Reading the Room
The Mississippi Humanities Council is pleased to partner with the Mississippi Book Festival and Friendly City Books to present our next “Reading the Room” event. If you love reading, socializing […]
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Friendly City Books 118 N 5th St., Columbus, Missississippi
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Reel Insights: Perspectives on Mental Health in Cinema
MindFrame: Exploring Mental Health Through Film This three-part film series focuses on the depiction of mental health in cinema and Mississippians’ access to mental health resources. In July, we will […]
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Speakers Bureau: “Mississippi Telling”
Dr. 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 […]
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“SING SING” Jackson Preview Screening
Capri Theatre 3023 N State St,, Jackson, United StatesSING SING is based on the true story of John “Divine G” Whitfield (Academy Award nominee Colman Domingo), who’s imprisoned at Sing Sing Correctional Facility for a crime he didn’t […]
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Folkloric Workshops
Nuestro Arte Gallery 100 W 4th St, #30, Hattiesburg, MS, United StatesArtists Hector Soldo and Jacqueline Gonzalez Wooton will be partnering with anthropologists from the University of Mississippi and the University of Memphis to host the four free workshops, which will […]
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MS John Hurt Blues Festival Symposium
Mississippi John Hurt Museum 1969-2099 Co Rd 109, Carrollton, msThe Mt Zion Memorial Fund for Blues, Music, and Justice (MZMF) will partner with the Mississippi John Hurt Foundation (MJHF) to present a two-day celebration of the life and musical […]
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We Are the Promised Land
We Are the Promised Land is an altar to Black land legacies in the Mississippi Hill Country that centers the Hollowells and Foxfire Ranch in Waterford, Mississippi. With all the […]
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Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration
Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United StatesPlease come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]
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Speakers Bureau: The Mississippi Plan and the Rise of Jim Crow
South Mississippi Genealogy & Historical Society 307 2nd Ave , Hattiesburg , MSDr. Robert Luckett will present a lecture about The Mississippi Plan. After the Civil War, African Americans in the South, newly freed, expressed a tangible optimism that led to the […]
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Speakers’ Series: Mississippi to Africa Migration
Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United StatesPlease come to all three of our MS Humanities Guest Speakers’ presentations! Each will present their research on the history of the Mississippi to Africa migration! Look forward to seeing […]
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Spirit Dolls Workshop
Nuestro Arte Gallery 100 W 4th St, #30, Hattiesburg, MS, United StatesMississippi Latinx Art Association Partners with University Anthropologists to Host Free Folkloric Art Workshops in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. This program is financially assisted by the National Endowment for the Humanities through […]
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Nuestro Mississippi Exhibit
Mississippi Museum of Art 380 South Lamar Street, Jackson, MSJoin us for the opening of the special exhibition Nuestro Mississippi, a collection of photographs by photographer Rojelio Rodriguez, documenting Mississippi’s Hispanic community—their resilience, historical impact, and ongoing contributions to […]