2024 Activities

Holmes County residents and organizations represented the county at the Sunday Screening of the "Rosenwald" movie, shown May 19 at the Two Mississippi Museums in Jackson. Attendees (pictured l to r) were: Sherri Reeves, Director of the Lexington Colts in Lexington; Diane Feldman, Author and Researcher; Maxine Magee, Community Resident; Ophelia Ramsey, Community Resident; Sylvia Gist, Director of Migration Heritage Foundation in Durant; Arnita Knight, Director of Do All Things Children Circle in Lexington; Lolvonne Williams, Director of Mileston Community Development Organization in Tchula; and Susan Hart, who has ancestral linkages in the county.

 After the screening, Sylvia Gist (pictured center) served on a panel that discussed the film. She shared her experiences as a student at Poplar Springs Rosenwald School in Holmes County. Mississippi Humanities Council (MHC) sponsored the panel discussion, and Stuart Rockoff, MHC Director, was the moderator.