Watch President Obama’s Speech in Selma to Commemorate Bloody Sunday
This is the full text of President Obama’s speech at the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday, March 7, 2015 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday.
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Julian Castro, Secretary of HUD, tours Selma Public Housing
Some city leaders are using the 50th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery March to highlight some very real issues going on in Selma today.
Distinguished Pioneers Awarded For Paving Way Of Voting Rights Act
Selma isn’t the only city gearing up for a big weekend. In Montgomery, local and national leaders came together to honor some of the pioneers who paved the way for the voting rights act to become a reality.
Alabama Conference of Black Mayors Visits Lowndes County School
On Friday, the Alabama Conference of Black Mayors stopped in Lowndes County. Students at Central Elementary School in Mosses performed for them, then took a tour of the school.
Weekend Road Closures
The following streets will be closed do to the weekend events.
Selma Events Kick Off With Jimmy Lee Jackson Play
Selma kicked off it’s events earlier today with a performance commemorating one of the martyrs who died.
Hundreds Flock To Selma Mass Meeting At Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church
The excitement in Selma is growing the closer we get to the 50th anniversary of the voting rights March, but tonight people from all over the nation stopped to honor the past and look forward to the future.
Jeff Davis Girl’s Basketball Team Celebrates Championship
The entire Jeff Davis student body packed into the gym, to celebrate with their girl’s basketball team, who won the first ever 7A state title game in Alabama.
2015 Alabama State Football Schedule
2015 Alabama State Football Schedule
