2023 Press Releases

• UofM’s Hooks Institute Welcomes the Hon. Bernice Donald, Rami Lotay and Robert Shorty to its Board | Jan. 9
• UofM’s Hooks Institute and Leadership Fayette to Host Robert Hamburger, Author of the Fayette County Civil Rights Movement Book 'Our Portion of Hell' | Feb. 2
• Tennessee General Assembly Honors Fayette County Activists and the University of Memphis Hooks Institute with Resolution | Mar. 9
• UofM’s Hooks Institute Invites Sponsorships of April 18 Donor Appreciation Reception to Support Social Change Mission | Mar. 23
• UofM's Hooks Institute Releases Policy Papers on the Impact of AI on Marginalized Communities | July 19
• UofM’s Hooks Institute Announces 2022 Hooks National Book Award Finalists | Aug. 4
• Hooks Institute Producing Documentary on James Meredith's 1966 March Against Fear | Oct. 5
• Truist Financial Awards Hooks Institute $25,000 Grant to Support Student Success Initiatives | Oct. 8
• Hooks Institute Turns Office Renovation into Hands-On Learning Opportunity | Nov. 14
• “Black Patience” Named Hooks National Book Award Winner | Dec. 6