Feb 20, 2020 Spring 2020 Newsletter Feb 20, 2020
Feb 13, 2020 Most Southern Place on Earth workshop Celebrates Ten Years Feb 13, 2020

January 2020

Jan 22, 2020 Delta Center featured in Legacy Magazine cover story Jan 22, 2020

June 2018

Jun 20, 2018 National Park Service considers Mississippi Civil Rights sites for park designation, seeks public input Jun 20, 2018
Jun 20, 2018 Delta Center, MDNHA and statewide partners present civil rights play at GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi Jun 20, 2018
Jun 20, 2018 Delta Center, MDNHA promote Mississippi Delta tourism at Chicago Blues Festival Jun 20, 2018
Jun 20, 2018 Delta Center hosts ninth year of NEH Most Southern Place on Earth Jun 20, 2018

May 2018

May 14, 2018 Delta Center, MDNHA host NPS civil rights open house at Delta State May 14, 2018

March 2018

Mar 21, 2018 National Humanities Alliance recognizes Delta Center’s “Most Southern” as exemplary program Mar 21, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 MDNHA, Delta Center share “Heart & Soul” of Mississippi Delta in D.C. Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 MDNHA offers $200,000 in grant money Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Delta Center represents NEH “Most Southern” at national social studies conference Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Herts selected for Delta Leadership Institute program Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Delta State and MDNHA receive National Park Service Centennial Awards Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 “Take Me To The River: Live” educates Arkansas State and Delta State students Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi presents Take me To the River Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 MDNHA hosts grantee orientation Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Fourth blues conference to feature Aaron Neville Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 NEH funds Delta Center’s “Most Southern” workshops for ninth year Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Mississippi Delta National Heritage area grants announced Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Delta State and MDNHA receive National Park Service Centennial Awards Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Copy of NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 6 Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Copy of NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 6 Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Copy of NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 6 Mar 7, 2018
Mar 7, 2018 Delta Center begins eighth year of “Most Southern Place on Earth” workshops Mar 7, 2018

July 2017

Jul 17, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 6 Jul 17, 2017
Jul 15, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 5 Jul 15, 2017
Jul 14, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 4 Jul 14, 2017
Jul 13, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 3 Jul 13, 2017
Jul 12, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 2 Jul 12, 2017
Jul 11, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" July Workshop: Day 1 Jul 11, 2017
Jul 10, 2017 "The Most Southern Place on Earth" July workshop begins Jul 10, 2017

June 2017

Jun 26, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" June Workshop: Day 6 Jun 26, 2017
Jun 24, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" June Workshop: Day 5 Jun 24, 2017
Jun 23, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" June Workshop: Day 4 Jun 23, 2017
Jun 22, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" June Workshop: Day 3 Jun 22, 2017
Jun 20, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" June Workshop: Day 2 Jun 20, 2017
Jun 20, 2017 NEH "Most Southern Place" June Workshop: Day 1 Jun 20, 2017
Jun 19, 2017 "The Most Southern Place on Earth" workshop begins eighth year with June Session Jun 19, 2017

May 2017

May 23, 2017 Interview with Willie “Po’ Monkey” Seaberry: A lost and found file from The Delta Center for Culture and Learning May 23, 2017
May 10, 2017 A SPECIAL VISIT TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY AND CULTURE “AND, I CRIED . . .” May 10, 2017

March 2017

Mar 24, 2017 Delta Center collaborates with NPR for series of regional stories Mar 24, 2017
Mar 9, 2017 International Blues Scholars Registration Opens Mar 9, 2017

November 2016

Nov 28, 2016 The Delta Center represents Delta State at National Endowment for the Arts convening Nov 28, 2016

October 2016

Oct 20, 2016 NEH Chairman visits The Delta Center to experience “The Most Southern Place on Earth” Oct 20, 2016
Oct 10, 2016 Delta Center, CCED Participate in Rural Community Development Research Panel Discussion Oct 10, 2016

