Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Myrlie Evers-Williams

1. Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)

PG-13 | 130 min | Drama, History

A Mississippi district attorney and the widow of Medgar Evers struggle to finally bring a white racist to justice for the 1963 murder of the civil rights leader.

Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: Alec Baldwin, James Woods, Whoopi Goldberg, Virginia Madsen

Votes: 12,182 | Gross: $13.05M

2. 60 Minutes (1968– )

TV-PG | 60 min | Documentary, News

The classic long-running prime time TV investigative news magazine.

Stars: Andrew Rooney, Lesley Stahl, Steve Kroft, Morley Safer

Votes: 4,366

3. Today (1952– )

TV-G | 240 min | News, Talk-Show

A daily live broadcast provides current domestic and international news, weather reports, and interviews with newsmakers from the worlds of politics, business, media, entertainment, and sports.

Stars: Savannah Guthrie, Hoda Kotb, Jack Lescoulie, Frank Blair

Votes: 2,470

4. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)

60 min | News, Talk-Show

Charlie Rose interviews noteworthy people in fields including politics and government, business and economics, science and technology, media, sports and the arts.

Stars: Charlie Rose, Mark Halperin, Al Hunt, Thomas Friedman

Votes: 1,173

5. Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990)

TV-PG | 360 min | Documentary, History

A documentary about the American Civil Rights Movement from 1952 to 1965.

Stars: Julian Bond, Coretta Scott King, John Lewis, Andrew Young

Votes: 739

6. CNN Newsroom (1989–2024)

30 min | News

Newsroom is the longest-running show on CNN. It airs twice on weekdays and throughout the day on Saturdays and Sundays.

Stars: Poppy Harlow, Brooke Baldwin, Jim Sciutto, Ana Cabrera

Votes: 732

7. The One and Only Dick Gregory (2021)

TV-MA | 113 min | Documentary

Chronicles the incredible life and times of legendary comedian and activist Dick Gregory.

Director: Andre Gaines | Stars: Kevin Hart, Rob Schneider, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle

Votes: 485

8. Democracy Now! (2001– )

60 min | News, Talk-Show

Journalist Amy Goodman hosts this independent news program which features international journalists, grassroots leaders, independent analysts, as well as ordinary people directly affected by world events and U.S. policy.

Stars: Amy Goodman, Juan Gonzalez, Nermeen Shaikh, Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Votes: 481

9. American Playhouse (1980–1994)

61 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Anthology series which ran on PBS throughout the 1980s.

Stars: Jeffrey DeMunn, Elizabeth Franz, Edward Herrmann, Sada Thompson

Votes: 413

10. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)

30 min | Talk-Show

A diverse panel of experts on various social, political, economic, and legal issues that are key to Detroit's turnaround.

Stars: Tavis Smiley, Cornel West, Bernie Sanders, Harry Belafonte

Votes: 411

11. America Undercover (1983– )

TV-MA | 67 min | Documentary

A series that features original and previously released documentaries which look at contemporary issues with strong social relevance.

Stars: Lee Grant, Marlene Sanders, Richard Kiley, Lawrence Pressman

Votes: 336

12. PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011– )

TV-G | 60 min | News, Talk-Show

MSNBC news show hosted by Al Sharpton.

Stars: Al Sharpton, Krystal Ball, Faith Jenkins, Dana Milbank

Votes: 253

13. The Last White Knight (2012)

R | 78 min | Documentary, Biography, History

In 1965, 21-year-old Torontonian, Paul Saltzman drove to Mississippi, volunteering as a civil rights worker with the Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee. He was arrested, spending 10... See full summary »

Director: Paul Saltzman | Stars: Delay de la Beckwith, Jim Ingram, Donna Ladd, Jimmie Travis

Votes: 165

14. American Playhouse (1980–1994)
Episode: For Us the Living: The Medgar Evers Story (1983)

90 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

Based on the life and times of NAACP field secretary and Mississippi civil rights leader Medgar Evers, assassinated in 1963.

Director: Michael Schultz | Stars: Howard E. Rollins Jr., Irene Cara, Margaret Avery, Roscoe Lee Browne

Votes: 165

15. Our World (1986–1987)

60 min | History

Each episode focuses on a few months in history and what was going on at the time. Politics, society, music, and other subjects are explored. Interviews with people involved with the stories are featured.

Stars: Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandolf, John S.D. Eisenhower, Pierre Salinger

Votes: 74

16. 27th NAACP Image Awards (1996 TV Special)

TV-G | 120 min

The 27th NAACP Image Awards ceremony was hosted by Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington and recognized outstanding achievements made during 1995 by people of color in music, television, and motion pictures.

