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61 years since Selma, Houston leaders say the bridge remains to be crossed
1+ week, 2+ day ago (500+ words) 61 years after Selma, Houston leaders say the fight for equality continues. The issues that sparked the marches still impact Black Americans today. It has been 61 years since the Selma marches. But political leaders in Houston say that the issues protesters…...
Rep. Sewell visits federally-funded projects in Selma
1+ week, 4+ day ago (46+ words) WSFA Rep. Sewell visits federally-funded projects in Selma Full interview: Ron Wyers, with Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty Delia Hasberry named new Exec. Director of Child Protect 2026 Day of Dreams raised over $350,000 so far...
Terri Sewell to tour federally funded projects in Selma today
1+ week, 5+ day ago (142+ words) Foster Hall, built in 1910, is the oldest building on Selma University's campus. It was built as a women’s dorm. The first floor will soon be renovated into classroom and meeting space, the upper floors for their original purpose. Rep. Terri…...
Decades since Selma: Houston leaders remember fight for voting rights
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1124+ words) In 1965, roughly 600 marchers set out from Brown Chapel AME Church in Selma, Alabama, intending to walk the 54 miles to Montgomery to demand the right to vote. They made it only as far as the Edmund Pettus Bridge. There, Alabama state…...
Selma approves $21.3 million budget, reorganizes city departments
1+ week, 6+ day ago (364+ words) The $21.3 million budget includes $11.1 million in personnel and a.004% reserve. The Selma City Council approved a $21.3 million budget for the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1. At a special meeting on Sept. 29, the council approved a budget that they had hashed out…...