August 2016

Aug 22, 2016 Delta Center presents at Jus’ Blues conference for second year Aug 22, 2016
Aug 18, 2016 The Delta Center’s NEH “Most Southern” workshop funded for eighth year Aug 18, 2016
Aug 16, 2016 Delta Leadership Institute completes 2015-16 Executive Academy Aug 16, 2016
Aug 2, 2016 Media Coverage from NEH "Most Southern Place" workshops Aug 2, 2016

July 2016

Jul 18, 2016 MDNHA awards $160,000 in regional grants Jul 18, 2016
Jul 16, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop July Session: Day 6 Jul 16, 2016
Jul 15, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop July Session: Day 5 Jul 15, 2016
Jul 14, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop July Session: Day 4 Jul 14, 2016
Jul 14, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop July Session: Day 3 Jul 14, 2016
Jul 13, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop July Session: Day 2 Jul 13, 2016
Jul 12, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop July Session: Day 1 Jul 12, 2016
Jul 11, 2016 "The Most Southern Place on Earth" workshop begins July session Jul 11, 2016

June 2016

Jun 27, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop June Session: Day 6 Jun 27, 2016
Jun 27, 2016 DRA brings Mississippi community leaders to D.C. Jun 27, 2016
Jun 25, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop June Session: Day 5 Jun 25, 2016
Jun 23, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop June Session: Day 4 Jun 23, 2016
Jun 22, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop June Session: Day 3 Jun 22, 2016
Jun 22, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop June Session: Day 2 Jun 22, 2016
Jun 20, 2016 NEH "Most Southern Place" Workshop June Session: Day 1 Jun 20, 2016
Jun 19, 2016 "The Most Southern Place on Earth" workshop begins seventh year with June session Jun 19, 2016
Jun 9, 2016 Angola Bound Revisited: Prison Music of Louisiana Jun 9, 2016

May 2016

May 26, 2016 Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area promotes region’s cultural heritage May 26, 2016
May 26, 2016 Delta Center hosts Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Services at Delta State May 26, 2016

April 2016

Apr 25, 2016 Delta Center presented 2016 Georgene Clark Diversity Champion Award Apr 25, 2016
Apr 25, 2016 DCCL immerses Swedish tour group in Mississippi Delta's culture Apr 25, 2016
Apr 20, 2016 Delta Center organizes museum tours for architecture students Apr 20, 2016
Apr 7, 2016 MDNHA, Delta Center partner with Delta Jewels author for Smithsonian presentation Apr 7, 2016

March 2016

Mar 31, 2016 MDNHA, Delta Jewels partnership visits the White House Mar 31, 2016
Mar 29, 2016 GRAMMY Museum® Mississippi And Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area Launch New Website Featuring Top 40 Mississippi Delta Attractions Mar 29, 2016
Mar 10, 2016 Delta Center to present First Tuesday Blues session Mar 10, 2016
Mar 8, 2016 Delta Center appears on WDSW-LP's "Bucketlist" Mar 8, 2016

February 2016

Feb 8, 2016 Blues Studies online certificate program to launch in 2016 Feb 8, 2016
Feb 2, 2016 Final Grant Workshop Approaching Feb 2, 2016
Feb 1, 2016 MDNHA, Delta Center honor Black History Month with Delta Jewels partners Feb 1, 2016

January 2016

Jan 25, 2016 National Park Travelers Club members visit The Delta Center Jan 25, 2016
Jan 8, 2016 MDNHA to provide grant workshops Jan 8, 2016

December 2015

Dec 2, 2015 Delta Center presents at national conference for social studies educators Dec 2, 2015

November 2015

Nov 18, 2015 MDNHA, Delta Center highlighted at National Trust conference Nov 18, 2015

October 2015

Oct 23, 2015 Herts selected for Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy Oct 23, 2015
Oct 22, 2015 MDNHA, Delta Center announce Delta Jewels oral history partnership Oct 22, 2015
Oct 13, 2015 Miller named Employee of the Month Oct 13, 2015
Oct 7, 2015 Bobby Rush and Super Chikan thrill BPAC crowd Oct 7, 2015
Oct 5, 2015 Pictures from Monday’s blues conference events Oct 5, 2015
Oct 1, 2015 Bobby Rush and Super Chikan launch “Storytellers” tour at Delta State Oct 1, 2015

