Hooks Calendar of Events: 2009
DECEMBER 2009
December 10
African American and Jewish American Relations in Memphis
Discussion by panelists, Daphene R. McFerren, Hooks Institute, Rachel Shankman and Steve Becton, Facing History, Facing Ourselves, Memphis, TN and Berte Wolfe, former Memphis City School Board Chairperson, 7:00pm. Beth Sholom Synagogue, Memphis, TN
NOVEMBER 2009
November 4
Lecture by Benjamin L. Hooks | Civil Rights and Social Justice: Past, Present and the Future
University of Memphis, Michael D. Rose Theatre, 6:00pm
Free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture.
November 1
Action News 5, WMCTV Memphis, Daphene McFerren, Director Hooks Institute interview with Ben Watson
Reporter, about the Hooks Institute Lecture Series in Memphis, TN and Washington, DC titled, "Civil Rights and Social Justice: Past, Present and the Future." 8:00am
OCTOBER 2009
October 6
Lecture by Benjamin L. Hooks on Civil Rights and Social Justice: Past, Present and the Future
Judiciary Committee Hearing Room, 2237 Rayburn House Office Building, 2nd Floor, 5:00pm
Sponsored by the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of
Memphis. This event is free and open to the public. A reception will follow the lecture.
JULY 2009
July 27
Multicultural Memphis Breakfast: Celebrating Communities of Faith
University of Memphis, Holiday Inn Ballroom, 8:00am
Community Partners: Alliance for Nonprofit Excellence, Benjamin L. Hooks Institute
for Social Change at the University of Memphis, Bridges USA, Greater Memphis Chamber-Int'l
Business Council, Greater Memphis Immigrant Task Force, Habitat for Humanity of Greater
Memphis, Latino Memphis, Memphis City Schools, Memphis Jewish Federation, Memphis
Urban League, Meritan, NAACP Memphis Branch, Seedco, YMCA of Memphis and Mid-South.
JUNE 2009
June 22-July 2
African American Summer History Institute
A collaboration between Memphis City Schools, University of Memphis faculty and the Hooks Institute
APRIL 2009
April 3-4
The Obama Phenomenon: Race and Political Discourse in Contemporary America
Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Keynote Address
University of Memphis campus
April 2
Documentary: Freedom's Front Line: Fayette County, Tennessee
WKNO- Television (Memphis, TN) at 9:30pm (repeating the following morning at 2:30am)
MARCH 2009
March 5-9
Common Cents: A Personal Money Management Workshop
5:45pm–6:45pm
Please contact the Hooks Institute for classroom locations at the University of Memphis
FEBRUARY 2009
February 25
Documentary: Freedom's Front Line: Fayette County, Tennessee
WKNO-2 (Memphis, TN) at 9:30pm
February 24
Documentary: Freedom's Front Line: Fayette County, Tennessee
WKNO- Television (Memphis, TN) at 9:30pm (repeating the following morning at 2:30am)
February 5
National African American Read-In Chain program
Program Theme: Read, Yes We Can. Featured author: Nikki Grimes, author of Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope. Location University of Memphis, Rose Theatre, February 5, 10:00-12:00. Program Sponsors: Mid-South Reads, Memphis Content Literacy Academy, Extended Programs, Office of Affirmative Action, The U of M Reading Center, The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change, The African and African American Studies Program, Memphis Black Writers Conference.
February 2-3
Black History Month
Honoring the Memphis State Eight: The 50th Anniversary of the Desegregation of Memphis
State University (now the University of Memphis)
Co-Sponsored by The Black Student Association, The Office of Minority Affairs and
the Hooks Institute. (check website for updates).
JANUARY 2009
January 22
Documentary: Freedom's Front Line: Fayette County, Tennessee
WKNO- Television (Memphis, TN) at 8:30pm
January 10
Open Discussion with Experts from Various Disciplines Regarding How to Create and Maintain Wealth
The Pursuit of God Church, Memphis, TN Panelists: Martavius Jones (Jones Wealth Management Group); Daphene R. McFerren (Director, Hooks Institute); Marybeth Conley (Entrepreneur and WREG-TN, Channel 3); Carolyn Kent (Entrepreneur and Real Estate Agent); Terri Murphy (Consultant and Entrepreneur); Denesa Segrest (Frayser Community Development Corp.)
January 1
The University Of Memphis Celebrates Kwanzaa
Keynote Speaker: Daphene R. McFerren
University of Memphis, Panhellenic Building, Ballroom, 4:00pm