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Dr. Jacquelyn Dowd Hall and Dr. Robert Korstad to Receive Caldwell Award at May 17 Luncheon

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North Carolina Humanities will hold its North Carolina Stories Luncheon in Charlotte, NC on May 17, 2024, at 12:00 noon. Learn more and purchase tickets, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/north-carolina-stories-luncheon-tickets-881397011187.   Guests are invited to join North Carolina Humanities for a charming three-course lunch while listening to captivating stories that celebrate North Carolina and North Carolina Humanities’ work …

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NC Humanities Awards Over $19,000 in Grants to 4 Cultural Projects

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(March 28, 2024) CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North Carolina Humanities has awarded a total of $19,290 in Small Project Grants to four cultural organizations to support their North Carolina-based public humanities projects. Read on for more details.   NC Humanities provides Small Project Grants of up to $5,000 to nonprofit organizations that use the humanities (literature, …

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Women’s History Month: Revisiting Pauli Murray, Books, and Resources

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North Carolina Humanities joins the nation in observing Women’s History Month this March! Throughout the year, we work to celebrate and uplift histories, stories, and cultures of all North Carolinians.   In 2022, NC Humanities featured Pauli Murray: A Personal and Political Life by Troy Saxby as one of its inaugural North Carolina Reads book selections. This …

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NC Humanities Announces McGuireWoods Support of North Carolina Reads

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  CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 26, 2024) — North Carolina Humanities is pleased to announce that McGuireWoods is supporting North Carolina Reads in 2024. North Carolina Reads is North Carolina Humanities’ statewide book club that annually features five books that explore issues of racial, social, and gender equity and the history and culture of North Carolina. …

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North Carolina Humanities Launches New Fellowship Program for Educators

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (February 21, 2024) — North Carolina Humanities has launched a new Fellowship program to support the faculty and staff of community colleges, colleges, and universities in North Carolina.   North Carolina Humanities is investing in the future of humanities scholarship by providing up to $8,000 to individuals researching, developing, and implementing humanities-based work.   …

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Grantee Spotlight: A Q+A with Lexington Book Festival

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  Famed author Toni Morrison is quoted as saying, “…Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.” At North Carolina Humanities, books, reading, literacy, and literary heritage are important parts of our mission. Books are also vastly important to the newly-created Lexington Book Festival.   With a mission of celebrating the power of …

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NC Humanities Recognizes New Rural Region for N.C History Day Student Competition

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 26, 2024) North Carolina Humanities is supporting this year’s N.C. History Day by supplying resources for schoolteachers and by helping form a new North Carolina contest region for students in underserved areas.   N.C. History Day, an affiliate of the National History Day® program, is designed to inspire historical inquiry in middle and high school …

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Grantee Spotlight: A Q+A with Kidzu Children’s Museum

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  Museums bring people together. They preserve history, promote learning, and have even been proven to increase our overall sense of wellbeing. You may not think of a museum as a place for practicing healthy communication skills too, but that’s exactly what Kidzu Children’s Museum in Chapel Hill is doing.   In 2022, Kidzu received …

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