September 2015

Sep 30, 2015 Mississippi Blues Commission names B.B. King Secretary of State of the Blues Sep 30, 2015
Sep 29, 2015 International Conference on the Blues brings musicians, music scholars to campus Sep 29, 2015
Sep 21, 2015 Stolle to present blues lecture in Clarksdale Sep 21, 2015
Sep 3, 2015 Cast of Blues Sep 3, 2015

August 2015

Aug 4, 2015 Delta Center presents at Jus Blues Conference Aug 4, 2015
Aug 3, 2015 Delta Center donates linens to St. Gabriel Mercy Center Aug 3, 2015

July 2015

Jul 30, 2015 NEH announces funding of Delta Center’s Most Southern workshop Jul 30, 2015
Jul 21, 2015 NEH “Most Southern” workshops create Delta ambassadors Jul 21, 2015
Jul 17, 2015 Delta Jewels gathering attracts hundred Jul 17, 2015
Jul 13, 2015 Delta Jewels oral history session hosted Jul 13, 2015
Jul 8, 2015 Bicycling across the Delta Jul 8, 2015

June 2015

Jun 29, 2015 Delta Center hosts reunion Jun 29, 2015
Jun 15, 2015 Delta Center attends Alliance of National Heritage Areas meeting Jun 15, 2015
Jun 11, 2015 Delta Center speaks to Leland Rotary Jun 11, 2015

March 2015

Mar 27, 2015 B.B. King AllStar Choir to perform at Winning the Race Mar 27, 2015
Mar 24, 2015 Delta Center hosts Lehrhaus Judaica Mar 24, 2015
Mar 24, 2015 Delta Center hosts Hillel Group Mar 24, 2015
Mar 17, 2015 Delta Center provides Emory University of Atlanta a learning tour Mar 17, 2015
Mar 12, 2015 Delta Center hosts Hillel Jewish group Mar 12, 2015
Mar 12, 2015 Delta Center tours with Mississippi State students Mar 12, 2015

February 2015

Feb 23, 2015 MDNHA updates provided in Greenwood Feb 23, 2015
Feb 5, 2015 Dr. Herts meets with Roger Wicker Feb 5, 2015
Feb 5, 2015 Dr. Herts visits Washington Feb 5, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 Dr. Herts goes to Washington Feb 3, 2015
Feb 3, 2015 Tallahatchie County Courthouse Feb 3, 2015

January 2015

Jan 15, 2015 Passport Stamps . . . Jan 15, 2015
Jan 12, 2015 Afternoon in Charleston, MS Jan 12, 2015

December 2014

Dec 16, 2014 DCCL observes cultural celebration Dec 16, 2014
Dec 15, 2014 Rochester, NY visitor Dec 15, 2014
Dec 11, 2014 DCCL hosts Puerto Rican organization Dec 11, 2014

November 2014

Nov 9, 2014 Visitors from Santa Fe Nov 9, 2014
Nov 7, 2014 National heritage Area passport stamped! Nov 7, 2014

October 2014

Oct 31, 2014 Vickburg Oct 31, 2014
Oct 31, 2014 Dr. Outlaw and Emmet Till Oct 31, 2014
Oct 28, 2014 2015 NEH Workshop to be offered Oct 28, 2014
Oct 27, 2014 Delta Center provides a tour for a Jewish group Oct 27, 2014
Oct 20, 2014 Delta Center celebrates French connection Oct 20, 2014
Oct 17, 2014 German visitors Oct 17, 2014
Oct 8, 2014 Russian visitors view Blues Mask Collection Oct 8, 2014
Oct 3, 2014 New faculty learn about Delta Oct 3, 2014
Oct 2, 2014 Another Blues Trail unveiling Oct 2, 2014

September 2014

Sep 23, 2014 Delta Center offers history and culture summer workshops Sep 23, 2014
Sep 22, 2014 Celebrating rice Sep 22, 2014
Sep 3, 2014 Alysia Burton Steele's Delta Jewels in the New York Times Sep 3, 2014
Sep 2, 2014 Delta Center welcomes new director Sep 2, 2014

