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Civil rights legacy puts 'the eyes of the world' on tornado damage in Selma, Alabama
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSELMA, Ala. – As Pearlie Miller stood in front of her home in Selma, Alabama, on Friday morning, she...
Bloody Sunday: In Selma, Harris links rights movement with bodily autonomy
The Montgomery Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSpeaking in Selma, Alabama, on the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, Vice President Kamala Harris...
Biden commemorates Bloody Sunday in Selma, Alabama
The Week via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPresident Joe Biden at the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images President Biden visited Selma, Alabama, on Sunday to...
In Selma, Biden presses for voting rights on 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary
Reuters via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSELMA, Alabama (Reuters) -President Joe Biden pressed for the passage of measures to strengthen U.S....
House where King planned Alabama marches moving to Michigan
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA lot was happening in March 1965 in the bungalow in Selma, Alabama, that then-4-year-old Jawana...
VP Harris calls for immediate cease-fire in Gaza
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoWin McNamee/Getty Images While speaking in Selma, Alabama to commemorate the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday — the day Alabama law officers attacked...
One civil rights icon has been overlooked in history books. His family is trying to change that.
NBC News via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAlan Reese’s passion for protecting his grandfather’s place in history started when he was a fifth...
Civil rights leader Bernard Lafayette to help launch Fisk-Belmont social justice initiative. What to...
The Tennessean via Yahoo News· 1 year agoLongtime civil rights leader Bernard Lafayette is set to speak Thursday in Nashville at the launch...
Black leaders reflect on John Lewis, racial equality ahead of Biden’s Bloody Sunday speech
theGrio via AOL· 1 year agoAs President Joe Biden prepares to travel to Selma, Alabama, to commemorate the 58th anniversary of...
Black Alabamians Fear Their Voices Won't Be Heard in the Midterms as They Vote in Contested...
Time via Yahoo News· 2 years agoPeople march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during commemorations for the 57th anniversary of...