A memorial tribute to the late Dr. Benjamin L. Hooks will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 14, at the University of Memphis’ Michael D. Rose Theatre. The tribute, which is free and open to the public, is in conjunction with the annual open house hosted by the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social [...]
On April 8-9, the University of Memphis’ Benjamin Hooks Institute for Social Change will hold its annual conference on education and its greater impact on the Memphis community at large. How do we shape and reform our educational system to prepare students for the 21st Century? How can education increase economic opportunities for individuals and their communities? [...]
The speaker, D’Ann R. Penner, Ph.D., a current Scholar in Residence at the Southern Institute for Education and Research at Tulane University, will discuss her book Overcoming Katrina, which is based on more than 300 interviews conducted from 2005 to 2008. Pre-Katrina New Orleans consisted of generations of African-Americans who were deeply loyal to New [...]
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change presents The Obama Phenomenon on April 3-4 in the Michael D. Rose Theatre lecture hall at the University of Memphis. The conference is free and open to the public. Click here for the conference agenda and topics, or here to download the PDF flyer. Co-sponsors of the [...]
