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Join us at Crossroads Film Festival This Weekend
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NMHS Unlimited Returns to
George Washington University
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We are honored that our very own Dr. Wilma Mosley Clopton has been asked to be part of the 2017 Planet Forward Storyfest international conference. Dr. Clopton’s presentation will focus on the use of film as a tool to give students a voice. She will also be part of the panel discussion noted below. This year, Dr. Clopton has selected Sharita Wright, a senior majoring in Social Work at Jackson State University, to participate in the conference with other students from around the world. Ms. Wright is a former student of Dr. Clopton and currently serves as a Research Assistant at NMHS Unlimited Film Productions. Planet Forward, based in the Center for Innovative Media at George Washington University in Washington D. C., engages young people and innovators in search of solutions to the biggest challenges facing our planet.
Breakout Session Panel:
The Power of Narratives to Inspire Social Change
How do you construct a narrative to inspire social change? How does the media format play into your storytelling? Join a panel of experts sharing how they use narrative to encourage action.
- Erik Assadourian, Senior Fellow, The Worldwatch Institute
- Rachael Baxter, Co-Founder, Conscious Magazine
- Wilma Clopton, Filmmaker
- Jenny Rogers, Associate Editor, The Nature Conservancy Magazine
Last year, Dr. Clopton helped students from Jackson State University and Tougaloo College create a film that discussed the innovative measures being taken in Mississippi to improve the general health of the State’s population. Learn more about the documentary and the students:
http://blackhistoryplus.com/nmhs-unlimited-sponsored-student-group-receives-4th-place-in-international-film-competition/
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Bicentennial Grant Received to Help Fund
“Our Forgotten Roots”
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We are thrilled to be one of the recipients of a Bicentennial Grant funded by the Mississippi Humanities Council and the Mississippi Development Authority. This grant will help us begin the creation of “Our Forgotten Roots,” a five-part documentary designed to examine the earliest imprint made by people of African descent in Mississippi. Subsequent episodes will examine the unkept promise of the Revolutionary War and under-explored Mississippi stories. We are still seeking additional funding to help with the remaining volumes of the documentary. If you would like to support us in this effort, please email blackhistoryplus@yahoo.com.
We would also like to thank the Greater Jackson Arts Council, the Jackson Medical Mall Foundation, Penn Global Marketing and contributions from other donors for their support of this project.
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Internationally-acclaimed cultural artist Sonja Griffin Evans of Beaufort, South Carolina will be creating custom artwork for our documentary. Look for information to come soon about the official premier of the first film as well as a sneak peek at the art.
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Dr. Wilma E. Mosley Clopton was the March featured speaker at the Clinton Career Women luncheon. The Clinton Career Women gather once a month at a luncheon for the purposes of networking their businesses.
Dr. Clopton spoke about the diversity and strength of Mississippi women, and how these women have worked to blur lines while moving forward with a growth and vision for our State. She mentioned several examples of these women, some of their stories being told in “Mississippi Women: Volume 2,” a book edited by Elizabeth Anne Payne, Martha H. Swain and Marjorie Julian Spruill. Visit www.blackhistoryplus.com to read her entire speech.
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We congratulate all of the winners of the Women’s History Month “Salute to Women 2017” presented by Women for Progress and give kudos to our own Dr. Wilma E. Mosley Clopton who was selected as one of the honorees. The award is given to honor Mississippi women who are exemplary in their roles as professionals, volunteers, or agents of change. The objective is to celebrate the diversity of the accomplishments of women throughout Jackson and Mississippi; and to encourage young women to pursue diverse pathways to achievement.
Pictured (L-R) Flonzie Brown Wright, Dr. Wilma E. Mosley Clopton and Willie Jones. Photograph courtesy of Women for Progress.
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Watch Our Online Film Festival
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Thank you to the Mississippi Film Office for their support of the “It’s About You” web-based film festival. The web-based series showcases films made by, or about, people of African descent. Watch the festival at: http://blackhistoryplus.com/category/its-about-you/
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Did you know that NMHS Unlimited Film Productions is now part of the Amazon Smile community? Shop on Amazon Smile and help support the work of NMHS Unlimited. Visit
smile.amazon.com/ch/83-0512961
to make a purchase.
Help us continue to save our history, one story at a time.
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Are you interested in having NMHS Unlimited at your next event? Dr. Wilma Mosley Clopton is available for film presentations and discussions. To learn more about this, email us at
info4nmhs@gmail.com.
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NMHS Unlimited
was founded in the 1940s by Dr. Jessie Bryant Mosley (1903 - 1993) as the Negro in Mississippi Historical Society. Today, we are a 501(c)(3) corporation that focuses on documentaries.
Through film, publications and special events, we are able to tell the story of many notable Mississippians, both known and unknown. Through the remembrances of these proud Mississippians, we share their journeys, which continue to amaze and enlighten audiences.
For more information about NMHS Unlimited, visit www.blackhistoryplus.com
or call 601.259.7598.
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