Black Women of Print
UT Downtown Gallery 106 S. Gay St, Knoxville, United StatesVisit the UT Downtown Gallery for a new exhibition, "Black Women of Print," opening August 30, 2024. The exhibit features a portfolio of six printmaker, and is curated by Tanekeya…
Andrea Morales: Roll Down Like Water
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art 1934 Poplar Ave, Memphis, United StatesRoll Down Like Water features sixty-five photographs spanning a decade of work by the Memphis-based, Peruvian-American photographer Andrea Morales. These images reflect the collective change of Memphis and the surrounding…
King Iron: The Untold Story of Enslaved Furnace Workers in Tennessee
Promise Land Heritage Association 707 Promise Land Rd, Charlotte, TN, United StatesCreated by the Tennessee African-American Historical Group, this new travelling exhibit examines the little known story of enslaved iron workers in the Volunteer State. Well researched and curated, "King Iron"…
Defending DEI: Addressing Anti-Blackness and Systemic Racism in Rural West TN
Lane College Kirkendoll Student Center 816 N. Hays Ave, Jackson, United StatesJoin regional partners at Lane College for a day of discussions and activities featuring scholars and practitioners covering topics such as civic engagement & voting, public health & families, the…
“Ain’t Gon’ Let Nobody Turn Me ‘Round”: Black & White Women and the Underground Railroad
Fort Negley Visitor Center 1100 Fort Negley Blvd, Nashville, United StatesJoin the Friends of Fort Negley in welcoming Dr. Margaret Washington, professor of American History at Cornell, who will deliver the Path to Freedom lecture. Her presentation will be followed…
How We Got that Story: Erbil
VirtualJoin Nashville Public Radio for a webinar that will dive into reporting on Nashville’s growing Kurdish community. International correspondent Rose Gilbert will join online live from Erbil, the Kurdish capital of Iraq, to…
National Trail of Tears Association: 27th Annual Conference
Embassey Suites 2321 Lifestyle Way, Chattanooga, United StatesHumanities Tennessee’s Shared Futures Lab (SFL) is pleased to announce our partnership with the National Trail of Tears Association (ToTA) and Tennessee Chapter to offer scholarships to attend the National Trail of Tears…
Festival Fundraiser: An Evening with Erik Larson
Paschall Theater at Montgomery Bell Academy 4001 Harding Pike, Nashville, TNAs part of Southern Festival of Books, Humanities Tennessee, Parnassus Books, and Montgomery Bell Academy are thrilled to present an evening with Erik Larson, as he discusses his new book, The…
Authors in the Round 2024
Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum 222 5th Ave S, Nashville, TN, United StatesWe hope you will join us for Authors in the Round, a special event dinner that provides vital funding for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. Your participation in the dinner…
The 36th Annual Southern Festival of Books
This fall, Humanities Tennessee will welcome more than 175 authors and 25,000 visitors to Nashville for the 36th annual Southern Festival of Books. The family-friendly weekend festival will be held…