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Jackson State University, The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO The Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations, The College of Liberal Arts, the Departments of English and Modern Foreign Languages, and History and Philosophy Join to Celebrate Black History 2017

Jackson, Mississippi – Black History 2017 is a cooperative project between the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO, The Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations, Gallery1, The College of Liberal Arts, Departments of English and Modern Foreign Languages, and History and Philosophy, that will celebrate history, culture and artistic engagement during this Black History […]

JSU Faculty Book Talk: Student Resistance to Apartheid at the University of Fort Hare: Freedom Now, a Degree Tomorrow featuring Dr. Rico Chapman

The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO Pays tribute to Nelson Mandela through Art and Scholarship The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO and Gallery 1 partners to pay tribute to Nelson Mandela through art and scholarship on beginning on Monday, February 13, 2017 –1017 John R. Lynch Street, Jackson, MS, 39203; JSU Reading Faculty Book Talk: […]

Fences: African Americans in Major League Baseball Featuring Curtis Granderson, Outfielder with the New York Mets

The Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO, The Institute for Social Justice and Race Relations, The Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages, and The Department of History and Philosophy present: Fences: African Americans in Major League Baseball featuring Curtis Granderson. Before Jackie Robinson integrated baseball in 1947, African-Americans had no choice but to play […]

Hamer Institute @ COFO Program and Event Survey

Dear friends of the Hamer Institute @ COFO:  Please take the time to complete the following survey regarding your most recent visit to the Fannie Lou Hamer Institute @ COFO.  Feedback on your experience is a vital part of ensuring that the programs and events hosted by our institute is as effective as possible.  Please click the link below […]

Parent Town Hall Discussion

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 […]

Film Screening – “The 30th of May”

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 […]