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Medgar Evers to receive Presidential Medal of Freedom, country’s highest civilian honor
Biloxi Sun Herald via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoAt her husband’s funeral in 1963, Myrlie Evers heard NAACP Executive Director Roy Wilkins declare,...
‘Operation Ghost Busted:’ 76 charged in one of state’s largest-ever drug trafficking indictments
WSB Cox articles via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe Federal Bureau of Investigation indicted 76 people in Georgia in what officials are describing...
Davis: My granddad, and how he put the hero John Brown on my mind
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 2 years agoI grew up on Fort Bragg, but I was born in small-town Albemarle. While my military community was...
How Mississippians are celebrating Juneteenth weekend
theGrio via AOL· 2 years agoMississippi communities are commemorating Juneteenth with events ranging from history-themed dinners...
60 years after Medgar Evers’ murder, his widow continues a civil rights legacy
theGrio via AOL· 11 months agoEvers investigated lynchings, beatings and other violence that Black residents suffered at the hands...
Medgar Evers assassination: Myrlie Evers-Williams recounts the details
The Clarion Ledger via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMyrlie Evers-Williams and Al Sharpton, speaking at gala honoring Medgar Evers 60 years after his...
Scotland's 2nd-half rally comes up short against Richmond
The Laurinburg Exchange, N.C. via Yahoo Sports· 6 months agoOct. 28—LAURINBURG — The 56th meeting between Scotland and Richmond turned out to be another instant classic in the storied rivalry between the schools Friday night at Pate Stadium — despite ...