University of Mississippi students, under the guidance of faculty and staff, will lead community discussions on the the war and homecoming, based on humanities texts (Homer's "Odyssey," Maximilian Uriarte's graphic […]
The Mississippi Humanities Council and Mass Humanities announce a series of six interactive, online programs to facilitate conversation between our two states. We will be examining intersecting points in our […]
On December 5, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to […]
Seetha Srinivasan, director emeritus of the University Press of Mississippi, discusses becoming a part of the American mainstream while retaining one’s ethnic (in this case Indian) identity and asks the […]
On December 12, the Jane Blain Brewer Memorial Library in Mt. Olive will host Sandra Boyd, local archivist and librarian, to present her program "Mt. Olive: History & Development." The program […]
On December 15, join the Mississippi Humanities Council for a conversation on the polarization of American news and politics. The program will address the U.S.'s increasing division over political beliefs, […]
The second “MS + MA: Crossing Borders/Connecting Stories” dialogue will take place Jan. 14, 2021, and will be entitled, "Inside/Out—The Lessons of Freedom Summer,” where we will explore the connections […]
Free screening of "I'm Not a Racist, Am I?" followed by a 60-90 minute workshop to further examine the context of the film and our own role in deconstructing race […]
East Mississippi Community College will host Crossroads: Change in Rural America, a Smithsonian traveling exhibition, from February 8 through March 12. The exhibit will be on display in the Tubb-May […]
New Hope Baptist Church's annual Black history celebration. The 2021 event celebrates music as an instrument to connect people through all social, economic, and cultural barriers. More details TBA.
On February 15, East Mississippi Community College in Scooba will host Dr. John Green, state scholar for the Crossroads exhibit, to present his free program, “From Snapshots to a Collage: Exploring […]
On February 18, the third “MS + MA: Crossing Borders/Connecting Stories” dialogue will take place in partnership with Mass Humanities. MS+MA: Coast to Coast will explore our two state's coastal […]
