Hooks Calendar of Events: 2014
December 2014
December 17
National Civil Rights Museum's Lunch and Learn Series
The National Civil Rights Museum will show The Hooks Institute's documentary, The Civil Rights Movement: A Cultural Revolution, during its December Lunch and Learn session. Attendees are invited to ask questions and discuss the film following the showing.
December 13
WKNO Broadcast of The Civil Rights Movement: A Cultural Revolution
WKNO (Channel 10 Memphis) will broadcast the film The Civil Rights Movement: A Cultural
Revolution at approximately 4:42pm.
November 2014
November 19
National Civil Rights Museum's Lunch and Learn Series
Hooks Institute Director, Daphene McFerren, will be featured as a panelist at the National Civil Rights Museum's Lunch and Learn Panel, Voting Rights and the Twenty-fourth Amendment.
*Image from Preservation and Special Collections Department, University Libraries,
University of Memphis
October 2014
October 30
Hooks Institute National Book Award Co-Winner Lecture
University of Memphis University Center River Room (UC 300)
5:00 pm reception | 6:00 pm lecture
The co-winner of the Hooks Institute's National Book Award, Ruth Feldstein, will discuss
her book, How it Feels to be Free: Black Women Entertainers and the Civil Rights Movement.
A reception will precede the lecture, and the community is encouraged to attend.
October 18
Daphene McFerren to Speak at Yale
Yale University, 10:30am
Hooks Institute Director, Daphene McFerren, will present her paper, "The New 'New Negro': Defining Blackness in the 21st Century", for the Afro American Cultural Center at Yale University. Contact the Institute for more information.
October 9
Hooks Open House
University of Memphis, Michael D. Rose Theater, 4:30pm reception, 5:00pm open house
The Hooks Institute invites everyone to attend its open house on October 9. Attendees will learn about the institution's programs and how they can contribute. Additionally, three University of Memphis professors will present policy papers regarding the following subjects:
The conditions that lead to the confinement of young, African American males in Memphis.The state of the middle class and African American families.The link between education and jobs.
September 2014
September 27
ASALH presents Hooks Documentary
Peabody Hotel, Mezzanine Level, 6:15pm
The Hooks Institute's docushort, The Civil Rights Movement: A Cultural Revolution, will be featured during the ASALH conference. For conference information, please visit http://www.asalh.org/. Also at the conference, Hooks Institute director, Daphene McFerren,will participate in the panel, Black Workers and the Freedom Struggle in Memphis.
July 2014
July 30
Hooks Institute Teaches Fayette and Haywood County Civil Rights Movement to Shelby
County Teachers
White Station High School
In partnership with Tennessee History for Kids and Shelby County Schools, Director Daphene McFerren, U of M professor, Dr. Loel Kim, UT Martin librarian, Dr. Richard Saunders, and G.A., Sasha Arnold will present the local civil rights movements in Fayette and Haywood Counties to Shelby County teachers at their annual social studies in-service. The Institute and its partners will provide the educators with information and resources to be utilized while teaching the events to their students.
*Image from Preservation and Special Collections Department, University Libraries, University of Memphis
May 2014
May 16
Rebirth of the Dream
Cannon Center, 7:30pm
The Hooks Institute is proud to collaborate and cosponsor the Memphis Symphony Orchestra concert, Rebirth of the Dream. Inspired by the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., the Memphis Symphony Orchestra's Rebirth of the Dream will demonstrate the undeniable power that music has to unite individuals and communities.
April 2014
April 26
2014 Hooks Institute Annual Join Hand for Change Gala
The Civil Rights Movement and Its Influence on
Music, Fashion, Culture, and Self-Expression
The Memphis Hotel (formerly the Marriott) @ I-240 and Perkins, 7 pm
Through retro dress, music, dance, and multimedia presentations, guests will explore the 1960's and the role of Memphis in the American Civil Rights Movement.
Please contact the Hooks Institute for Sponsorship Information at 901.678.2769 or bhi@memphis.edu
February 2014
February 20
Race-girl: How an Artist Tackled a Touchy Subject, and How It Tackled Her
University of Memphis, University Center Theater, 5:30 pm reception | 6:00 pm lecture
Damali Ayo explores race relations from her unique perspective as a visual artist and author. She reflects on how racism has shaped her community, the larger national conversation, and her own health and artistic voice.