Bank robberies up nationally Jun 14, 2008
This surveillance camera photo shows a suspect in the robbery of a Trustmark National Bank branch on Medgar Evers Boulevard earlier this month ... June 2: Trustmark, 4890 Medgar Evers Blvd.. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Click for Full Story Jun 12, 2008
Today's Highlight in History: On June 12th, 1963, civil rights leader Medgar Evers was fatallyshot in front of his home in Jackson, Mississippi; he was 37. (In1994, Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of murdering Evers andsentenced to life in prison; he died in 2001. (KWTX.com, TX)
Jackson to hold Dumpster day Saturday Jun 11, 2008
Ward 3 Rutledge Avenue (east off Medgar Evers Boulevard). Ward 4 Raines Park, 5206 Clinton Boulevard (parking lot off Flag Chapel Road). (The Clarion-Ledger)
Soprano family values Jun 11, 2008
After four long years of grappling with homophobic slurs from fellow students, Albert Smith became the Medgar Evers College's first member of an openly gay club to graduate. H-P is trading in the mouse for the touchscreen. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Blacks optimistic, anxious about Obama Jun 6, 2008
Such fears are rooted in the nation's long history of racially motivated violence against African-Americans, particularly those in positions of leadership such as the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and NAACP field secretary Medgar Evers, who were slain in the 1960s. In a sensitive topic, there are also comparison to the Kennedys. (USA Today -- News)
Mark Cornell, President Moet Hennessy USA Hosts Graduation Reception for Alan Newton Jun 5, 2008
Falsely Imprisoned for 22 Years, Alan Newton Graduates from College and Makes Plans for Law School NEW YORK, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Mark Cornell, President f Moet Hennessy USA celebrates the college graduation of 46 year old Alan Newton from Medgar Evers College with a special reception on Monday, June 9, 2008 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at his company's corporate headquarters at 85 Tenth Avenue in lower Manhattan. Newton graduates from Medgar Evers College June 7 with honors and a degree in... (PR Newswire)
Why assassination talk is taboo Jun 4, 2008
For Oswald, another suggestive event appears to have occurred on June 12, 1963, when civil rights leader Medgar Evers was slain by a sniper outside his home in Jackson, Miss. a city close to New Orleans, where Oswald by then was living. (Boston Globe)
Medgar Evers Homecoming: 'We've come a long way' Jun 4, 2008
Medgar Evers Homecoming: 'We've come a long way ... When you walk into the library that bears his name, do you pause to reflect on who Medgar Evers was ... "Medgar Evers was the undisputed leader of the Jackson civil rights movement," said Gene Young, who was inspired as a child by Evers and joined the movement himself. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Some hope Obama turns Miss. 'blue' Jun 4, 2008
Some hope Obama turns Miss. Your browsers security settings are preventing some features from appearing. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Trail blazes with symbols of courage Jun 1, 2008
A plaque at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and Medgar Evers Boulevard in Jackson ... The Old Capitol Museum (100 South State St.) is an important stop in this city, which saw much civil rights activity, and is the hometown of Medgar Evers, the slain NAACP leader. (Boston Globe)
Rap Music Star Nas Drops Plan to Use N-Word in Album... May 22, 2008
"No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil rights movement, but some ... in the streets don't know who (civil rights activist) Medgar Evers was ... they know who Nas is," the rapper said, referring to the civil rights leader slain in the 1960s. "And to my older people who don't know who Nas is and who don't know what a street disciple is, stay outta this (expletive) conversation. We'll talk to you when we're ready. Right now, we're on a whole new movement. We're taking power from... (Fox News)
There's Something About Al: Corporate America's Strange Attraction to Reverend Al Sharpton May 13, 2008
His allies among black civil-rights activists also include NAN Chairman W. Franklyn Richardson, New York City Council Member Charles Barron, Reverend Wyatt Tee Walker, and Myrlie Evers Williams (widow of slain 60s civil-rights leader Medgar Evers). They know he's not "playing" at being one of them; he is one of them, fully possessed of the view that we need a long-overdue "national conversation" on race that, dare one say, ought to be dominated by blacks. (Townhall.com)
College aid application help available May 8, 2008
ESF is a nonprofit organization located on Lakeland Drive, in the Eudora Welty Library downtown and in the Medgar Evers Library in west Jackson. In your voice. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Newsweek: McCain's own pastor problem May 6, 2008
