#OnThisDay in 1994, a jury convicted Byron De La Beckwith of murdering #NAACP leader Medgar Evers. His widow, Myrlie Evers, said his assassin “failed to realize Medgar was still alive in spirit & through ... every one of us who wanted to see justice done.” mississippitoday.org/2025/02/05/o...

On this day in 1994, Byron De La Beckwith was convicted of murdering Medgar Evers

On this day in 1994, a jury convicted Byron De La Beckwith for the 1963 murder of Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

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NAACP chief slams Trump for linking DEI with plane crash: 'Sinister strategy': Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, is accusing President Trump of blaming Wednesday's fatal plane crash near D.C. on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in order to “distract” from a rocky start to his…

NAACP chief slams Trump for linking DEI with plane crash: 'Sinister strategy'

Derrick Johnson, president and CEO of the NAACP, is accusing President Trump of blaming Wednesday's fatal plane crash near D.C. on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in order to “distract” from a rocky start to his second term.  Speaking to MSNBC,…

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Ida Wells was born enslaved but refused to live in fear. She wielded the power of the press to expose America’s greatest terror—lynching. When the truth made her a target, she didn’t back down. She co-founded the NAACP, fought for Black women’s voting rights, and left a legacy of resistance!

“He’s unqualified, and I daresay that everybody here knows it.” We need more principled senators like Warnock.

Art Candee 🍿🥤@artcandee.bsky.social · 2y ago

Senator Raphael Warnock ahead of the vote on RFK Jr. for HHS Secretary: "I simply do not trust him to oversee the CDC. He's unqualified, and I dare say that everybody here knows it." BOOM! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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