Join us at the Two Mississippi Museums Saturday, January 18, through Tuesday, January 21, to celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. MLK Night of Culture, inspired by the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, will take place at 6 p.m. Monday, January 20. This free weekend, sponsored by FedEx, will include themed crafts and activities for students and parents, performances by local talent, museum tours on voting rights, gallery talks by Freedom Rider Hezekiah Watkins, and on-campus voter registration by the Mississippi Secretary of State's Elections Division.
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Free Admission All Day
| 10 a.m. | Voting Rights Act tour | Mississippi Civil Rights Museum |
| Noon | Hezekiah Watkins Gallery Talk | Mississippi Civil Rights Museum |
Sunday, January 19, 2025
Free Admission All Day
| 2 p.m. | Voting Rights Act tour | Mississippi Civil Rights Museum |
Monday, January 20, 2025
Free Admission All Day
| 10 a.m. | New Horizon Church Children's Ensemble | Mississippi Civil Rights Museum |
| 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. | Voter Registration, Secretary of State's Office | Hall of History |
| 2 p.m. | Hezekiah Watkins Gallery Talk | Mississippi Civil Rights Museum |
| 6 p.m. | MLK Night of Culture | Craig H. Neilsen Auditorium |
Night of Culture Artists
Visual Artist
Ashley Harper
Lichelle Brown
Spoken Word Poetry
Joseph, JT3, Thomas III
Ta'Caiya, Sade, Dixon
Jasmine, JT, Thomas
Jackie Byrd Martin
Vocalist
Jayla Lomax
Twurt Chamberlain - Guitarist
Amara Nicole
Kristen, Flower, Walker
Ally Durr - Guitarist
Janis Johnson Durr
Dance
Jakiah Taylor
Theatre
Jackson, MS Chapter, Jack and Jill of America, Inc.
Tuesday, January 21, 2025
Free Admission All Day
| 11:30 a.m. | Lunch Craig H. Nielsen Auditorium |
| Noon | Panel Discussion - Faith + Action: Celebrating the Ministry of Dr. John Perkins Craig H. Nielsen Auditorium |
| 1:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion - Philanthropists and Change Drivers: Realizing Racial Healing’s Potential for Transformative Change Craig H. Nielsen Auditorium |