Miss Black Mississippi USA, 2017 The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO  The Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations Will host a Parent Town Hall Miss Black Mississippi USA, 2017, The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO and the Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations will host a Parent Town Hall Discussion on Thursday November...Read More

Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at 6:00 p.m., The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO will host a film screening of “The 30th of May.” For over 100 years, the city of Natchez had two Memorial Day celebrations—one black and one white. By the mid-1990’s, the white celebration faded away, while the black celebration known as...Read More

The Fannie Lou Hamer Pre-Law Society will present its 2016 Fall Lecture on Friday, October 14, 2016 at 11:30 am. This event will be held at the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO located at 1017 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS 39217.  The Fannie Lou Hamer Pre-Law Society (The Society) is the service arm...Read More

On Thursday, October 6, 2016, the Hamer Institute will partner with the Fannie Lou Hamer Memorial Garden and Museum Foundation in celebrating the 99th birthday of Fannie Lou Hamer in Ruleville, MS. Fannie Lou Hamer was a civil rights leader who was born and raised in Mississippi and was instrumental in forming the Mississippi Freedom...Read More

On Wednesday, October 5, 2016 at 10:00 am, The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO will unveil a COFO freedom trail marker. The Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) has been awarded a historic designation on the Mississippi Freedom Trail.  The Mississippi Freedom Trails program is a program of Visit Mississippi (Mississippi Development Authority/Division of Tourism)...Read More

On Wednesday, September 24, 2016, at 1:00 pm, in the Dollye M.E. Robinson Liberal Arts Building, room 166/266,  the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute and the Department of History and Philosophy will host an Authors Book Talk featuring Ibram X. Kendi and his book, Stamped From the Beginning. Young black men are 21 times more likely to be...Read More

The historic significance of the newest and 19th Smithsonian museum – and its importance to all Americans – will make this GRAND OPENING an unprecedented local, national and international event unlike any other opening of a cultural institution in America or globally in recent history. Across the country and around the world, watch parties and other signature events...Read More

The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO  The Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations Features Mukasa Dada (aka Willie Ricks) during the Summer Youth Workshop: The Pivotal Role of Young People AND The 50th Commemoration of the March Against Fear and the Call for Black Power The rallying cry for the Black Power movement took...Read More

The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO The Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations Present The JSU Campus Reading Community Book Discussion “The State of Health and Healthcare in Mississippi” Featuring Dr. Mario J. Azevedo The Jackson State University Campus Reading Community was launched in Fall 2010 here at Jackson State University. Its vision...Read More

The Southern Civil Rights Movement: The Pivotal Role of Young People is a six-day (6) workshop designed for middle and high-school students (7th – 12th graders) interested in learning about the contributions and sacrifices made by people who were their age during the Civil Rights Movement. Participants in the intensive workshop will be guided through the history of the...Read More