Bill Clinton, Eric Holder to join in Arlington tribute to Medgar Evers
Former president Bill Clinton, Attorney General Eric Holder and NAACP officials will join Myrlie Evers-Williams today for a remembrance ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in honor of slain civil...
View ArticleObama calls Medgar Evers a ‘Warrior of justice’
On Tuesday, President Barack Obama visited with Myrlie Evers-Williams, a civil rights heroine and widow of Medgar Evers, and other members of the Evers family, to commemorate Medgar Evers’ life and...
View ArticleMedgar Evers honored at Arlington 50 years after assassination
Slain NAACP field secretary, civil rights leader, World War II veteran, father and husband - Medgar Wiley Evers, was honored Wednesday at Arlington National Cemetery in a wreath-laying ceremony,...
View ArticleWidow works to preserve Evers’ civil-rights legacy
Myrlie Evers-Williams acknowledges it would be easy to remain mired in bitterness and anger, 50 years after a sniper's bullet made her a widow. Instead, she's determined to celebrate the legacy of her...
View ArticleAlcorn honors Medgar Wiley Evers’ life and legacy, unveils memorial statue
June 13, 2013, will forever be written in history as a day when the life and legacy of American hero and Alcorn alum Medgar Wiley Evers ’52 was honored by dedicating a heroic size statue on the campus...
View ArticleAlcorn President, Myrlie Evers honored at 2013 HBCU Awards
Alcorn State University President M. Christopher Brown II continues to be recognized as a pioneer leader and Saturday, June 28, at the Center for HBCU Media Advocacy’s third annual HBCU Awards he...
View ArticleMyrlie Evers honored with National Urban League Civil Rights Award
The Alcorn family congratulates civil rights icon Myrlie Evers for being honored with the National Urban League Civil Rights Award. Mrs. Evers, who serves as Distinguished Scholar-in-Residence at...
View ArticleHow Mississippi and Emmett Till shaped the March on Washington
As many across the nation remain in shock and disbelief at the recent verdict in the death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, his case has become hauntingly reminiscent of another black teenager gunned...
View ArticleStories captured by The Mississippi Link in 2013
By Ayesha K. Mustafaa Editor [su_slider source="media: 99993993,99993992,99993991" link="image" target="blank" height="600" autoplay="5500"] During the year 2013, The Mississippi Link carried articles...
View ArticleMississippi flag protest: Hundreds rally for removal of Confederate emblem
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Civil-rights leader Myrlie Evers-Williams, Mississippi-born rapper David Banner and a prominent South Carolina lawmaker are calling on Mississippi to remove the Confederate battle...
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