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This Day in Black History: Aug. 6, 1965

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law.
08/06/2021
State troopers watch as marchers cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge over the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama as part of a civil rights march on March 9. Two days before troopers used excessive force driving marchers back across the bridge, killing one protester.

OPINION: The Current GOP Agenda To Suppress Votes Is Intended To Erase The Legacy Of Blood Sunday

There’s still so much at stake for Black voters.
03/07/2021

Rev. Al Sharpton Shares A Personal Invitation To Join The Commitment March In Washington D.C.

The goal is to protect our civil rights and right to vote.
08/14/2020

John Lewis Voting Rights Act Measure Introduced by Rep. Jim Clyburn

The provision would restore a part of the Voting Rights Act
07/27/2020

This Day in Black History: March 7, 1965

Civil rights protesters are assaulted in Selma, Alabama.
03/07/2020
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Selma Anniversary Participants Get New Marching Orders

Marchers return to Selma with a new sense of purpose.
03/08/2015
SELMA, ALABAMA MARCH 5, 2015: People gather on the Edmund Pettus Bridge after President Obama's speech on March 7, 2015. (Photo: Ty Wright for BET)
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Remembering Selma 50 Years Later

Selma symbolizes struggles past and future.
03/07/2015
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President Obama: 'Because of What They Did, The Doors of Opportunity Swung Open'

POTUS commemorates the voting rights marches.
03/07/2015
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Selma: A Pivotal Moment in History

Centric commemorates the 50th anniversary of the marches.
03/07/2015
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#RememberSelma: Celebrating the Women Who Were Part of the Movement

Selma, Lord, Selma premieres Saturday at 8P/7C on Centric.
03/07/2015

Selma's 50th Anniversary Brings Comparisons to Ferguson

AP draws parallels between yesterday's and today's struggle.
03/05/2015