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

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

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Natchez community celebrates Medgar Evers 100th birthday NATCHEZ – A recent panel ...

After a shooting claimed the life of the granddaughter of civil rights leader Dr. John Perkins, she was laid to rest. The ...

The Two Mississippi Museums honored civil rights activist Medgar Evers on what would have been his 100th birthday. The ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than 60 years after a white supremacist assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers, his ...

The Medgar Evers at 100 Celebration continues Saturday morning with more workshops and panel discussions, and a fundraising concert Saturday night at the Jackson Convention Complex.

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

In celebration of Evers' lasting legacy, the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute and Mississippi Votes Action Fund are hosting the second annual Democracy in Action Convening. This year's event is ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...