Evicted: An Exhibition of the National Building Museum
In 2018, the National Building Museum opened an exhibition exploring the causes and impacts of eviction, based on Matthew Desmond’s award‐winning book Evicted. Since then, the exhibit […]
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Johnson Hall Art Gallery 1400 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson
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“Crossroads” Exhibit in Waveland
The Ground Zero Hurricane Museum in Waveland will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from July 3 through August 14. Crossroads is a traveling exhibit offered by […]
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Speakers Bureau – White Kids: Growing Up with Privilege in a Racially Divided America
Online EventChildren growing up in the United States are living in a world with ongoing public debates about race, daily displays of racial violence, and for some, an increased awareness surrounding […]
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Crossroads @ Waveland: Exploring Rural Mississippi Through Population Studies
Studio Waveland 228 Coleman Ave., Waveland, MS, United StatesOn August 11, the Waveland Ground Zero Hurricane Museum will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring […]
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Mississippi Elegy: Southern Depictions of Life and Death
Walter Anderson Museum of Art 510 Washington Ave, Ocean Springs, MSAn exhibition and related components exploring concepts of grief and mourning through the lens of nature and the Southern land. Included in the exhibition are memento mori artworks by Walter […]
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Behind the Big House 2021 (Virtual)
Hugh Craft House 184 S. Memphis St., Holly Springs, MSThese are filming dates, this listing will be updated with presentation dates when available. The Behind the Big House program in Holly Springs, Mississippi interprets the lives of enslaved […]
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Behind the Big House Virtual Program
Online EventSince 2012, the Behind the Big House Tour has interpreted the legacy of slavery and presented it to school groups and the general public. This year, Behind the Big House […]
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Evicted: The Intersection of Policy, Activism, and Economic Well-Being
Online EventHope Policy Institute, Mississippi NAACP, Southern Rural Black Women’s Initiative, Children’s Defense Fund, Mississippi Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Margaret Walker Center Facebook and YouTube 6:00 p.m., […]
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SB – Rogers – Learning Mississippi Through Historical Markers
Town of CarrolltonFrom traditional green historical markers to the Mississippi Blues Trail, Freedom Trail, Country Music Trail, and Mississippi Mound Trail, the state’s history is told along its roads. The speaker takes […]
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Voice From the Sit-In – Mississippi Delta Movie Premiere
Bologna Performing Arts Center Lobby Highway 8 West, Cleveland, MSOn March 10, 1969 52 students were arrested at the Black Students sit-in and spent the night at Parchman Penitentiary. This film tells the story of the sit-in from the […]
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SB – Woodrick – The History of Mississippi’s Mascots (and a Few Others, Too)
East Mississippi Community College - Scooba Campus 1512 Kemper Street, Scooba, MSMarino Casem, the longtime coach at Alcorn State University and Southern University, once famously stated that “in the South, college football is a religion, and every Sunday is a holy […]
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Ideas On Tap: Rural Education in Mississippi
Online EventJoin us on Facebook Live as we present Ideas On Tap: Rural Education in Mississippi, a virtual panel discussion on October 5 at 5:30pm. This program was inspired by the […]
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