'30 Years of Resilience: Recovering Thee History of the School of Social ' aims to preserve and document the milestones, achievements, and challenges of the School of Social Work at Jackson State University (JSU). Through the collection of oral histories, archived documents, and art, this project seeks to highlight the resilience and history of individuals […]
Celebrate MS Archaeology Month! Join the MS Archaeology Association for this hands-on event at MDWFP's Mississippi Museum of Natural Science in Jackson designed for school-aged children and adults. Enjoy: • Artifact Identification and Displays • Atlatl Demonstrations (Spear throwing) • Prehistoric Technology Stations • Crafts • Food Trucks • Museum exhibits & "Dinosaurs Around the […]
Join us for a screening of Little Brother of War at 2 p.m. on Sunday, October 13, in the Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium of the Two Mississippi Museums. Directed by Bryan W. Carpenter, the 89-minute film focuses on the Native American game stickball and the struggle by the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians to keep traditions alive […]
MHC bi annual board meeting will be held at the Mississippi Museum of Art and will feature a tour of Nuestro Mississippi headed IAJE's Lorena Quiroz.
Established in 1993 with a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, the MS Delta Tennessee Williams Festival will celebrate its 32nd year highlighting the life and works of the great American playwright, Tennessee Williams, while focusing on his roots in the Mississippi Delta and how Clarksdale and Coahoma County influenced him and his […]
The Harvest Film Screening Join us for a screening of The Harvest, a captivating film that tells the story of how school integration transformed the town of Leland, Mississippi. Date: October 17, 2024 Time: 7:00pm Film Screening Begins Panel Discussion following the film In The Harvest, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Douglas A. Blackmon looks back at how […]
In colorful costume, storytellers Rebecca Jernigan and Wendy Garrison retell the tale of legendary bluesman Robert Johnson. With music, drama and sign language, they recount his fateful encounter with the Prince of Darkness at the crossroads in the Delta. In educational venues they stress that the audience is integral to any live performance. They discuss […]
This talk traces the roots of the modern civil rights movement to World War II, a movement that began long before the Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954 and lasted long after Dr. King’s assassination in Memphis in 1968, a movement that in many ways never ended. Specifically, Dr. Luckett discusses the major […]
This project celebrates the life and work of Mississippi author and preacher Will D. Campbell in a celebration of his 100th birthday. In Brother to a Dragonfly, Campbell writes about his life growing up poor in Amite County, Mississippi, during the 1930s alongside his older brother. The book serves as a historical account of Campbell's life with […]
The PRAGDA Spanish Film Festival promotes Spanish language and culture by curating a series of films, offering a platform for educational and societal enrichment. This event comprises the presentation of five films that typically extend beyond traditional cinema or streaming platforms, delving into themes that intricately intertwine personal and political dimensions. Each session includes the […]
“Shaping the Cultural Environment…a Window on the World”: The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister Symposium The Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister House Foundation Board is hosting a public symposium on October 24–25, 2024, honoring the life and legacy of educator Dr. Jane Ellen McAllister (1899-1996). Hosted at Hinds Community College in Vicksburg, this symposium celebrates her commitment […]
Rebecca Jernigan provides an overview of the storytelling Renaissance in America with emphasis upon the oral tradition in Mississippi. The literary tradition of Mississippi owes much to the rich storytelling legacy that riddles the tales of our families and our communities as reflected in the works of many of our best authors: Welty, Wright, Faulkner, […]
