Medgar Evers’ life will be celebrated this summer on what would have been his 100th birthday.
Voting activist Stacey Abrams will be among the headliners at “Medgar Evers at 100: A Legacy of Justice, a Future of Change” at the Jackson Convention Center on June 27-29.
The event, sponsored by the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Institute and Mississippi Votes Action Fund, will focus on his lifelong fight for democracy, justice and youth leadership as a part of the 2nd Annual Democracy in Action.
“My father, Medgar Evers, dedicated his life to the fight for justice, believing that everyday people build true democracy,” said Reena Evers-Everette, executive director of the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Institute. “In the face of adverse political winds, much like those my father confronted, we will use his 100th birthday as a clarion call to the next generation to be voices of courage and justice and continue his mission for justice and equality for all.”
Other speakers include: former MSNBC host Joy-Ann Reid, who wrote a bestseller on Medgar and Myrlie Evers; Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of the bestselling book, “Begin Again: James Baldwin’s America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own”; Nikole Hannah-Jones, Howard University’s Knight Chair in Race and Journalism who won the Pulitzer Prize for “The 1619 Project”; and W. Ralph Eubanks, an award-winning writer and professor of Southern Studies at the University of Mississippi.
“As we reflect on the legacy of Medgar Evers, we are reminded that democracy is not a spectator sport—it demands action, commitment, and courage,” said Arekia Bennett Scott, executive director of Mississippi Votes Action Fund. “This convening is an opportunity to equip the next generation with the tools to lead, organize, and continue the fight for justice in Mississippi and beyond.”
Panels will vary from conversations about ending mass incarceration to the power and dangers of AI. The entire schedule can be seen here.
Evers-Everette said June 29 will be Medgar Evers’ Sunday, an interfaith service that reflects on the life and legacy of the NAACP leader, who was assassinated in Jackson on June 12, 1963. His killer was finally convicted in 1994, thanks to the persistence of his widow, Myrlie Evers.
“One hundred years after Medgar Evers entered this world, the threats he faced—hatred, violence, and suppression—still haunt communities across this country. But Medgar showed us what to do. He helped build a movement from the ground up—one that challenged power, demanded equality, and changed history,” said veteran Democratic strategist Chris Fleming. “Now it’s up to us to continue the work by honoring the blueprint he gave us—applying it with renewed strength, clear purpose, and today’s tools to galvanize the next generation to carry the fight for justice forward.”
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