Comment: Liz, take those same words and eat them, if JW had said what he did 40 years ago he'd be killed like MLK, Medgar Evers and Malcolm X ... Comment: Liz, take those same words and eat them, if JW had said what he did 40 years ago he'd be killed like MLK, Medgar Evers and Malcolm X ... Comment: Liz, take those same words and eat them, if JW had said what he did 40 years ago he'd be killed like MLK, Medgar Evers and Malcolm X. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Waterloo civil rights pioneer Elra Johnson dies (1) May 6, 2008
The document was signed by Roy Wilkins, then NAACP national executive director, and Charles Evers, then field director of the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP and the brother of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, who was himself murdered in Mississippi a few years earlier. Upon her 100th birthday in 2006, she was honored as the oldest living member of Payne Memorial AME Church in Waterloo. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Judge Throws Out Negligence Action Stemming From Fifth-Grade Graduation Melee Apr 19, 2008
Robinson purportedly injured her shoulder during a skirmish at graduation ceremonies for Brooklyn's P.S. 92, which were held at an auditorium at Medgar Evers College. According to news accounts, in articles with headlines such as "Maced at Graduation" and "Caps N' Groans," bedlam broke out when as many as 3,000 people showed up at the auditorium, which had a capacity of 489. (Law.com)
Lincoln University recognizes big accomplishments Apr 8, 2008
He returned to the university after helping establish the Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1973 as president, serving 10 years. During his tenure, he became the first college president and the first black to become president of the NCAA.. (Jefferson City News Tribune, MO)
Former judge, mayoral candidate R. Eugene Pincham dies Apr 4, 2008
A longtime civil rights activist, he called for investigations of police brutality and for national shrines to Emmett Till, Medgar Evers and other victims of racism. "He stood up for the little man, he refused to quit, he challenged the system to make it better for all people," his son said. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Sharpton, King III To Host 'Recommitment March' On 40th Anniversary Of King Assassination Mar 29, 2008
Also, on April 2, a ticketed "Keepers of the Dream Awards Dinner," hosted by Mo'Nique, will honor the Academy-Award nominated actress Cicely Tyson, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, Myrlie Evers Williams of the Medgar Evers Institute, Earl Graves Sr. of Black Enterprise Magazine, William Lucy of the Coalition of Black Trade Unionist, Wyatt Tee Walker, and Civil Rights Pioneer Ian M. Cooke of the Colgate-Palmolive Company. For more detailed information and complete agenda, visit www. (Atlanta Daily World, GA)
Slayings claim 18 so far in year Mar 27, 2008
The other was the Jan. 25 shooting of James Bridgeman Jr., 31, at Block To Block Lounge on Medgar Evers Boulevard. Bridgeman was shot and killed by security guards after they claim he threatened them with an assault rifle. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Judge OK with suspension Mar 26, 2008
In the 1996 film, Ghosts of Mississippi, Alec Baldwin portrayed DeLaughter as the assistant district attorney who prosecuted Byron De La Beckwith, who assassinated Mississippi NAACP leader Medgar Evers in 1963. In 1994, Beckwith was sentenced to life in prison, where he died in 2001. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Recalling Hargrove's tenacity in Evers case Mar 23, 2008
One of the stories that Shoemaker covered was the assassination of NAACP Field Director Medgar Evers in his Jackson home on the night of June 12, 1963. Shoemaker recalled how then-JPD Capt. Hargrove and Detective John Chamblee dutifully, doggedly worked the Evers crime scene looking for evidence. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Looking to get into college? Here are the most accepting (1) Mar 23, 2008
City University of New York, Medgar Evers College (N.Y.). Glenville State College (W.Va. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
National Civil Rights Museum gets home, but not all are happy Mar 21, 2008
A statue of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers stands in northeast Jackson, where critics say they thought the national civil rights museum should be built. RELATED LINKS. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Law Enforcement Briefs Mar 15, 2008
The woman managed to drive to Ridgeway Street and Medgar Evers Boulevard, where she summoned police, according to a Jackson Police Department news release. She was transported to the University of Mississippi Medical Center, but her wounds were not considered to be life-threatening. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Museum, sites can help tell Miss. 'story' Mar 2, 2008
I would suggest that the entire state of Mississippi is a museum, and that no one or two designated sites or buildings dedicated to Elvis Presley, Richard Wright, Medgar Evers, William Faulkner, Walter Anderson, Pushmataha, or Robert Johnson could possibly serve to tell this remarkable and unparalleled story. So no matter where the Civil Rights Commission decides to locate a facility to honor and celebrate this chapter of our history, I think it is important to remember that our "story" is our... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Party patrol nets arrests Feb 21, 2008
