U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Reena Evers-Everette, daughter of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers, walk arm-in-arm from her former home to Myrlie's Garden, Friday, June 21, 2024 in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today
Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson broke ground Friday on a $20 million renovation of Medgar Evers Boulevard in Jackson.