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Centennial Celebration: Commemorate the 100th Birthday of Benjamin L. Hooks

The Flyer for the Ben Hooks 100th Birthday Celebration

The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis will celebrate what would have been Hooks’ 100th birthday with a reception and screening of the Hooks Institute’s film “Duty of the Hour”, a documentary about the life of Benjamin Hooks on Thursday, January 30, 2025.  This special evening will give the community in Hooks’ hometown an opportunity to recognize the life and impact of a great Memphian and American. 

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Centennial Celebration: Commemorate the 100th Birthday of Benjamin L. Hooks.
The University Theatre in the Maxine A. Smith University Center, University of Memphis Central Campus
Thursday, January 30th 5:30 PM – 8 PM
Tickets available at BenHooks100.eventbrite.com

Hosted by the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis in partnership with the Epsilon Phi Chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. 


Hooks National Book Award Presentation and Lecture - "Our Secret Society" Featuring Dr. Tanisha C. Ford, Author

On the book cover the title is printed in gold lettering and features a photo of Mollie Moon in a black and red evening gown.

The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change at the University of Memphis will present the Hooks National Book Award to Dr. Tanisha C. Ford, author of Our Secret Society: Mollie Moon and the Glamour, Money, and Power Behind the Civil Rights Movement on Wednesday, February 5 at 6:00 PM. The event, in partnership with the University of Memphis’ Graduate Association for African-American History (GAAAH), will include the award presentation and a lecture by Dr. Ford. There will be a reception, with light hors d’oeuvres, reminiscent of Mollie Moon’s soirees, at 5:30 PM .

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Hooks National Book Award Presentation and Lecture
The Michael D. Rose Theatre, University of Memphis Central Campus
Wednesday, February 5, 5:30 PM – 7:30PM
Tickets available at HooksBookAward.eventbrite.com

 

Sponsored by the Following University of Memphis Entities:

African and African American Studies Program
English Department
History Department
Marcus W. Orr Center for the Humanities