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*The widow of slain civil rights activist Medgar Evers will deliver the invocation at President Barack Obama’s second inauguration on Jan. 21. The Presidential Inaugural Committee announced today that Myrlie Evers-Williams would deliver the prayer, reports the AP. It comes 50 years after her husband was gunned down in the driveway of his Mississippi home. [...]
*Freedom’s Sisters, an emotional exhibit that tells the story of African American women who changed the world, is currently on display at the Museum of Tolerance. The interactive exhibition honors 20 African American women who have worked for freedom and equality in America. The honorees include: Ella J. Baker, Mary McLeod Bethune, Shirley Chisholm, Septima [...]
*The Association of Black Women Historians are speaking out against both the best-selling novel and the new movie “The Help,” urging fans to reconsider the popular tale of African American maids in 1960s Jackson, Miss., who risk sharing their experiences with a young white journalist. “Despite efforts to market the book and the film as [...]
*(JACKSON, MS) – The Veterans of the Mississippi Civil Rights Movement at Jackson State University will host a three-day conference featuring Minister Louis Farrakhan, Shirley Sherrod and Myrlie Evers-Williams on its 1400 John R. Lynch St. campus March 23-26. The sixth annual conference, themed “Too Much Reform and Not Enough Change. NEEDED: A New Grassroots [...]
*Actress Taraji P. Henson has been tapped to host the Ford Freedom’s Sisters luncheon honoring 20 exceptional African American women who have made a difference in Southern California. The event will be held on Thursday, Feb. 25, from 12 to 2 p.m. at the Beverly Hills Hotel. The local honoree luncheon and award ceremony is [...]
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