Medgar Evers Institute

Programs: Medgar evers lecture series - guest speaker bob moses, civil rights activist, topic: voting rights. Annual lecture series with over 150 in attendance. Medgar evers international day of justice and service - individuals and organizations are asked to implement volunteer service projects throughout their communities around the world. Mississippi municipal league youth track - the medgar and myrlie evers institute (mmei) partnered with the mississippi municipal league hosting a multi generational panel with topic, "today leader's bridging the gap for tomorrow's future". Annual youth leadership conference held on the ms gulf coast, where more than 500 high school students from cities and towns across mississippi gather to discuss topics on childhood obesity, leadership, volunteering and community service, youth councils in action, mobile technology, urban development, bullying prevention, mentoring, and financial aid for college. Freedom summer 50th anniversary - the 50th anniversary freedom summer event was important in terms of reminding people that the civil rights movement did not end in the 1960s and we are still fighting this fight today. The purpose of the freedom summer event was to examine the legacies of civil rights activism, engaging diverse audiences in public conversations about race and identity politics, and the education of future leaders. It presented an interdisciplinary roster of keynote speakers, such as, mrs. Myrlie evers, u. S. Representative john lewis, children defense fund founder, marion edelman and u. S. Assistant attorney general, jocelyn samuels. The civil rights movement will forever hold a place in the history of overcoming burdens and challenges in neshoba county. The movement led to one of the most important events in mississippi history that occurred in neshoba county. To commemorate the struggles, the journey, and the success over the past 50 years, more than 2100 people attended the 5-day event to remember the lives of those who paved the way for millions. 2014 collaboration with medgar and myrlie evers institute to bring history to life for the next generation of leaders. More than 2100 people participated in the 5-day event. Approximately 1100 of those were young people under the age of 24. The 2014 event was sponsored by the medgar and myrlie evers institute in collaboration with the kellogg foundation and the city of philadelphiamississippi. A-teaam - this is a mentorship program, based in central mississippi, which inspires 40-60 young males of color in middle school to honor the life and live the legacy of medgar evers as they interact with a "village" of role models and mentors. This village of mentors consists of 21 community-based organizations, which provides support and one-on-one guidance, utilizing a meaningful curriculum to empower these young men as they matriculate through middle school. One goal is to assist them in making internal changes with an outcome of increased positive self-esteem and overall improvement in the way they view the world. A-teaam expansion with tlod (the ladies of distinction) to five additional u. S. States.