Director: Terri McCoy | Stars: Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington, Erika Alexander, Angela Bassett

Votes: 53

17. Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990)
Episode: Fighting Back: 1957-1962 (1987)

TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, History

Following the U.S. Supreme Court's Brown Vs the Board of Education decision, the civil rights movement presses the issue of desegregation in schools. From Little Rock High School and ... See full summary »

Director: Judith Vecchione | Stars: Lindsay Almond Jr., Melvin Bailey, Ross Barnett, Lucius Christopher Bates

Votes: 42

18. Eyes on the Prize (1987–1990)
Episode: Mississippi: Is This America?: 1962-1964 (1987)

TV-PG | 57 min | Documentary, History

1964 sees the advent of Freedom Summer. Volunteers from across the country travel to the south to register Negro voters. Despite the disappearance of three volunteers in Mississippi who are... See full summary »

Director: Orlando Bagwell | Stars: Ella Baker, Rita Schwerner Bender, Unita Blackwell, Julian Bond

Votes: 41

19. Monochrome: Black, White and Blue (2017–2019)

Documentary, Music

Jon Brewer explores the history of blues music and the plight of the people in America's deep south. Through insightful interviews and live performances, a story of the blues is told.

Stars: Morgan Freeman, Charlie Musselwhite, B.B. King, Keb' Mo'

Votes: 34

20. 37th NAACP Image Awards (2006 TV Special)

TV-G | 120 min

The 37th NAACP Image Awards ceremony was hosted by Cuba Gooding Jr. and recognized outstanding achievements made during 2005 by people of color in music, television, and motion pictures.

Director: Jonathan X | Stars: Cuba Gooding Jr., Yolanda Adams, Anthony Anderson, India Arie

Votes: 33

21. 41st NAACP Image Awards (2010 TV Special)

TV-G | 120 min | Family

The 41st NAACP Image Awards ceremony was hosted by Hill Harper and Anika Noni Rose and recognized outstanding achievements made during 2009 by people of color in music, television, and motion pictures.

Directors: Rickey Minor, Jonathan X | Stars: Hill Harper, Anika Noni Rose, Tatyana Ali, Anthony Anderson

Votes: 30

22. The Evers (2020)

91 min | Documentary

Members of Medgar Evers' family are interviewed about him as a father and husband, his activism in the Civil Rights Movement, and his assassination in the driveway of his home by the racist White Citizens' Council of Jackson, Mississippi.

Director: Loki Mulholland | Stars: Darrell Evers, Reena Evers, Myrlie Evers-Williams

Votes: 27

23. America Undercover (1983– )
Episode: Southern Justice: The Murder of Medgar Evers (1994)

TV-MA | 65 min | Documentary

America Undercover profiles the life of civil rights activist Medgar Evers who was killed in 1963 after being shot in the back by a sniper near his Mississippi home. It also talks to his ... See full summary »

Director: Christopher Olgiati | Stars: Stephen Michael Ayers, Julian Bond, Byron de la Beckwith, Medgar Evers

Votes: 23

24. 28th NAACP Image Awards (1997 TV Special)

TV-G | 120 min

The 28th NAACP Image Awards ceremony was hosted by Arsenio Hall and Patti LaBelle and recognized outstanding achievements made during 1996 by people of color in music, television, and motion pictures.

Director: Terri McCoy | Stars: Arsenio Hall, Patti LaBelle, Erika Alexander, Tatyana Ali

Votes: 22

25. Beyond Hate (1991 Video)

90 min | Documentary

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Directors: Dominique Lasseur, Catherine Tatge | Stars: Jimmy Carter, Myrlie Evers-Williams, John Kenneth Galbraith, Nadine Gordimer

Votes: 16

26. Medgar Evers: An Unsung Hero (2010 Video)

Documentary

Documentary about the life and legacy of civil rights activist Medgar Evers.

