On Friday, December 9, at 4 p.m., the Margaret Walker Center will unveil the Julius Thompson Personal Papers and the exhibition "Mississippi Witness: The Life of Julius Thompson" in Ayer Hall on the campus of Jackson State University.   Dr. Julius E. Thompson was professor of history and director of the Black Studies Program at the University...Read More

Professor Barron Banks of the Department of History and Philosophy and Ms. Angela Stewart will moderate a panel of several local politicians.    Read More

On "Tuesday morning November 11, 1980," thirty-six years ago tomorrow, Margaret Walker remarked in her personal journals that "A week ago today the presidential election gave Ronald Reagan the victory and he is president-elect to become the 40th president of the U.S.A.  The so-called landslide left many Americans and almost all Black Americans stunned by the conservative...Read More

Watch the election all night at the Mississippi e-Center@JSU, 1230 Raymond Road.  Coverage will start at 6:30 pm.  Faculty, commentators, and broadcasters will provide insightful coverage on the national and local races.   Read More

The Margaret Walker Center invites proposals for papers, presentations, and panels for the 11thAnnual Creative Arts Festival to be submitted by Friday, March 10, 2017.  While the theme of the conference is “Callaloo: 40 Years of Publishing the African Diaspora,” the organizers welcome proposals from high school, undergraduate, and graduate students on any topic. Proposal submissions should be 250-500 words and should fit in one of four...Read More