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Atlanta Icon John Lewis honored by President Obama at Selma's Edmund Pettus Bridge

SELMA, Ala. — Atlanta's legendary Congressman John Lewis (D-Ga.) showed unequivocally that, even 50 years later, the violent events of "Bloody Sunday" at the...

Text of Obama’s remarks at Selma anniversary commemoration

SELMA, Ala. (AP) – Text of President Barack Obama’s remarks at the 50th anniversary of the Selma-to-Montgomery march, as provided by the White House: ___…

Selma civil rights milestone marked by first Black president

SELMA, Ala. (AP) — America’s racial history “still casts its long shadow upon us,” President Barack Obama said Saturday as he stood in solidarity and…

Selma’s 50th anniversary brings comparisons to Ferguson

WASHINGTON (AP) — They only lasted minutes, but the beatings of civil rights marchers in Selma, Alabama, permanently seared the inhumanity of Southern segregation onto…

First family to attend Selma march's 50th anniversary in Alabama

WASHINGTON – President Obama and the rest of the first family will join legendary Congressman John Lewis at the 50th anniversary of the famous Selma march...

Rep. John Lewis and SBA host small business forum in Atlanta

Legendary Congressman John Lewis (D-Atlanta) is collaborating with the Small Business Administration to facilitate a small business forum for businesses in the metro Atlanta area from...

Ire over Netanyahu’s speech, but Dems hopes to limit fallout

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Israeli prime minister’s upcoming speech to Congress without President Barack Obama’s blessing has angered Democratic lawmakers, but they see little remedy…

‘March: Book Two’ shows all sides of civil rights movement

WASHINGTON (AP) – A comic book about Martin Luther King Jr. helped bring a young John Lewis into the civil rights movement. Fifty-years later, the…

Atlanta's Political, Civic Leaders Respond To Ferguson Grand Jury Decision

Five hundred miles from the epicenter of the Ferguson, Mo. protests and violent demonstrations, metropolitan Atlanta's political, religious and civic leaders have voiced their...

Rep. John Lewis Remarks on Ferguson

MARTIN:  I just talked to Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. on the show, and we were talking economic development, and we were also speaking about what’s…

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