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The Delta Media Project is a direct outgrowth of the collaboration between Mr. Ed Silvera and the Delta Research & Cultural Institute (DRCI) of Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena, MS. In the fall of 2005, DRCI launched a new initiative that we refer to as the Blues & Abstract Truth! This program presents an annual series of lectures and workshop demonstrations honoring the Blues tradition in the Delta, and the linkages between this tradition and those of traditional African society. The visiting musicians and scholars who participate in our series assist DRCI in the production and presentation of new African American cultural resources and models that can be infused as educational reference materials into a Delta Studies minor at Mississippi Valley State University, and into social studies programs in Delta area public schools that have adopted Blues in the Schools programs.
In many ways, moreover, this project reflects an ideal model of the type of participatory action research that DRCI promotes. The Delta Media Project is a venue for content submission by anyone with a vested interest in preserving and promoting the cultural heritage and integrity of the Delta via media. This content will support and enhance on-going statistical research and analysis conducted by DRCI on Human Rights and Wrongs in the Delta and serve as a basis for comparative analyses on the Blues continuum throughout the African Diaspora.
To find out more about The Delta Media Project or for more information or guidelines on submitting your media content for display, please visit our CONTACT US page.
Thanks, again, for visiting our site. I hope you find it to be both informative, and a source of inspiration.
Respectfully Yours,
Marvin Haire, Ph.D.
Interim Director
Delta Research & Cultural Institute
Mississippi Valley State University
Itta Bena, MS
