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…
Democratic Presidential Candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Massachusetts) is scheduled to be in Selma on Sunday, which will mark the 55th anniversary of Bloody Sunday. Former State Sen. Hank Sanders says Warren will take part in the Historical Selma Presidential Forum on Sunday at 4:00 p.m. at Wallace Community College Selma. Sanders says the event is the first-ever presidential forum to be…
Presidential Candidates Corey Booker and Bernie Sanders were among the high ranking officials at the breakfast Sunday. Fifty four years after bloody Sunday, voting rights and voter suppression were the hot topics. Reverend Jesse Jackson says that Selma should not be used as an annual prop. He says Selma presents an opportunity for rural reconstruction. Former Secretary of State and…
The four-day Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma included the annual Freedom Flame Awards Gala, which puts the spotlight on several people for their work in advancing the cause of civil rights. At the event Saturday Night at the Convention Center in Selma, Susan Taylor, Lillian Gregory, Gwen Carr, Lynda Lowery and Yusef Salaam received recognition for their contributions to the movement….
The four-day Bridge Crossing Jubilee included the Music and Street Festival, which was held on Water Avenue near the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge on Saturday afternoon. This event brings out people of all ages, and followed the parade that began from the Concordia College property in the morning. Dozens of vendors were out selling food, clothes and cultural…