Jeremy Cowards, 20, of Jackson was arrested for possession of marijuana on Saturday at 11:35 p.m. at Club Hypnotic on Medgar Evers Boulevard. Leonard Dishmon, 24, of Jackson was arrested for possession of marijuana with a handgun on Saturday at 12:19 a.m. at The Spot on Bailey Avenue. (The Clarion-Ledger)
A funk inferno Feb 19, 2008
There were other strains, too: Nina Simone had hitched her heart-stopping voice to the mast of the civil rights movement as early as 1964 with 'Mississippi Goddam', in response to the murder of Medgar Evers by the Ku Klux Klan and the bombing of a black church in Alabama, killing four children, in 1963, and Aretha Franklin was engaged directly with Dr King, a family friend and regular visitor to the Franklin household. In Detroit, Tamla Motown had burst black music's banks into the mainstream. (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
BASKETBALL (4) Feb 19, 2008
Baruch 102, Medgar Evers 49. Staten Island 73, N.Y. Tech 61. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Civil rights museum belongs in capital city Feb 17, 2008
That makes it important to build entertainment venues that make sense for the city and bundle them with like attractions, such as Medgar Evers' home, Eudora Welty's place, Smith Robertson Museum and the many other historical opportunities this city already provides. On the tourist track. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Booze after hours on radar Feb 14, 2008
Bargoers and police officers working the late shift stream into her down-home place - Sylvia's - off of Medgar Evers Boulevard for catfish, pork chops, shrimp, burgers and wings. She offers beer, but some either pass or bring a bagged drink. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Several places recycle steel cans and plastic Feb 11, 2008
Cash for Cans, 4106 Medgar Evers Blvd.. According to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality Web site, this is how you should prepare the cans for recycling: Rinse aluminum and steel cans, paper labels on steel cans do not have to removed, and stomp cans flat to save space. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Chicago Teacher Allegedly Tapes Special Education Student to Chair Feb 10, 2008
The teacher was told Wednesday not to report back to Medgar Evers School on the city's South Side, Chicago Public Schools spokesman Michael Vaughn said. The teacher was in a classroom of four or five students on Tuesday when one 9-year-old boy would not sit down. (Fox News -- Politics)
Tour civil rights sites with book as your guide Feb 9, 2008
the house where Medgar Evers lived, and in front of which he was assassinated, is a museum. ajc. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Wednesday's Women's Basketball Scores Feb 7, 2008
Brooklyn 75, Medgar Evers 60. Chatham 63, Grove City 56. (International Herald Tribune)
Monday's College Basketball Scores Jan 29, 2008
Ramapo 92, Medgar Evers 75. Sciences, Pa. (International Herald Tribune)
Man held in Jackson's 5th homicide in '08 Jan 27, 2008
Early Friday morning, 31-year-old James Bridgeman Jr. was shot and killed by at least one security guard at the Block To Block Lounge on Medgar Evers Boulevard. Police say Bridgeman got into an argument about parking with the club's private security, left the club and came back with an assault rifle and a bullet-resistant vest. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Man shot dead by nightclub security Jan 26, 2008
The shooting occurred shortly after 3 a.m. outside the Block To Block Lounge on Medgar Evers Boulevard at West Ridgeway Street, according to a statement released Friday afternoon by the Jackson Police Department. Investigators say 31-year-old James Bridgeman Jr. of Jackson got into an argument over parking with security guards at the club. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Man dead after shooting at Jackson club Jan 25, 2008
James Bridgeman Jr. argued with someone in the parking lot at the Block to Block club on Medgar Evers and Rutledge Avenue, according to witnesses. Bridgeman left the club and returned with an assault rifle and wearing a bulletproof vest, witnesses said. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Evers-Williams urges locals to keep King's legacy alive Jan 23, 2008
This was the message Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers, delivered at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemorative event Monday night at Mississippi University for Women's Rent Auditorium ... It was here that her first husband, Medgar Evers, met community leader Dr. E.J. Stringer to discuss Evers' involvement with the Mississippi NAACP. Evers took the position of the first National Association for the Advancement of Colored People field secretary in... (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Remembering Martin and Medgar (1/21) Jan 22, 2008
