The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change

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Press Releases - 2026

• Joy-Ann Reid Set to Accept the Hooks National Book Award and Speak at the University of Memphis | January 22
• Hooks Institute Takes Hands-On Approach to Breast Health and Wellness in Memphis | February 9

 

Hooks Institute in the News - 2026

• The Tri-State Defender:

  Research links segregation, poverty to higher breast cancer deaths among black women in Memphis | March 3

• ABC 24 Memphis: Celebrate Memphis: Ida B. Wells (featuring Hooks Institute Executive Director Daphene R. McFerren | March 3