2026 Public Humanities Awards

The 2026 Public Humanities Awards will be held on March 20th at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson.

Tickets and Awards Sponsor opportunities may be purchased through the MHC website or by sending a check to the Mississippi Humanities Council, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Room 317, Jackson, MS 39211.

We hope you can join us for a night celebrating these achievements.

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  • May 2025

  • Fri 9

    Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”

    May 9, 2025 @ 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm
    Instant Impact Global Prep 319 US-61, Natchez, MS, United States

    In this presentation, Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande, the history and culture is orally […]

    Free
  • Sat 17

    Speakers Bureau: Music of the War Between the States, 1861 to 1865

    May 17, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
    Mississippi Final Stands Interpretive Center 607 Grisham St, Baldwyn, MS, United States

    Speaker William P Arinder explores music of the War Between the States, 1861 to 1865 played on the Appalachian Mountain.  Dulcimer, banjo-mier and wooden spoons plus period clothing are worn […]

    Free
  • Tue 20

    Speakers Bureau: “No One Writes Songs about Polyester: Re-making Cotton’s Image in the Late Twentieth Century”

    May 20, 2025 @ 6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
    Anguilla Methodist Church 631 Front St, Anguilla, MS, United States

    Speaker: James Giesen Mississippi has long reigned as the capital of cotton country, but by the mid-twentieth century, the crop's dominance faced a serious threat from synthetic upstarts like Polyester […]

  • Tue 27

    Speaker Series: Smokye Joe Frank

    May 27, 2025 @ 5:30 pm - 7:00 pm
    Historic Natchez Foundation 108 S. Commerce St., Natchez, MS, United States

    The 2024-2025 season is an annual program of the Natchez Historical Society, consisting of 8 regular monthly presentations by expert speakers on humanities topics pertinent to the history of the […]

    Free
  • June 2025

  • Sat 14

    Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”

    June 14, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 11:30 am
    Halls Ferry Park 1401 Walnut Street, Vicksburg, MS, United States

    Jerry Jenkins will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the tradition of the Mande, the history and culture is orally preserved in the […]

  • Tue 17

    Alexander v. Holmes County Freedom Trail Marker Unveiling

    June 17, 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:00 pm
    S. V. Marshall Elementary School 12572 MS Highway 12, Lexington, MS

    The U. S. Supreme Court’s 1969 decision in the Beatrice Alexander v Holmes County Board of Education case is perhaps one of the least-recognized but most significant single victories for […]

    Free
  • Tue 17

    Speakers Bureau: “Wanted–1,000,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers”

    June 17, 2025 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
    Anguilla Methodist Church 631 Front St, Anguilla, MS, United States

    Speakers Bureau lecturer Tracy Carr presents: "Wanted--1,000,000 Frogs: Weird and Wonderful Things Found in Mississippi Newspapers" A monkey named Jocko who lived at the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, the […]

  • Thu 19

    Speakers Bureau: “The Soul of Southern Cooking”

    June 19, 2025
    Mary C. O'Keefe Cultural Center of Arts and Education 1600 Government St, Ocean Springs, Mississippi

    Brinda Willis presents "The Soul of Southern Cooking I & II: Miz Bob's Second Batch Cooking from a Mississippi Slave Girl's Table." Miz Bob (known as Bob Hunter to friends […]

    Free
  • Thu 19

    Speakers Bureau: “From the Scraps of My Life in the Mississippi Delta”

    June 19, 2025 @ 10:30 am - 12:00 pm
    Gumtree Museum of Art 211 W Main St,, Tupelo, MS, United States

    J Janice Coleman presents:  "From the Scraps of My Life in the Mississippi Delta" Everyone loves to hear stories, and everyone loves the feel and the memories quilts and other […]

  • Thu 19

    Speakers Bureau: “A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music”

    June 19, 2025 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
    Laurel Jones County Black History Museum and Arts 820 W 5th St, Laurel, United States

    Jerry Jenkins presents: "A Look at Mande (West African) Culture Through Traditional Music" This presentation will give the listener a glimpse of the Mande Culture of West Africa. In the […]

  • Sun 22

    Sunday Screening: Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi

    June 22, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
    TWO MISSISSIPPI MUSEUMS 222 NORTH STREET , JACKSON, MS, United States

    Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi Join us for a screening of Farming Freedom: The Inspiring Story of Black Land Ownership in Mississippi at 2 p.m. […]

    Free
  • Sat 28

    Ideas on Tap: Small Town, Big Dreams – The Power of Community and Culture

    June 28, 2025 @ 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
    Organic Culture 114 Main Street, McComb, MS

    In Mississippi, humanities, arts, and culture aren’t just enrichment, they’re currency. In small towns like McComb, these stories of resilience, creativity, and heritage hold the power to revitalize local economies, […]

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