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 marking the 100th birthday of Medgar Wiley Evers.
The event runs from Thursday through Sunday at the Jackson Convention Complex. Organizers described the event as a “once-in-a-generation celebration [that] will feature national civil rights leaders, cultural icons, veteran journalists, artists, and organizers — all honoring Evers’s legacy and building power for the next century.”
Featured participants include: Stacey Abrams, Joy Reid, Nikole Hannah-Jones, Eddie Glaude Jr., Anna Wolfe, Howard Ballou, Jerry Mitchell, Reena Evers-Everette and descendants of civil rights icons, including Kerry Kennedy, Attallah Shabazz, and Bettie Dahmer…