Heading out to learn Mississippi this summer? This is a list of state landmarks that shaped the Black civil rights movement ...

As what would have been Medgar Evers 100th birthday passes, people who gathered at a conference dedicated to him reflected on his lasting legacy.

School of Law awarded civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers with a posthumous Honorary Doctor of Laws degree. The degree ...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) – Slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers was honored for paving the way for black leaders during a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of his death. Evers should be ...

Police in Atlanta are looking for the granddaughter of civil rights icons Medgar and Myrlie Evers, according to a press release shared by the family spokesperson. Nicole Evers-Everette, affectionately ...

In 1994, eight black and four white jurors found 74-year-old white supremacist and long-time Klan member Byron De La Beckwith guilty of first-degree murder in the 1963 killing of civil rights activist ...

Video above: Civil rights activist Medgar Wiley Evers and King of the Blues, B.B. King were given a centennial celebration for all of their contributions to Mississippi.In honor of Black History Month ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Former MSNBC anchor and best-selling author Joy-Anne Reid received a prestigious honor at the University of Memphis Saturday. The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change ...

The award honors an outstanding individual who is championing and speaking of the rights of the underclass or making the public aware either through the written or electronic press. Miles is the first ...

RANKIN COUNTY, Miss. (WJTV) – The brother of slain Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers died Wednesday in Brandon, Mississippi, according to the Rankin County coroner. Charles Evers was 97. Evers was born ...