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SUMMARY:A Gathering of Waters: Writers Series & Podcast featuring Dana Williams
DESCRIPTION:Part of the “A Gathering of Waters: The Power of Place & Pen in Mississippi’s Literary Landscape” Program \nWriters Series & Podcast featuring Dana Williams \n\nThursday\, February 19\, 2026\n10 a.m. – 2 p.m.\nLocation: Student Center Theatre\n\nTheme: “Toni Morrison at Random: Inspiring Mississippi Publishing on Our Own Ground” \nProgram Description: Dr. Dana Williams\, author of Toni at Random: The Iconic Writer’s Legendary Editorship\, will be featured in conversation with Dr. Ebony Lumumba on Morrison’s impact as editor\, and her relationship as mentee\, she will also talk about the necessity for editing and publishing as a track for Creative Writing Programs at HBCUs – Jackson State University\, in particular. Toni Morrison argued\, ‘There is no place you or I can go\, to think about or not think about\, to summon the presences of\, or recollect the absences of slaves . . . There is not even a tree scored\, an initial that I can visit or you can visit in Charleston or Savannah or New York or Providence or better still on the banks of the Mississippi. And because such a place doesn’t exist . . . the book had to’. There are no HBCUs with major programs or courses in publishing and editing\, and no publishing internships and opportunities offered. . Toni Morrison as the first Black female senior editor at Random House is inspiration for Black Mississippi students telling a Mississippi story\, building a publishing institution on their own ground. This conversation will be followed by a live podcast recording featuring Dr. Carolyn Denard and JSU students and faculty in a discussion of selections of Toni Morrison’s literature that speaks on homeplace. \n 
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/a-gathering-of-waters-writers-series-podcast-featuring-dana-williams/
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SUMMARY:America250 Mississippi - The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism\, Radical Protest\, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi
DESCRIPTION:“The Emmett Till Generation: Youth Activism\, Radical Protest\, and Social Change in Jim Crow Mississippi” presented by Dr. Daphne Chamberlain \n\nFebruary 19\, 2026 @ 12 PM\nColumbus-Lowndes Public Library System downtown branch\nThis presentation highlights the role of children\, between the ages of 7 and 18\, as leaders and participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement from 1946 to 1965. This presentation also offers a new perspective on the origins of the civil rights struggle and gives credence to how instrumental young people were to engaging in radical protest and grassroots activism in Mississippi.\nFree and open to the public. Young adults and Adults\nContact: Mona Vance-Ali\, 662-329-5300\nwww.clplsamerica250.com
URL:https://www.mshumanities.org/event/america250-mississippi-the-emmett-till-generation-youth-activism-radical-protest-and-social-change-in-jim-crow-mississippi/
LOCATION:Columbus-Lowndes Public Library\, 314 7th St N\, Columbus\, MS\, 39701\, United States
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