Each year, the Mississippi Humanities Council honors scholars, educators, and organizations who have made significant contributions to the public humanities in Mississippi. Join us at the 2026 Public Humanities Awards […]
Read & Rise is a family literacy program that brings children and parents together through shared reading, culturally relevant books, including works by Mississippi authors, parent workshops, and creative activities. […]
Now Showing: Jim Henson: Idea Man Dive into the mind of a visionary with a special screening of the acclaimed documentary, Jim Henson: Idea Man, in the Alexander Family Church Gallery at […]
Part of the "A Gathering of Waters: The Power of Place & Pen in Mississippi's Literary Landscape" Program Artist Talk: A Conversation with Addie Citchens & Jerriod Avant Tuesday, March […]
Alice Berry will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Rust College titled “August Wilson's Fences and On the Ground Island.” The lecture will take place on the Rust […]
Erin Pickens Wansley will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Tougaloo College titled “For Such a Time as This: How Media is Being Challenged and Changed in the […]
Jackie Mardis, will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Copiah-Lincoln Community College titled “Parenting Styles.” The lecture will take place on the Copiah-Lincoln Community College campus on March […]
Part of the "A Gathering of Waters: The Power of Place & Pen in Mississippi's Literary Landscape" Program International Poetry & Culture: In Translation Thursday, March 26, 2026, 10 a.m. […]
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 […]
Tony Gordon will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Alcorn State University titled “Selected Genres of Piano Literature.” The lecture will take place on the Alcorn State University […]
Lucia Nelson will present the 2026 Humanities Teacher Award lecture for Northwest Mississippi Community College titled “From Museum to Music: The Appropriation of Fine Art in Album Covers.” This presentation […]
Read & Rise is a family literacy program that brings children and parents together through shared reading, culturally relevant books, including works by Mississippi authors, parent workshops, and creative activities. […]
