How Do We Support Public Education
As part of the "Democracy and the Informed Citizen" Initiative, administered by the Mississippi Humanities Council with support from the Mellon Foundation, the staff of The Pine Belt News will […]
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Lake Terrace Convention Center One Convention Center Plaza, Hattiesburg, MS, United States
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Lunch and Learn with scholar Dr. Donald “Field” Brown
Catfish Row Museum 913 Washington Street, Vicksburg, MississippiBrown to lead program on the legacy of the ‘Vickburg Citizens’ Appeal.’ Brown characterizes the Vicksburg Citizens’ Appeal as “a racial uplift newspaper” that encouraged Black parents to attend PTA […]
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Ideas on Tap “Banned Books: The Student Perspective”
Hal & Mal's 200 Commerce Street, Jackson, MS, United StatesIn the last year, school districts and libraries across Mississippi have begun restricting access to books deemed to have mature content. This means students in certain school districts no longer […]
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“The Evers” Flim Screening
Millsaps College 1701 N. State Street, Jackson, MississippiOn January 19 at 6:00 p.m., Millsaps will host a screening of the documentary film “The Evers.” The screening will be followed by a conversation between Reena Evers-Everette of the […]
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“What We Can Learn From Dr. A.B. Holder
Mississippi College 200 Capitol St., Clinton, MSMississippi College presents a series of talks entitled, "What We Can Learn From _____." This talk features 19th-century Mississippi physician A.B. Holder presented by Dr. Courtney Thompson of MSU. Following […]
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Mississippi Founders Exhibit
Mississippi College 200 Capitol St., Clinton, MSMississippi Founders, sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council and the National Endowment for the Humanities "A More Perfect Union" grant, will be hosted at Mississippi College for the month of […]
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“Inaugural Ballers.” book signing with Andrew Maraniss
Lemuria Book Store 4465 I-55 STE 20, Jackson, MS, United StatesBook Signing event with Andrew Maraniss: "Inaugural Ballers. The True Story of the First U.S. Women's Olympic Basketball Team" From the New York Times bestselling author of Strong Inside comes […]
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Mississippi Founders Exhibit
Mississippi College 200 Capitol St., Clinton, MSMississippi College African American Studies presents MS Founders and Black Resistance. This exhibit is accompany to a speaker series presentation to address topics related to the exhibits themes. Dr. Kellie […]
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Jackson Book Festival 2023
Jackson Medical Mall 350 W. Woodrow Wilson Blvd., jackson, MS, United StatesThe 2023 Jackson Book Fair will host Book Talks, Book Sales and Signings, Art/Craft Vendors, Photo Ops, Live Entertainment, Black History Theme, an Intellectual Revolution, a literary family friendly affair. […]
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The Natchez Deacons for Defense
Rose Hill Missionary Baptist Church 607 Madison St., Natchez, MS, United StatesThe Dr. John Banks House presents The Natchez Deacons for Defense: A Dramatization by Jamal McCullen. For the first time in Natchez’ history, a play will be held to tell […]
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Medicine Wheel Garden
USM Liberal Arts Building 114 N. 31st Ave., Hattiesburg, MSThe University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for American Indian Research and Studies will host a four-part series of public lectures and demonstrations exploring how Native Ancestors across the southeast used […]
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The Impact of the Harlem Renaissance on Today’s Culture
Community Library Mississippi presents The Impact of the Harlem Renaissance on Today's Culture history speaking series. Presenter Mary Hardy live on zoom and facebook live.