From the West Alabama Newsroom– COVID-19 has drastically changed the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee. The event will be totally virtual this year — and preparations are coming down to the wire. Drew Glover is the Principal Coordinator for the event. “The Jubilee as an organization is discouraging people from having in-person events over the weekend that would cause any kind…
From the West Alabama News Network– Preparations for the Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee are underway in Selma. And organizers say this year’s Jubilee — will be a global event. “And it’s going to take place in a totally virtual format. That is due to wanting to fight COVID and keep as many people safe as possible, while at the same…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The public feud between Selma activist Faya Rose — and Dallas County District Attorney Michael Jackson — takes a new turn. Now former state senator Hank Sanders has joined the fray. Toure — and her husband former State Senator Hank Sanders — responded differently to accusations of stealing made by District Attorney Michael Jackson. “I’m…
From the West Alabama newsroom– Congressman John Lewis was a fixture at the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma. He used his influence — to support the effort to commemorate Bloody Sunday — and the Selma to Montgomery marches. Lewis rarely missed an opportunity to attend the Jubilee over the years. His iconic stature helped grow the event into one…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The largest Civil Rights event in the country is now under new leadership. The Selma Bridge Crossing Jubilee recently announced Drew Glover of Santa Cruz, California — as the new Principal Coordinator for the event. Glover takes over from Faya Rose Toure — who coordinated the Jubilee for nearly 30 years. The Jubilee features more…
Sunday marked the final day of the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee weekend. There were some well-known faces in Selma, including several democratic presidential candidates. Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren; Former South Bend Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigieg; Former Vice President Joe Biden; former New York City mayor Mike Bloomberg; and philanthropist Tom Steyer all brought their campaigning efforts to Selma…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– It was another full slate of events Saturday at the annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma. The day featured about twenty separate activities and events. Half of them were workshops — covering topics like mass incarceration — reparations — and the power of the vote. “We need every person who has the eligibility to vote…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is underway in Selma. The four day event kicked off Thursday night with a welcome reception — and a mass meeting at the historic Tabernacle Baptist Church. There was a full slate of activities going on all day Friday. Calvin McTier of Montgomery is one of the golfers taking part…
The 55th Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee is underway in Selma. This annual event remembers Bloody Sunday and celebrates civil rights history. Bloody Sunday happened on March 7, 1965. That’s when hundreds of people marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma to call for equal voting rights. They were met by dozens of Alabama State Troopers who beat them. That…
Local law enforcement is gearing up for the largest civil rights commemoration in the world, the 55th anniversary of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee. “We want them to know that we’re going to do everything possible to make sure this weekend is a safe weekend for them so they can come out and enjoy,” said Selma Police Chief Kenta Fulford. Fulford…
