Nation Mar 05 Bernard LaFayette, Freedom Rider and Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85 By Travis Loller, Associated Press
Politics Mar 09 60th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' marked in Selma amid concerns about future of voting rights Selma on Sunday marked the 60th anniversary of a key event in the civil rights movement, when voting rights marchers were attacked on March 7, 1965. The annual commemoration pays homage to those who fought to secure voting rights for… By Kim Chandler, Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press
Politics Mar 03 WATCH: Harris marks 59th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' at Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Vice President Kamala Harris is among those marking the 59th anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the day Alabama law officers attacked Civil Rights demonstrators on the iconic Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. By Kim Chandler, Associated Press
Politics Feb 27 WATCH: Vice President Harris will mark 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary in Selma, White House says Harris will speak as part of the annual remembrance on the bridge where, on March 7, 1965, white state troopers attacked Black voting rights marchers attempting to cross. By Associated Press
Nation Mar 05 Watch 2:45 News Wrap: Biden pushes for voting rights during visit to Selma In our news wrap Sunday, President Biden marked the 58th anniversary of “Bloody Sunday” in Selma, Alabama, former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said he will not run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination, a fire at a Rohingya refugee camp…
Mar 05 WATCH: Biden gives remarks on 58th anniversary of 'Bloody Sunday' in Selma By Aamer Madhani, Kim Chandler, Associated Press President Joe Biden used the searing memories of Selma's “Bloody Sunday” to recommit to a cornerstone of democracy, lionizing a seminal moment from the civil rights movement at a time when he has been unable to push enhanced voting protections… Continue reading
Jan 14 Tornadoes rattle historic civil rights community of Selma, Alabama By Aaron Morrison, Associated Press Thursday’s storm inflicted heavy damage on Selma, cutting a wide path through the downtown area, where brick buildings collapsed, oak trees were uprooted, cars were tossed onto their sides and power lines were left dangling. Continue reading
Jan 13 Tornado death toll grows in Alabama and Georgia By Kim Chandler, Jeff Martin, Associated Press Rescuers raced Friday to find any survivors trapped in debris after tornadoes barreled across parts of the South in a system that killed at least nine people in Alabama and Georgia and inflicted heavy damage on Selma, a flashpoint of… Continue reading
Jan 12 Multiple people killed in Alabama as giant storm system slams through South By Kim Chandler, Jeff Martin, Associated Press A giant, swirling storm system billowing across the South spurred a tornado on Thursday that shredded the walls of homes, toppled roofs and uprooted trees in Selma, Alabama, a city etched in the history of the civil rights movement. Continue reading
Mar 04 Despite its civil rights history, Selma, Alabama sees steady voter turnout decline By Jay Reeves, Associated Press The world knows the city of Selma, Alabama, as a historic beacon in the struggle for voting rights. But the act of voting is on the decline there almost 60 years after white police battered Black people marching for voting… Continue reading