Democracy needs defending. This generation has a rendezvous to cross its Edmund Pettus Bridge. Let them take inspiration from ...

On the 60th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech, we are reminded how government can address concerns with ...

See 10 of the week’s most interesting images from around the world, as selected by Washington Post photo editors.

Holding hands with other prominent Black leaders, the Rev. Jesse Jackson crossed the Edmund Pettus bridge in Selma, Alabama, on March 9, 2025, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday.” ...

The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced by more than 200 House Democrats ahead of the anniversary of ...

ZAKA — a renowned search, rescue and recovery organization in Israel — has played a key role in the response to the Oct. 7 ...

Three AFP photographers were recognised at the 2025 edition of the Eyes of History competition, an annual still photojournalism contest organised by the White House News Photographers Association ...

Charles Mauldin was near the front of a line of voting rights marchers walking in pairs across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in ...

In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...

Reflecting on the 60th anniversary of the Selma to Montgomery march, highlighting the ongoing struggle for civil rights and ...

Standing at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where hundreds of Foot Soldiers were attacked 60 years ago while ...