Evers-Williams is the widow of civil rights martyr Medgar Evers, who as NAACP field secretary was gunned down in the driveway of their Jackson home in 1963 by Byron De La Beckwith. Finally, in 1994, De La Beckwith was brought to justice. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
A good evening to honor Langella Jan 20, 2008
For three years, Gianvito, who teaches visual and media studies at Emerson College, filmed monuments to American radicals including Sojourner Truth, Medgar Evers, and Susan B. Anthony and movements including the Bread and Roses Strike in Lawrence. "There are no interviews, no voice-over," wrote Mark Feeney in a Globe review last November. (Boston Globe)
Medgar Evers' widow to hold book signing Jan 18, 2008
Medgar Evers' widow to hold book signing ... Organizers of the Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Celebration announced Wednesday Myrlie Evers-Williams, civil rights leader Medgar Evers' widow, will have a book signing at Wal-Mart, located at 913 Highway 45 N. in Columbus, on Monday ... Evers-Williams will be at Wal-Mart from 10:30-11 a.m. signing her books Watch Me Fly and The Autobiography of Medgar Evers by Myrlie Evers-Williams; Wal-Mart carries the books. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
Who Cares: Making a dream come true is overdue Jan 16, 2008
King s I Have a Dream speech on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial on Aug. 28, 1963 came just two months after Civil Rights leader Medgar Evers was shot and killed outside his Mississippi home. Two weeks after King spoke, four black girls were killed when a bomb, planted by members of the Ku Klux Klan, exploded in a Birmingham, Ala. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Locals inspired by MLK Jan 13, 2008
The present of the African-American community, Jordan said, isn't what King and fellow slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers were fighting for. He's heartbroken and perplexed by deterioration in some parts of the community. (Freeport Journal-Standard, IL)
NCAA pioneer Frank worthy of praise Jan 11, 2008
College, a tour of duty as dean of students and vice-president for academic affairs at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, N.Y.. "At every stop, Dr. Frank was a catalyst for important and positive change," said Brand, who was in New Orleans for the BCS championship game between LSU and Ohio State. (Nola.com -- Sports)
What Jackie Did Next Jan 8, 2008
That year, Medgar Evers was murdered in Mississippi, and a church bombing killed four girls in Birmingham. Then in October, Adlai Stevenson was mobbed by anti-UN demonstrators in Dallas and hit on the head with a placard. (The American Conservative)
Mississippi briefs Dec 31, 2007
The Medgar Evers Community Center will host the last two days of this year's Kwanzaa celebration. Today, Kuumba will be observed with presentations by the Study Africa Group and the Mwana Illi Mumgu Dance Troop. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Holiday closings Dec 29, 2007
Libraries in the Jackson/Hinds Library System will be closed Monday and Tuesday, and reopen on Wednesday: Fannie Lou Hamer Library, Margaret Walker Alexander Library, Willie Morris Library, Eudora Welty Library, Medgar Evers Library, Northside LIbrary and Richard Wright Library, R.G.Bolden/Anna Bell-Moore Library, all in Jackson; Evelyn Taylor Majure Library, Utica; Ella Bess Austin Library, Terry; Raymond Library, Raymond; Lois A. Flagg Library, Edwards; A.E. Wood Library, Clinton; Beverly J.... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Christmas closings Dec 25, 2007
Medgar Evers Library, Jackson. Northside LIbrary, Jackson. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Saturday's Women's College Basketball Scores Dec 23, 2007
St. Joseph's, N.Y. 56, Medgar Evers 48. St. Rose 71, Adelphi 59. (International Herald Tribune)
Mississippi-based group out to protect Jena from ‘invaders' Dec 22, 2007
More recently, he rallied in support of Byron de la Beckwith, the white supremacist who was convicted in 1994 of murdering Medgar Evers. Barrett and his followers now want to re-segregate the University of Mississippi, calling on recently hired football coach Houston Nutt to honor the heritage ever notice how Confederate flag wavers always talk about heritage when they see an increasingly integrated world around them. (Greenville Delta Democrat Times, MS)
Services set for civil rights-era 'hero' Dec 11, 2007
McComb native David Bickham, a grant writer in the office of development at Jackson State University, said Bryant was almost the last of the World War II generation that made up that part of the civil rights movement, including Aaron Henry and Medgar Evers ... In 1986, he received the Medgar Evers Medallion Award. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Cold cases: Solving crimes should be priority Dec 11, 2007
