1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1748+ words) BLACKPRESSUSA OP-ED: Leatha Davis was a teenager when she marched in Selma, survived violent attacks and testified in a federal case that helped clear the way for the Selma-to-Montgomery march. Now 81, she says the fight for voting rights is not…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (186+ words) From the West Alabama Newsroom– There’s a new tour bus in Selma sharing voting rights history with tourists who visit the historic city. Terry Chestnut of Selma owns and operates Selma Tours. He provides guided tours — detailing the people — places…...

3+ mon, 5+ day ago   (271+ words) Tuesday marks 62 years since Bloody Tuesday, and foot soldiers and community members gathered at Tuscaloosa's First African Baptist Church to commemorate the historic march to the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse for equal rights. Mary Kemp, one of the foot soldiers who…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (182+ words) U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell speaks at Tabernacle Baptist Church during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights in Selma, Alabama. See a prayer march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge during the National Day of Action for Voting Rights event held…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (354+ words) DEARBORN, Mich. – A landmark of the Civil Rights movement has found a new home in Michigan. The Jackson Home -- relocated from Selma, Alabama, and now more than a century old -- is on display at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, offering visitors…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (558+ words) Community advocates and civic organizations used Florida Emancipation Day to link the state’s history of slavery with modern voting rights battles and a brewing dispute over how seats on the Orange County Commission should be filled. The Immigrants Are Welcome…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (625+ words) I asked my Grandma “OG” what she thought about the right to vote, after the U.S. Supreme Court last week effectively stripped away the protections afforded by the 1965 Voting Rights Act. Oralene Simmons, or as I call her, “OG,…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (187+ words) Amidst Republican-led efforts to weaken Black communities’ voting power, the NAACP Arkansas State Conference is bringing a bus full of people to Jackson, Mississippi, to stand up for democracy. Amidst the Supreme Court’s gutting of the Voting Rights Act and…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (82+ words) WDBJ7 RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - May 18, 1968: Marchers crossed the Robert E. Lee bridge in Richmond to join caravans heading to Washington, D.C., for the Poor People’s March. The march was organized by The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Gray Media, parent company of…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (268+ words) March for voting rights planned in Selma and Montgomery With the recent decision from the U.S. Supreme Court, many Alabama voters have been left frustrated. "And I just don't think it's right that anybody's voice is diluted or silenced because of…...