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Convening in the capital city: Leaders gather to honor civil rights icon
HONORING A CIVIL RIGHTS ICON. CIVIL RIGHTS GIANTS IN THE CAPITAL CITY FOR A WEEKEND OF REMEMBRANCE. AS JACKSON CELEBRATES WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN MEDGAR EVERS 100TH BIRTHDAY. >> THIS WEEKEND OF PANELS ...
'Medgar Evers at 100' celebrates lasting legacy with a weekend of panels, workshops and more
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 ...
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Riverhead’s Mr. Tyre celebrates 100 years in pinstripes
Surrounded by some 75 friends and family members at the American Legion Hall in Riverhead, Mr. Tyre celebrated achieving ...
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Medgar Evers' legacy celebrated at 100th birthday event in Jackson
People from across the nation gathered at the Jackson Convention Complex to celebrate what would have been the 100th birthday of civil rights icon Medgar Evers.Rev. Donald Tucker, the first president ...
WWII Marine veteran Frank Wright hopes to receive 100,000 cards for 100th birthday on July 5
WWII Marine Cpl. Frank S. Wright's 100th birthday wish is to receive 100,000 postcards or birthday cards. Here's where you ...
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Schedule released for Medgar Evers’ 100th four-day event
The Medgar and Myrlie Evers Institute and Mississippi Votes Action Fund today released the full confirmed schedule for the Democracy in Action Convening, a multiday tribute markin ...
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Why Ali Betrayed Malcolm X - Boxing Scene
Malcolm X died on Feb. 21, 1965, just four days short of the first anniversary of Ali's surprise conquest of Sonny Liston. Ali's victory in 1964, in fact, ...