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January 30, 2012
Screening of PBS documentary on Ole Miss students tonight

Citizens impact their communities across the country in positive ways every day. Often those stories don’t get told.
Not In Our Town is a group that empowers people to fight hate and intolerance in their communities.
The group provides assistance to communities holding dialogues between groups that are having conflicts.

Citizens impact their communities across the country in positive ways every day. Often those stories don’t get told.
Not In Our Town is a group that empowers people to fight hate and intolerance in their communities.
The group provides assistance to communities holding dialogues between groups that are having conflicts.
It helps citizens brainstorm possible responses to intolerance and also screen films on the work of other communities.

January 23, 2012
Mayor recognizes community service

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech nearly 49 years ago, rallying over 200,000 civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.

Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his famous “I have a dream” speech nearly 49 years ago, rallying over 200,000 civil rights supporters in Washington, D.C., during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom.
Just over a week ago, Kelly Shannon and a group of University of Mississippi students were recognized for their efforts, this time through community service in King’s name.
King’s legacy lives on through Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, celebrated as a national holiday in the United States and observed as far away as Hiroshima.

June 17, 2011
Violence will not help

 

June 1, 2011
National Pan-Hellenic Council helps community

 

 African-American Greek organizations have come a long way in the past several years but on some college campuses their community service and philanthropy go unnoticed. At the University of Mississippi, many of the African-American sororities and fraternities seem to mostly fly under the radar, no matter how many good deeds they do.

March 7, 2011
Spotlight: NPHC Sororities

The National Pan-Hellenic Council is comprised of nine African-American Greek organizations, four of which are sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Gamma Rho.

The National Pan-Hellenic Council is comprised of nine African-American Greek organizations, four of which are sororities: Alpha Kappa Alpha, Delta Sigma Theta, Zeta Phi Beta and Sigma Gamma Rho.

Although all four organizations are different, each sorority advocates service, scholastic achievement, sisterhood and leadership.

February 25, 2011
African American Soldiers in WWII Exhibit at Ole Miss

The University of Mississippi Museum is hosting an exhibit on African American soldiers in World War II and their impact on the civil rights movement.

The University of Mississippi Museum is hosting an exhibit on African American soldiers in World War II and their impact on the civil rights movement.

The exhibit in the Skipwith Gallery includes original photographs, prints and cartoons demonstrating the impact of African Americans in Germany during the war.

Placed chronologically on the walls, the pieces take viewers through history, starting with World War II and moving through several major events of the civil rights movement.

February 9, 2011
James Meredith is walking backward

Racial issues are always a topic of great controversy at Ole Miss.

Racial issues are always a topic of great controversy at Ole Miss.

Whether you admit it or just avoid the situation in general is up to each individual, but there are definitely still some racial issues that are not addressed on our campus, in the South and across the country.

We all know about the Civil Rights era and what our school went through during those times. James Meredith is one of the most well-known alumni to ever graduate from this University.

April 29, 2010
Ole Miss student flash mob

Students at The  University of Mississippi create a flash mob dance in the Student Union.

Video credit: SouthernStudies102 at youtube.com