Join the Margaret Walker Center from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 1, 2022, in Ayer Hall on the campus of Jackson State University for the opening of the exhibition Thee Black Pride in JXN and a special reception sponsored by Capital City Pride! Thanks to a generous grant from the LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi, the […]
Exhibition Unveiling, Wreath Laying, & Reception Please make plans to join the Margaret Walker Center for an exhibition unveiling, wreath laying, and reception in Ayer Hall at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 14, for the 52nd annual commemoration of the Gibbs-Green tragedy at Jackson State University. In the late hours of May 14 and into […]
The Margaret Walker Center is pleased to announce the schedule of events for the 16th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, featuring musical greats Cassandra Wilson, Nellie Mack, Rhonda Richmond, and Yvonne “Niecie” Evers, scheduled to be held in a hybrid format, virtually and in-person, on Friday and Saturday, April 8 & 9, 2022. These events […]
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The Margaret Walker Center invites proposals for papers, presentations, and panels for the hybrid 16th Annual Creative Arts & Scholarly Engagement (CASE) Festival, scheduled for Friday and Saturday, April 8 & 9, 2022. The 2022 CASE Festival will focus on music through the broad theme of Past, Present, & Future: A Legacy in Music. Proposals must be submitted by Monday, […]
The Office of Community Engagement at Jackson State University, thanks to funding from the Mississippi Arts Commission, has completed an outdoor mural by the artist Sabrina Howard at the COFO Civil Rights Education Center. The mural represents pioneers of the West Jackson community and was a collaboration of the neighborhoods that surround JSU including Washington […]
Programming June 28, 2021: Exhibition Opening, Johnson Hall Art Gallery, Jackson State University 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 1, 2021 Virtual opening conversation with Alieza Durana, Princeton Eviction Lab Margaret Walker Center, Jackson State University 6:00 p.m., Thursday, July 22, 2021 Activism in the Face of Housing and Economic Insecurity Dept. of Urban & Regional Planning, […]
At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 15, 2021, Jackson State University held a special Commencement ceremony for the Class of 1970 on the Gibbs-Green Memorial Plaza. For the first time ever, members of the Class had the opportunity to march in their regalia and receive their diplomas, presented by President Thomas K. Hudson, J.D. In the […]