(WIB) – Although many freedom fighters and faith leaders make the yearly March pilgrimage to Selma, Alabama in commemoration of the hundreds of civil rights activists injured by police on March 7, ...
Dozens of 5-to-17-year-olds wore makeup and fashions of the era to depict historical figures and highlight their achievements for the annual Blacks in Wax.
At times history and fate meet at a single time in a single place to shape a turning point that is man’s unending search for ...
What those patriotic Americans showed us is that ours is a government of the people where everyday Americans can stand up and ...
When I think about what we can learn from the Selma marches, the single most important advice I give is to listen to others.
I had the pleasure of watching and participating in the 60th anniversary of Bloody Sunday during the 33rd anniversary of the ...
SELMA, AL – Sixty years have passed since a group of peaceful protesters were severely beaten after crossing the Edmund ...
In 1966, Simone wrote and performed “Four Women,” a musical portrait of different stereotyped Black women who were exploited ...
The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act was introduced by more than 200 House Democrats ahead of the anniversary of ...
Standing at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge where hundreds of Foot Soldiers were attacked 60 years ago while ...
Sixty years after John Lewis and hundreds of Civil Rights activists were beaten by the Alabama State Police, thousands returned to Selma and the Edmund Pettus Bridge to remember one of the bloodiest ...
Sixty years have passed since the brutal events of Bloody Sunday, when brave men and women risked everything to march across ...