Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area

MS Delta NHA fosters preservation, perpetuation, and celebration of the MS Delta's heritage through collaboration and sustainable economic development.

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

What is a National Heritage Area? What do they do? Read this thread to get a sense of the kind of work we do at the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area. 🧵

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

Through support from @mdaworks and @visitms, the Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area has awarded five $3,000 grants to Mississippi Delta cultural heritage festivals and events that will happen this spring.

Read more about our grantees!

https://t.co/eTFzuylhpI

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

We are offering $3,000 festival/event grants for Mississippi Delta based events happening this spring! Learn more: https://t.co/1m4mcEFwoV

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

Recently, over 100 regional and national stakeholders attended the Mississippi Delta region’s first-ever Civil Rights Heritage Tourism Summit at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center.

Watch a recording of the Summit on our website!

https://t.co/QxqpjM3rOv

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

Congrats to this year's Grants Leadership Academy cohort!

https://t.co/wnYHK9XnDu

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

Register today! On 9/27 we and our partners will host a Civil Rights Heritage Tourism Summit at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, MS. This is a free event and space is limited. Learn more: https://t.co/4rqUKWtOhI

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

On 9/27 we and our partners will be hosting a Civil Rights Heritage Summit at the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center in Indianola, MS. This is a free event and space is limited. Registration opens Tuesday, September 5, 2023. Learn more: https://t.co/FuTMsmSeYT

[MSHumanities Council @MSHumanities]

To all of our friends in the Delta: Please join us on Wednesday in Stoneville for the world premier of the new documentary "The Harvest" by @douglasblackmon before it's shown next month on national PBS. Get more details and a free ticket here: https://t.co/VsdkTMpyc4

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

This summer, Robertson Scholar interns Emily Chen, Jothi Gupta, and Mercy Jones created 14 videos and a digital portfolio as they documented the Delta Center for Culture and Learning's 2023 NEH Most Southern Place on Earth workshop.

https://t.co/xTO1C6Ramb

[Alliance of National Heritage Areas @heritageareas]

We are thrilled to see the Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument sites designated in the @MSDeltaNHA and Black Metropolis National Heritage Area.

White House Announcement: https://t.co/kml9ZXN6o8

NPS Information: https://t.co/RtXCbytMka

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

Join us and our partners at the Delta Health Center in Mound Bayou at 4:00 PM on Wednesday, July 12 for a free screening of Promised Land: A Story About Mound Bayou. A panel discussion will follow the screening.

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

The Grants Leadership Academy Application Portal is open through Wednesday, July 12! ! Apply to be considered for up to $29,500 in grant funds.
https://t.co/9qsAHJS1no

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

The Grants Leadership Academy Application Portal is now open! Apply by July 12 to be considered for up to $29,500 in grant funds.

Join us at 10 this morning for an online grant workshop and learn more about the application process.

Register here: https://t.co/xZ47QR1Kib

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

Join us in Yazoo City this Thursday, May 11 for our first grant cycle workshop!

The MS Delta NHA Grants Leadership Academy application cycle will reopen on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Visit our grants page to learn more: https://t.co/xTnzzxVgIs

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

Join us in Yazoo City this Thursday, May 11 for our first grant cycle workshop!

The MS Delta NHA Grants Leadership Academy application cycle will reopen on Thursday, June 1, 2023.

Visit our grants page to learn more: https://t.co/9qsAHJRtxQ

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

The MS Delta NHA Grants Leadership Academy application cycle will reopen on Thursday, June 1, 2023!

Visit our grants page to learn more and to register for our June 1 online workshop: https://t.co/9qsAHJS1no

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

In person workshops will be held on May 11 in Yazoo City and on May 17 in Batesville. Details on our website: https://t.co/9qsAHJS1no

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

The MS Delta NHA Grants Leadership Academy application cycle will reopen on Thursday, June 1, 2023!

Visit our grants page to learn more and to register for our June 1 online workshop: https://t.co/9qsAHJS1no

[Samiha Khanna (she/her) @SK27701]

I never cease to be amazed at what @DukeU students accomplish in the course of a semester, a summer, a year. https://t.co/bdaSp57Hb9

[Mississippi Delta National Heritage Area @MSDeltaNHA]

In the final featured segment of our series, family members of Clarksdale, MS-based civil rights fighter Rachel Parker Dear reflect on her legacy.

Hear their stories at https://t.co/wRWQJ58khk

[Don Allan Mitchell @Mitchellssippi]

TONIGHT ONLY! Please come see Johnny O’Bryant’s “EDUCATIONAL DIVIDE: THE STORY OF EASTSIDE HIGH” in Itta Bena. It’s free thanks to the sponsorship of ⁦@MSDeltaNHA⁩. ⁦@Coach_kwade⁩, thank you for your interest!