• SB: Robert Johnson at the Crossroads

    Lee County Library 219 N. Madison Street, Tupelo, MS

    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 […]

  • 2019 Petal Southern Miss Powwow

    Willie Hinton Park 718 S. Main Street, Petal, MS, United States

    The 2019 Petal Suthern Miss Powwow will be held on April 13-14 with a school day on April 11. It will take place at Willie Hinton Park in Petal, with […]

  • Artistic Expression during the Civil Rights Movement

    Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

    Turry Flucker will lead a panel that will focuses on two significant art groups that responded to the Civil Rights movement: The Art Committee for Tougaloo College and Spiral: An African […]

  • Ideas on Tap Clarksdale: The Future of Public Education in Mississippi

    Meraki Roasting Company 282 Sunflower Ave, Clarksdale, MS, United States

    On April 16, join the Mississippi Humanities Council, the Phil Hardin Foundation, and Meraki Roasting Company in Clarksdale for the first in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on […]

    Free
  • Civil Rights-Era Music Panel

    Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

    This panel will focus on the music from the Civil Rights Era. They will be using audio and video clips from the time period, which is also included within the […]

  • The Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi

    Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

    This panel will discuss aspects of the Civil Rights Movement with focus on their specific areas of expertise.   Facilitator and Panelist: Dr. Robert Luckett, Associate Professor, Department of History and […]

  • Book Signing: Mississippi Witness

    Museum of the Mississippi Delta 1608 Hwy 82 West, Greenwood, MS

      Florence Mars, whose family go back four generations in Neshoba County, braved social ostracism and threats of violence to denounce the murders of the three Civil Rights workers-Schwerner, Goodman […]

  • Ideas on Tap Jackson: The Future of Public Education in Mississippi

    Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United States

    On April 23, join the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Phil Hardin Foundation in Jackson for the first in a special two-part Ideas on Tap series on public education in […]

    Free
  • The Struggle Continues: Equity in Education

    Hancock Performing Arts Center 7140 Stennis Airport Rd, Kiln, MS, United States

    "The Struggle Continues: Equity in Education" is a series of three lectures centering on the history of equity in public education. The series will examine today's political climate and the […]

  • Greenville Renaissance Scholars Spring Showcase

    EE Bass Center 323 S. Main St., Greenville, MS

      Young People are capable of amazing work and can open up hearts and minds in a way that adults cannot. This project aims to further racial equity by having […]

  • SB: Delta Epiphany: RFK in the Mississippi Delta

    Hernando Public Library 370 W Commerce Street, Hernando, MS

    In 1967, while visiting Mississippi as part of the Senate subcommittee on poverty, Robert Kennedy cradled hungry children, talked with mothers about how they fed their families and examined empty […]