An Evening with Donors and Friends

By invitation

May 2, 2019

6 - 8 PM
The University of Memphis Holiday Inn 
3700 Central Avenue
Memphis, TN 38152

Hosted by

Ida B. Wells (1862-1931)
Civil and Human Rights Activist

Wells guided our guests through the Hooks Institute’s programs which include a documentary on her life.

Musical entertainment  was provided by Bill Hurd & Ensemble. Hurd is a nationally renowned jazz saxophonist and recording artist.

Proceeds from our 2019 Evening with Donors and Friends help fund the Hooks Institute's research and community engagement programs that seek to ameliorate disparities, media and historical projects focused on the civil rights movement and its legacy, the Hooks Institute Lecture Series and the Hooks African American Male Initiative (HAAMI), which focuses on increasing the retention and graduation rates of African American males attending the University of Memphis.

Thank You Sponsors!

Presenting Sponsors

First Horizon Foundation
Memphis

Regional One Health
Memphis

Title Sponsors

A2H – Engineers – Architects – Planners
Memphis

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Chattanooga

Cigna
Memphis

Financial Sponsors

Allworld Project Management, LLC
Memphis

Brown Missionary Baptist Church
Southaven, Miss.

Greater Middle Baptist Church
Memphis

MINACT, Incorporated
Jackson, Miss.

Nike, Inc.
Memphis

Pinnacle Financial Partners
Memphis

In-Kind Sponsors

Department of Theatre and Dance
University of Memphis

The Home Depot (Truse Parkway)
Memphis

Spotlight Productions
Memphis

Special thanks to the following organizations that have made grants or other donations to the Hooks Institute:

BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
Chattanooga

Gannett Foundation
Memphis

FedEx Corporation
Memphis

Tennessee Human Rights Commission
Nashville

SunTrust Foundation
Memphis