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Press Releases - 2026
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Hooks Institute Celebrates 30 Years and Memphis ‘Pillars of Progress’ in Gala Event | March 10
- Hooks Institute Takes Hands-On Approach to Breast Health and Wellness in Memphis | February 9
- Joy-Ann Reid Set to Accept the Hooks National Book Award and Speak at the University of Memphis | January 22
Hooks Institute in the News - 2026
- WREG- Channel 3: Beyond the Anchor Desk: Civil Rights Pillars of Progress with Stephanie Scurlock | March 27
- The Tri-State Defender:
- ABC 24 Memphis: Celebrate Memphis: Ida B. Wells (featuring Hooks Institute Executive Director Daphene R. McFerren | March 3
- WREG News Channel 3 Memphis: Historic Black-owned Tennessee store up for National Register | February 25
- The Daily Helmsman: Medgar and Myrlie: A Civil Rights Love Story | February 15
- The Daily Helmsman: Hooks Institute awards author Joy-Ann Reid for books about Medgar Evers | February 8
- Action News 5: Joy Reid receives National Book Award in Memphis for book about civil rights leaders Medgar and Myrlie Evers | February 8
- The Commercial Appeal: TV news commentator Joy-Ann Reid dips into history of the Black freedom struggle | February 8
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