Jing Niu is a first generation Asian-American who grew up working in take-out restaurants in the south who would later, against the advice of her parents, become an artist and filmmaker. Prior to creating independent films in LA, she produced videos for WIRED magazine, covering stories at the intersection of technology and lived experience. Jing is… Read More >

Amira Rose Davis is a 20th century U.S. historian with a particular interest in race, gender, sports and politics. She is currently working on her first book manuscript entitled, “Can’t Eat a Medal”: The Lives and Labors of Black Women Athletes in the Age of Jim Crow which traces the long history of Black women’s athletic… Read More >

Stephanie Rolph will speak about her new book, Resisting Equality: The Citizens’ Council, 1954-1989. Stephanie Rolph is a native of Jackson and a Millsaps alumna (1999). She earned her MA in 2004 and her PhD in 2009 from Mississippi State University, where she specialized in the history of the American South. An active scholar in post-1945… Read More >