and the National Book Foundation, the administrators of the National Book Awards.
Meridian Community College – McCain Theater, Hattiesburg, MS Our personal narratives inspire art, music, and prose. The theme of my presentation is; "From Handprints on cave walls, to posting on Social Media; seeking validation through our personal narrative." I'll take you on a journey through life, how our personal stores inspire, distract, influence, lead and […]
The marker names the seven men known to have been lynched in our county between 1877 and 1950, along with information about that era of racial terror. The memorial will remember the victims, create greater awareness and understanding of the history of racial terror lynching and its impacts, and promote racial reconciliation in our community. […]
