Since Civil Rights Era
Much of gains in voting rights won during activist 60’s protest have waned since Civil Rights Era
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VIDEO: Fox News on Selma Voter Suppression
Fox News commentator wonders if Selma voter suppression is distraction from larger issues at play
GALLERY: From Selma 1965 to Brooklyn Bridge 2015
“Selma is everywhere,” Attorney Norman Siegel told me prior to the march. “The racial injustice that occurred in Selma in 1965, unfortunately, is still present in various forms all across America including in New York City”.
Obama Remarks at Selma 50th Anniversary March
President Obama spoke at the Selma 50th Anniversary commemorations marking historic Bloody Sunday
US Cuba Relations: Time For a Reconnection?
Ultimately it will be up to the political leadership of the two sides to put aside the mistrust of the last fifty years and try to set a new path forward where people can build trust and reestablish a connections beneficial for both countries.
Woodcliff Lake NJ Civil Rights Icon Recalls Selma March
The 3rd voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery in 1965 is remembered by Seton Hall University law professor and NJ civil rights icon Mark Denbeaux
Selma Voting Rights March in Congressional Recognition
National conversation again refocuses on Civil Rights Era’s historic Selma voting rights march
Supporting John Legend Voting Rights Act Oscar Comments
In star-studded Oscar night performance, rapper Common and singer John Legend voting rights support grounds overly lavish ceremony in reality of America
Why Hollywood History Movies Fail Accuracy Test
Dramaticized and oversimplified, Hollywood history movies seem incapable of accurate analysis
Malcolm X Anniversary and Creeping Police Brutality
The People’s Climate March that took place in NYC this past Oct. turned out somewhere over 400k people marching for the environment and the future, the lives of their children and grandchildren