ய்வாந் எவர்ஸ் News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Stay updated with breaking news from ய்வாந் எவர்ஸ். Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

Top News In ய்வாந் எவர்ஸ் Today - Breaking & Trending Today

Diverse group receives Mississippi Governor's Arts Awards


February 19, 2021 GMT
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2017, file photo, author Jesmyn Ward attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner in New York. An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this year’s recipients of the Mississippi Governor’s Arts Awards. The award for excellence in literature goes to Ward, who received the National Book Award for her novels “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing.” The awards will be televised Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - In this Nov. 15, 2017, file photo, author Jesmyn Ward attends the 68th National Book Awards Ceremony and Benefit Dinner in New York. An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this year’s recipients of the Mississippi Governor’s Arts Awards. The award for excellence in literature goes to Ward, who received the National Book Award for her novels “Salv ....

United States , Rhonda Richmond , Benjamin Wright , Maryj Blige , Gladys Knight , John Lee Hooker , Raphael Semmes , Mose Allison , Janet Jackson , Henry Mancini , Dorothy Moore , Cassandra Wilson , Nellie Mcinnis , Dizzy Gillespie , Justin Timberlake , Michael Jackson , Yvonne Evers , Arthur Jafa , Nellie Mack , Ellis Marsalis , Jesmyn Ward , Aretha Franklin , Venice Biennale , Tate Reeves , Mississippi Arts Commission , Tulane University ,

Mississippi Governor's Arts Awards: Recipients for 2021 honored


Associated Press
JACKSON, Miss.  An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this year s recipients of the Mississippi Governor s Arts Awards.
This is the 33rd year for the awards, and a ceremony is usually held in Jackson. Gov. Tate Reeves has limited the size of gatherings because of the coronavirus pandemic, so the ceremony was recorded. It is set to be televised at 8 p.m. Friday on Mississippi Public Broadcasting.
The Mississippi Arts Commission said in a news release that the awards are:
Excellence in Literature: Jesmyn Ward
Jesmyn Ward is an author and professor of creative writing at Tulane University. Ward, who grew up in DeLisle, received the National Book Award for her novels “Salvage the Bones” and “Sing, Unburied, Sing.” ....

United States , Rhonda Richmond , Benjamin Wright , Maryj Blige , Gladys Knight , John Lee Hooker , Raphael Semmes , Mose Allison , Janet Jackson , Henry Mancini , Dorothy Moore , Cassandra Wilson , Nellie Mcinnis , Dizzy Gillespie , Justin Timberlake , Michael Jackson , Yvonne Evers , Arthur Jafa , Nellie Mack , Ellis Marsalis , Jesmyn Ward , Aretha Franklin , Venice Biennale , Tate Reeves , Mississippi Arts Commission , Tulane University ,