Queens Parish Celebrates Sisters, New Religious Association

Queens Parish Celebrates Sisters, New Religious Association

Sisters Monica Okon, Imelda Effiong, and Faustina Quayson are recognized onMay 16 at St. Pancras Church in Glendale as the founding sisters of the Daughters of Divine Mercy Missionaries. (Photo: Alexandra Moyen) GLENDALE — The sound of applause filled St. Pancras Church on May 16 as three women religious renewed their vows and were recognized as the founding sisters of the Daughters of Divine Mercy Missionaries, a new private association of the …

Daughters of Malcolm X, Medgar Evers and Vernon Dahmer will gather for June 26 conversation in Jackson

Organizers of the Medgar Evers at 100 Weekend have announced that Ambassador Attallah Shabazz, Bettie Dahmer and Reena Evers-Everette will headline a June 26 conversation titled “Daddys’ Daughters.”

The Medgar & Myrlie Evers Institute and Mississippi Votes Action Fund celebrate Medgar Evers’ 100th birthday – Jackson Advocate

JANS – In honor of Medgar Wiley Evers’ 100th birthday, the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Institute and Mississippi Votes Action Fund present “Medgar Evers at 100: A Legacy of Justice, A Future of Change.” This three-day event, the 2nd Annual Democracy in Action convening will celebrate Medgar Evers’ lifelong fight for democracy, justice, and youth leadership. Held at the Jackson Convention Center Complex from June 27–29, 2025, participants can register …