Alabama U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-7th District) is planning to try once again to establish a federal holiday in memory of Civil Rights icon Rosa Parks.
The Air Force has removed training courses with videos of its storied Tuskegee Airmen and the Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — the female World War II pilots who were vital in ferrying warplanes for the military — to comply with the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Preserving civil rights history was at the center of a check presentation ceremony at Selma University.
The town of Orrville is set to build its very first public library. Town officials hosted a groundbreaking ceremony at the construction site Tuesday morning. The project — has been years in the making. And now — it’s finally about to become reality. The Orrville community is celebrating. It’s celebrating progress — it’s celebrating growth — and it’s celebrating the…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Congresswoman Terri Sewell hosted a disaster relief update in Selma to discuss the ongoing recovery efforts in the city. The city of Selma has come a long way since January 12th. But it still has a long way to go — on the road to recovery. The January 12th tornado — left a 23 mile…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Congresswoman Terri Sewell announces major funding to preserve historic structures at three sites around the city of Selma. “We in Alabama’s 7th Congressional District are mere custodians of America’s history. And if we don’t tell our stories, others will. And they won’t get it right,” said Sewell. Selma University is one of five HBCUs in…
From the West Alabama Newsroom– The U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Environmental Protection Agency are partnering to deliver critical water infrastructure to under-served rural communities. Congresswoman Terri Sewell hosted USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak — and EPA Administrator Michael Regan — at an event in White Hall to kick-off the Closing the Wastewater Gap initiative. The goal of the initiative…
The White House has announced that attorney Fred Gray, who has played a pivotal role in civil rights in Alabama and the nation, will be among those to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.
The city of Montgomery has announced road closures from Friday through Sunday for the annual Faith and Politics Institute’s Civil Rights Pilgrimage.
From the West Alabama Newsroom– Congresswoman Terri Sewell announced the introduction of HR 4 — the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act — Tuesday in Selma. Sewell hosted a press conference at the foot of the historic Edmund Pettus Bridge — to make the announcement. She says more restrictive voter laws are being implemented around the country — so…