August 2014

Aug 28, 2014 Meet our new director! Aug 28, 2014
Aug 27, 2014 Red-letter day! Aug 27, 2014
Aug 17, 2014 Delta Center expands learning outreach Aug 17, 2014
Aug 14, 2014 Delta Center hosts Sam Houston State Aug 14, 2014

July 2014

Jul 23, 2014 Delta Center donates bedding Jul 23, 2014
Jul 15, 2014 Herts to lead Delta Center Jul 15, 2014

June 2014

Jun 13, 2014 Delta Center director receives service award Jun 13, 2014
Jun 13, 2014 Delta Center director receives service award Jun 13, 2014
Jun 13, 2014 Delta Center welcomes Robertson Scholars Jun 13, 2014

April 2014

Apr 28, 2014 The King of the Blues & Dr. Brown Apr 28, 2014
Apr 28, 2014 Visting the Delta from France Apr 28, 2014
Apr 27, 2014 Italian visitor Apr 27, 2014
Apr 14, 2014 Summer workshops spark Ruleville leader Apr 14, 2014

March 2014

Mar 24, 2014 Harvard Law School learns Delta heritage Mar 24, 2014
Mar 18, 2014 University of Maryland explores the Delta’s Jewish Heritage Mar 18, 2014
Mar 12, 2014 Delta Center welcomes Mississippi State and Ole Miss students Mar 12, 2014

February 2014

Feb 10, 2014 Reading program presented with history and culture Feb 10, 2014

November 2013

Nov 12, 2013 Delta Center offers summer workshops for teachers in American History and culture Nov 12, 2013

October 2013

Oct 15, 2013 Delta Center and MDA promote the Delta Oct 15, 2013

September 2013

Sep 25, 2013 Delta Center introduces Dollar General to heritage Sep 25, 2013
Sep 10, 2013 Delta Center for Culture and Learning presents at Winterville Mounds Sep 10, 2013

July 2013

Jul 23, 2013 Delta Center Discusses Civil Rights Movement Jul 23, 2013

June 2013

Jun 25, 2013 Delta Center for Culture and Learning Participates in NEH Workshop Jun 25, 2013
Jun 25, 2013 Delta Center Recruits Delta State University Supporter Jun 25, 2013
Jun 17, 2013 Delta Center Welcomes Teachers for National Endowment for the Humanities Workshop Jun 17, 2013
Jun 4, 2013 Delta Center for Culture and Learning Host Louisiana Tour Group Jun 4, 2013

May 2013

May 23, 2013 Florida School Returns to the Delta May 23, 2013

April 2013

Apr 29, 2013 Delta Center Welcomes Swedish Blues Fans Apr 29, 2013

March 2013

Mar 14, 2013 Delta Center provides heritage tour for Mississippi State and Ole Miss students Mar 14, 2013
Mar 11, 2013 Delta Center for Culture and Learning assists film crew from South Africa Mar 11, 2013

February 2013

Feb 25, 2013 Delta Center Assists in Planning Mississippi Freedom Trail Tour Feb 25, 2013
Feb 4, 2013 Delta State University Enters Into Lease Agreement for the Establishment of GRAMMY® Museum Mississippi Feb 4, 2013

January 2013

Jan 10, 2013 Delta Center assists Canadian film crew Jan 10, 2013

October 2012

Oct 31, 2012 Delta Center assists in music video production Oct 31, 2012

July 2012

Jul 3, 2012 Delta Center hosts workshop in Memphis Jul 3, 2012

June 2012

Jun 21, 2012 The Delta Center for Culture and Learning and the Robertson Scholars tour Memphis Jun 21, 2012

January 2012

Jan 4, 2012 The Delta State University Delta Center for Culture and Learning recently review plans for Blues Museum and Visitor’s Center Jan 4, 2012

December 2011

Dec 9, 2011 Delta Center Receives Grant from Deer Creek Foundation Dec 9, 2011

August 2011

Aug 16, 2011 Delta Center recognized as “Best Practice Leader” Aug 16, 2011

August 2010

Aug 19, 2010 Delta State’s Delta Center continues to distribute books to promote literacy Aug 19, 2010