Director: Michael Cory Davis | Stars: John Ball Jr., Keston Boyce, Charles Evers, Reena Evers

Votes: 11

27. Civil Rights Martyrs: Free at Last (2000 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Martin Kent | Stars: Medgar Evers, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Martin Luther King, Jerry Mitchell

28. The Toughest Job: William Winter's Mississippi (2014)

55 min | Documentary

William Winter is one of the most accomplished governors in Mississippi history. Yet his bold plan to reform the abysmal education system and create public kindergarten in the poorest state... See full summary »

Director: Matthew Graves | Stars: Bill Clinton, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Vernon Jordan, Ray Mabus

29. The Murder and the Movement (1985 TV Movie)

Documentary

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Director: Bob Webb | Stars: Simeon Booker, William Bradford, Medgar Evers, Myrlie Evers-Williams

30. Stills of the Movement: The Civil Rights Photojournalism of Flip Schulke (2009)

32 min | Documentary, Short, Biography

Dr. Martin Luther King understood well the importance of documenting the Civil Rights Movement. There was one photojournalist that he trusted above all others. This film documents the civil... See full summary »

Director: Patty Wittenburg | Stars: John Amos, Myrlie Evers-Williams, C.T. Vivian, Hank Klibanoff

31. Our World (1986–1987)
Episode: Speaking Out: Spring 1963 (1987)

History

President Kennedy speaks out against racism and visits the Berlin Wall; the March on Washington; segregation problems continue. The USPS introduces ZIP codes, surf music and bikinis are big, and Kodak introduces their instamatic camera.

Director: Consuelo Gonzales | Stars: Linda Ellerbee, Ray Gandolf, Harry Belafonte, Anne Cole

32. Monochrome: Black, White and Blue (2017–2019)
Episode: Episode #1.2 (2017)

60 min | Documentary, Music

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Director: Jon Brewer | Stars: Scott Barretta, Joe Bonamassa, Kevin Boyle, Luther Brown

33. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
Episode: Episode dated 15 February 2010 (2010)

Talk-Show

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Director: Jonathan X | Stars: Tavis Smiley, Myrlie Evers-Williams

34. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
Episode: Episode dated 24 December 1996 (1996)

55 min | News, Talk-Show

An interview with Rob Reiner; A discussion with Myrlie Evers-Williams and Bobby DeLaughter; An interview with James Woods

Stars: Charlie Rose, Bobby DeLaughter, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Rob Reiner

35. Charlie Rose (1991–2017)
Episode: Episode dated 5 October 1995 (1995)

55 min | News, Talk-Show

A discussion of Pope John Paul II; An interview with Ed Koch; An interview with Myrlie Evers-Williams

Stars: Charlie Rose, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Ed Koch, Joseph O'Hare

36. 60 Minutes (1968– )
Episode: Operation Restore Aristide/Infomercials/Who Shall Overcome? (1995)

TV-PG | Documentary, News

"Operation Restore Aristide" talks to the Haitian President about his country and U.S. assistance. "Infomercials" looks at the growing popularity of direct advertising. "Who Shall Overcome?... See full summary »

Stars: Steve Kroft, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, Leslie Delatour, Raymond W. Kelly

37. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
Episode: Episode dated 11 June 2013 (2013)

Talk-Show

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Director: Jonathan X | Stars: Myrlie Evers-Williams, Tavis Smiley

38. Democracy Now! (2001– )
Episode: Episode dated 12 June 2013 (2013)

News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Alexander Abdo, James Clapper, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Amy Goodman

39. PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011– )
Episode: Episode dated 12 June 2013 (2013)

TV-G | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Myrlie Evers-Williams, Sheila Jackson Lee, Faith Jenkins, Joy-Ann Reid

40. PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011– )
Episode: Episode dated 23 August 2013 (2013)

TV-G | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Taylor Branch, Myrlie Evers-Williams, Tom Joyner, Martin Luther King III

41. PoliticsNation with Al Sharpton (2011– )
Episode: Episode dated 2 July 2014 (2014)

TV-G | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Al Sharpton, Krystal Ball, José Díaz-Balart, Michelle Ebanks

42. CNN Newsroom (1989–2024)
Episode: Episode dated 28 November 2014 (2014)

News

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Director: Mark Brachowski | Stars: Rashid Abdul-Salaam, Malik Aziz, Brooke Baldwin, Jada Bell

43. Today (1952– )
Episode: Episode dated 27 October 1967 (1967)

TV-G | News, Talk-Show

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Stars: Hugh Downs, Barbara Walters, Frank Blair, Myrlie Evers-Williams

44. Tavis Smiley (2004–2017)
Episode: Episode dated 6 December 2017 (2017)

Talk-Show

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Stars: Myrlie Evers-Williams, Tavis Smiley

45. CNN Newsroom (1989–2024)
Episode: Episode #30.229 (2018)

Not Rated | News

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Stars: Brooke Baldwin, Peter Bergen, Paul Callan, Myrlie Evers-Williams