Selma residents react to U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Alabama congressional districts
People in Selma are commending the U.S. Supreme Court for ruling against the Alabama’s congressional maps because they say they discriminated against Black voters.
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Biden’s Visit to Selma Puts Spotlight Back on Voting Rights
President Joe Biden is set to pay tribute to the heroes of “Bloody Sunday,” joining thousands for the annual commemoration of the Bridge Crossing Jubilee in Selma.
Sewell’s “Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area Act” Awaits Presidential Signature
A bill to create an “Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area” has won Congressional approval and now goes to President Biden for his signature.
WATCH: “Making History Today,” an Alabama News Network Special
Alabama News Network recently presented “Making History Today,” a 30-minute special to celebrate Black History Month. This special profiled many local people who are making a difference in their communities.
Voter Turnout Sags in Selma, 57 Years after Bloody Sunday
As thousands of people flock to Selma to remember the 1965 Bloody Sunday march and the struggle for voting rights, today’s voter turnout in Selma is sagging.
Congressman John Lewis Remembered at Voting Rights Events in Selma, Montgomery
Today, the Black Voters Matters group is bringing its “Blackest Bus in America” event to Selma and Montgomery.
President Biden Speaks Virtually at King Unity Breakfast in Selma
From the West Alabama Newsroom– President Joe Biden was the keynote speaker at the annual Martin and Coretta King Unity Breakfast in Selma. President Biden commemorated the struggle for voting rights in Selma — as a battle fought and won. “The blood of John Lewis and so many other brave and righteous souls that was spilled in Selma on this…
President Biden Delivers Remarks Virtually to the King Unity Breakfast in Selma
FILE – In this March 7, 1965, file photo, a state trooper swings a billy club at John Lewis, right foreground, chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, to break up a civil rights voting march in Selma, Ala. (AP Photo/File) The Martin & Coretta King Unity Breakfast in Selma is one of the few in-person events to mark the…
President Biden Marks Bloody Sunday with Executive Order Promoting Voting Access
FILE – Then-Vice President Joe Biden, center, leads a group across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., Sunday, March 3, 2013. From left: Selma Mayor George Evans, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell, D-Ala., Rev. Jesse Jackson, Biden, Rev. Al Sharpton and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga. (AP Photo/Dave Martin) Today is the 56th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, when…
U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Remembers Bloody Sunday
Photo of the late U.S. Rep. John Lewis (D-Georgia) and U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma – Photo from Office of U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell Congresswoman Terri Sewell (D-Alabama) is remembering Bloody Sunday, which took place in Selma on March 7, 1965. She has released this statement: “Today, we commemorate the 56th Anniversary of…
