Civil and voting rights activists gathered in Jackson, Mississippi, to honor what would have been the 100th birthday of civil ...

Capitol police have arrested a suspect after the 23-year-old granddaughter of a civil rights activist was shot and killed in ...

Jackson Police Chief Joseph Wade spoke directly to homeless people on new encampment and panhandling state laws.

Neighborhood kids loved civil rights hero Medgar Evers. As he drove down the street, they called his name and begged him to ...

At her funeral service, loved ones described the 23-year-old’s spirit, smile and servant’s heart — reminiscent of her ...

A new historical marker reminds Mississippi of one of the state’s most pivotal court cases during the Civil Rights Movement.

MIAMI – Karah Perkins, the granddaughter of civil rights activist and social justice advocate John Perkins, was shot and killed in Jackson, Mississippi, according to the Clarion Ledger. Capitol police ...

Medgar's assassination in the carport of their Jackson home, now a national monument, in 1963 is considered the first murder of a major civil rights activist and a catalyst for the Civil Rights ...