MS SR93

Honors the legacies of blues musician Riley B. "B.B." King (born September 16, 1925) and civil rights pioneer Medgar Wiley Evers (born July 2, 1925) on their 100th birth anniversaries in 2025

Recognizes B.B. King as "the single most important electric guitarist of the last half of the 20th Century" who recorded over 50 albums, won 15 Grammy Awards, and performed an average of 200 concerts per year throughout his career

Acknowledges Medgar Evers' dedicated work as NAACP field secretary in Mississippi fighting against segregation, expanding voting rights, and promoting economic opportunities for Black communities before his assassination on June 12, 1963

Directs the resolution be presented to surviving descendants of both men and forwarded to the B.B. King Museum and Delta Interpretive Center, Mississippi Museum of History, Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, and related state institutions