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  • HTA Lecture: “Not the Same Old Story: Learning How to Stop So You Can Start”

    Mississippi University for Women 1100 College Street, Columbus, MS

    T.K. Lee will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Mississippi University for Women titled “Not the Same Old Story: Learning How to Stop So You Can Start.” This is a craft talk offering tried-and-true tricks designed to help you turn procrastination into a priority when you sit down to face the page The […]

  • Speakers Bureau: “Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement”

    Columbus-Lowndes Public Library 314 7th St N, Columbus, MS, United States

    Dr. Cassie Sade Turnipseed presents "Ida B. Wells: The Mother of the American Human Rights Movement" Ida B. Wells’s life has intriguing ties to Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Susan B. Anthony, President William McKinley, Booker T. Washington, Duke of Argyll and Sir John Gorst. She was a journalist who wrote about human rights […]

  • HTA Lecture: “Preserving Our Musical Moment: New Works and New Possibilities for the Bass Trombone”

    Northeast Mississippi Community College 101 Cunningham Blvd., Booneville, MS

    Dr. Jason Beghtol will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Northeast Mississippi Community College titled “Preserving Our Musical Moment: New Works and New Possibilities for the Bass Trombone.” “Preserving Our Musical Moment: New Works and New Possibilities for the Bass Trombone” explores the bass trombone as both an artistic voice and a historical […]

  • Mississippi Humanities Council Board Meeting

    School of Health Related Professions Building, University of Mississippi Medical Center Jackson, MS, United States

    The Mississippi Humanities Council will hold its regular board meeting at the University of Mississippi Medical Center on Friday, February 20, at 11 a.m.

  • HTA Lecture: “The Death of William K. Storey: A Historian Investigates the Killing of His Great-Grandfather in Ireland”

    Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, Mississippi

    William Storey will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Millsaps College titled “The Death of William K. Storey: A Historian Investigates the Killing of His Great-Grandfather in Ireland.” The lecture will take place on the Millsaps College campus on February 10, 2026, at 4:15 p.m.

  • HTA Lecture: “Wut und bose: Women’s Rage in Recent German-Language Literature”

    Delta State University 1003 W Sunflower Rd, Cleveland, MS, United States

    Dr. Karen Bell will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Delta State University titled “Wut und bose: Women's Rage in Recent German-Language Literature.” The lecture will take place on the Delta State University campus on February 10, 2026, at 6 p.m.

  • HTA Lecture: “Bridging the Literacy Gap with Effective Teaching Strategies for Today’s College Students”

    Mississippi Valley State University 14000 US-82, Itta Bena, MS

    Dr. Shanell Bailey will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Mississippi Valley State titled “Bridging the Literacy Gap with Effective Teaching Strategies for Today's College Students.” Dr. Bailey's presentation will focus on the literacy challenges faced by today’s incoming college students and examine how these challenges affect teaching and learning. She will focus on […]

  • Speakers Bureau: “This Is My Century: Margaret Walker and the Black Arts Movement”

    Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at The University of Southern MIssissippi 118 College Dr #5055, Hattiesburg, MS, United States

    Robert Luckett presents “This Is My Century: Margaret Walker and the Black Arts Movement." As Director of the Margaret Walker Center for the Study of the African-American Experience at Jackson State University, Dr. Luckett has become a leading scholar on the great writer, scholar and teacher, Margaret Walker. Best known as the author of For My […]

  • Speakers Bureau: “Savoring African American History through Stories and Poetry”

    Walls Public Library 7181 Delta Bluffs Pkwy, Walls, MS, United States

    Barbara Jones Clark presents “Savoring African American History through Stories and Poetry" Take a story walk through the eyes and feelings of African Americans from slavery to the mid-seventies. Using award-winning literature via stories and poetry, the audience will experience plantation life and escape, life view of a 110-year-old supercentenarian, living with Jim Crow during […]

  • Consumed: Black Art & Subjectivity

    Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MS

    Following a pandemic-era surge in demand for Black portraiture, recent market shifts have raised important questions about cultural value, representation, and institutional priorities. This roundtable brings together artists and scholars to reflect on the forces shaping how Black subjects are depicted and received both historically and in contemporary art. Anchoring the conversation are two recent […]

  • A Gathering of Waters: Writers Series & Podcast featuring Dana Williams

    Part of the "A Gathering of Waters: The Power of Place & Pen in Mississippi's Literary Landscape" Program Writers Series & Podcast featuring Dana Williams Thursday, February 19, 2026 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Location: Student Center Theatre Theme: “Toni Morrison at Random: Inspiring Mississippi Publishing on Our Own Ground” Program Description: Dr. Dana Williams, […]