In 1989, a groundswell of support led to the reopening the 1963 assassination of Mississippi NAACP leader Medgar Evers of Jackson, ending with the 1994 conviction of Byron De La Beckwith. Since 1990, authorities in seven states have made 29 arrests leading to 23 convictions. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Christmas delivery Dec 1, 2007
Margy Keyes helps Robert Williams of Jackson with mailing a package on Thursday at the Medgar Evers Postal Facility. DEADLINES. (The Clarion-Ledger)
John Gianvito's ''Profit motive'' is a hushed, hypnotic history Nov 29, 2007
The people's names, as they get closer to us in time, shift from history (distant, done, dead) to politics (near, ongoing, ideologically animate): Medgar Evers, Malcolm X, Fannie Lou Hamer (who has the glorious epitaph "I am sick and tired of being sick and tired"), Dorothy Day, James Baldwin, Cesar Chavez, Philip Berrigan. There are no interviews, no voice-over. (Boston Globe)
Medgar Evers' widow to headline event Nov 29, 2007
Medgar Evers' widow to headline event ... Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, will close out Columbus' annual Martin Luther King Jr. Weekend Celebration Monday, Jan. 21, event organizers announced today ... Myrlie Evers-Williams and Medgar Evers are the pioneers for the NAACP chapters in Mississippi, which they fought and suffered for racial equality during the civil rights era. (Columbus Commercial Dispatch, MS)
The beat goes on: Miss. Blues Trail marker celebrates Trumpet Records Nov 16, 2007
"He later recorded with the Blind Boys of Mississippi and cut soul singles for labels including Paula, Wand and Sound Stage 7.In January 1951, Trumpet moved into blues with a single by Sonny Boy Williamson II (Rice Miller), who was well known to Mississippi blues fans because of his daily radio broadcasts on KFFA out of Helena, Ark. Williamson eventually moved into an apartment at 509 Farish St. in a building that also housed the Big Apple Inn and Medgar Evers' NAACP office.Williamson's Trumpet... (The Clarion-Ledger)
Arthur Bremer, Who Shot Wallace, Is Freed Nov 10, 2007
Byron de la Beckwith was convicted of assassinating the civil rights leader Medgar Evers but not until 1994, 31 years after the crime, because two earlier prosecutions ended in mistrials. Already 74 and ailing when he entered prison, he was sentenced to life and died in custody in 2001. (New York Times)
Southwick: Judge judged by region's history Oct 25, 2007
There, he would have joined Charles Pickering and Michael Wallace, also trashed for the same reasons - never mind that Pickering fought for civil rights and was lauded by Charles Evers, brother of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Said Charles Evers of Pickering: I know his positive record on race relations, civil rights, and equal protection for all. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Mitchell captivates audience at Potomac State College Oct 25, 2007
Mitchell himself was portrayed in the film, about the reopening of a cold case involving the assassination of civil rights worker Medgar Evers. Mitchell's reporting sent Evers away for life. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Mitchell to speak at Potomac State tonight Oct 23, 2007
Mitchell's work so far has helped put 5 Klansmen behind bars, Byron De La Beckwith for the 1963 assassination of NAACP leader Medgar Evers; Imperial Wizard Sam Bowers, for ordering the fatal firebombing of NAACP leader Vernon Dahmer in 1966; and Bobby Cherry for the 1963 bombing of a Birmingham church, resulting in the deaths of 4 young girls. Since 1989, the 48-year-old reporter for The Clarion-Ledger in Jackson, Miss. (Keyser Mineral Daily News Tribune, WV)
Much-honored reporter set to speak at WVU-Parkersburg Oct 23, 2007
In 1996 he was portrayed in the Rob Reiner film Ghosts of Mississippi, about the murder of Medgar Evers and the belated effort to bring killer Bryon De La Beckwith to justice. Mitchell has won more than 20 national awards, including the Sigma Delta Chi Awards for Public Justice, Heywood Broun Award, Sidney Hillman Awards, American Legions Fourth Estate Award, National Association of Black Journalists Award for Enterprise Reporting, Abraham Lincoln Maroviz Award, and Inland Press Association... (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Nas Denies Reports That Def Jam Nixing N-Word Album... Oct 20, 2007
"No disrespect to none of them who were part of the civil rights movement, but some ... in the streets don't know who (civil rights activist) Medgar Evers was ... they know who Nas is," the rapper said, referring to the civil rights leader slain in the 1960s. "And to my older people who don't know who Nas is and who don't know what a street disciple is, stay outta this (expletive) conversation. We'll talk to you when we're ready. Right now, we're on a whole new movement. We're taking power from... (Fox News)
Civil Rights photographer Ernest Withers dies Oct 19, 2007
As a freelance photographer for African-American newspapers, Withers traveled with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, Medgar Evers and other figures in the Civil Rights Movement. He also photographed the early performances of celebrities like Elvis Presley, B.B. King and Ike and Tina Turner. (WREG.com, TN)
