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Hace 1 día · It was capped off with a call to action from Myrlie Evers-Williams, ... began the award portion of the evening by introducing Ms. Evers-Williams, 91. She did not attend the event in person, ...
Hace 5 días · March 17, 1933, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S. (age 91) Notable Family Members: spouse Medgar Evers. Myrlie Evers-Williams (born March 17, 1933, Vicksburg, Mississippi, U.S.) is an African American activist and the wife of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, whose racially motivated murder in 1963 made him a national icon.
Hace 1 día · It was capped off with a call to action from Myrlie Evers-Williams, the widow of the slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers. Every year, the Gordon Parks Foundation, named for Gordon Parks, the famed photographer, director and musician, honors a community of artists and athletes at a gala to raise funds for fellowships and scholarships.
Hace 1 día · And that presence was ever present from the moment guests walked into the landmark building. ... Civil Rights luminary Myrlie Evers-Williams, and Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz. ...
Hace 1 día · At a gala in New York, the Gordon Parks Foundation honored Alicia Keys, Swizz Beatz, Colin Kaepernick, the late Richard Roundtree, and Myrlie Evers-Williams, widow of civil rights activist Medgar ...
Hace 1 día · Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz, Colin Kaepernick Among Those Honored at the Gordon Parks Foundation Gala. The Tuesday night event also honored Mickalene Thomas, Myrlie Evers-Williams and the late ...
Hace 3 días · The assembled group agreed that Myrlie Evers, the new widow of Medgar Evers, could speak during the "Tribute to Women". However, Evers was unavailable, having missed her flight, and Daisy Bates spoke briefly (less than 200 words) in place of her.
