2026 Filmmaker’s Bash, FEBRUARY 7, 2026
YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE 2026 NMHS UNLIMITEDFILMMAKER’S BASH FEBRUARY 7, 2026 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM SMITH ROBERTSON MUSEUM528 Bloom StJackson, MS CELEBRATING THE [...]
History
Freedom Information Service Library by Jan Hillegas
In June 1965, civil rights veteran Jan Hillegas began this archive by rescuing records left behind following the dissolution of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), [...]
Mt. Olive Reenactment Pictures
Over 100 participants showed up to hear and learn about the historic figures laid to rest at Mt. Olive Cemetery. Below are the pictures and information about each person that [...]
Reenactment at Mt. Olive Cemetery Honors African American Heritage, Tomorrow
Jackson, MS — Mt. Olive Cemetery, a significant historical landmark in Jackson, Mississippi, will be hosting a special event on October 14 at 12:00 PM. The community is [...]
National Night Out, Tuesday, Oct. 7
Fall Planting Day Photos
On Friday, September 19, JSU students alongside Blackburn Middle School students planted in the JSU/Blackburn Learning garden. They worked hard to clear out the beds, lay new [...]
Help Us Preserve the Ebony Theater’s Legacy on Lynch Street!
The Office of Community Engagement at JSU is looking for old photos, documents, or memories of the Ebony Theater on Lynch Street, a piece of our community’s history that [...]
JSU Parade in the West, October 11
Registration for this year’s JSU Homecoming Parade ends on August 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. CST. “THEE Premiere” is the theme for Homecoming and [...]
Internship at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home National Monument
This is a 640-hour internship is now open at the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home. The pay is $21+ an hour with $2000 going towards housing. Upon successful completion of the [...]
Jackson State partners with local neighborhood associations to install 150 Ring cameras for JXN residents
By William H. Kelly III (JACKSON, Miss.) – Jackson State University’s (JSU) Office of Community Engagement partnered with the Pecan Tree Park Neighborhood Association to [...]