Mississippi² nonprofit to host racial healing event on July 4 weekend
The organization Mississippi² will host an Independence Day weekend gathering at Jackson’s Fondren Presbyterian Church to promote racial “reflection, resilience and remembrance” with speakers, readings and live musical performances.
The event, “From Douglass to Duck Hill: A Community Healing Gathering,” will be held from 1pm to 3pm on Saturday, July 5, 2025, and is free and open to the public. The church is located at 3220 Old Canton Road in Jackson. Seats can be reserved on Eventbrite. Hosting the event will be Mississippi² founder and award-winning filmmaker Talamieka Brice.
The program will feature:
Virtual commentary by authors Eddie Glaude, Wright Thompson and Robert P. Jones
Dramatic readings of Frederick Douglass’s 1852 speech, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?”
Excerpts from forthcoming documentary Bootjack & Red
Racial healing ritual, including soil ceremony honoring lynching victims
Live performances by Mississippi vocalists Laurie Walker Hall and Azia Cimone
The program is intended to “honor the ancestors, reclaim stolen narratives, and commit to the sacred work of healing and repair.”
Mississippi² is a nonprofit dedicated to “preserving history, amplifying truth and transforming trauma into healing.”
For more information, contact Brice at admin@brice-media.com or 601/790-0259.