MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) – Former MSNBC anchor and best-selling author Joy-Anne Reid received a prestigious honor at the University of Memphis Saturday.
The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change awarded Reid their National Book Award for her work “Medgar and Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America.”
The New York Times bestselling novel explores the story of Medgar and Myrlie Evers and their courageous fight against racism in Mississippi…